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  • On Tuesday, Coppell City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers at Town Center.
  • On Wednesday, Coppell Cozby Library & Community Commons hosts All Ages Storytime from 11-11:30 a.m.
  • On Saturday, Coppell Arts Center hosts “Alice in Wonderland” presented by Ballet Ensemble of Texas at 3 p.m.
The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

Coppell Pinkerton Elementary School Physical Education teacher Colleen Michaelis talks to the Coppell High School junior class at CHS Arena about her experience losing her son to fentanyl abuse. As fentanyl use and overdose cases rise in high schools and near Coppell, CHS raises awareness through a mandatory assembly about its fatality.

A pill that kills

Sri Achanta, Executive News Editor April 17, 2023

A hush falls over the junior class at Coppell High School Arena as Pinkerton Elementary School Physical Education teacher Colleen Michaelis picks up the microphone and says, “Addiction doesn’t have...

Coppell Band members celebrate in the Band Hall on Thursday after learning  it qualified for the Midwest Clinic in Chicago in December. Coppell High School is one of five bands in the nation to be invited to perform at the Midwest Clinic.

Coppell Band wind symphony making school history, qualifies for elite Midwest Clinic

Manasa Mohan, Executive Editorial Page Editor April 6, 2023

Accompanying a loud bang of the confetti cannon, Coppell High School Band members are delighted to hear that they have qualified to compete in the Midwest Clinic in Chicago.  The announcement was...

Coppell High School senior high jumper Megan Judd trains at Buddy Echols Field on March 21. Judd set a school record of 5 feet, 9 inches on the high jump at Coppell Relays on March 4.

Trusting in the tune

Shrayes Gunna, Student Life Editor March 28, 2023

Before the sun rises, Coppell High School senior high jumper Megan Judd laces her Nike High Jump Spikes and sinks down into the tattered olive school bus seats as she awaits the Flower Mound Jaguar Invitational. She...

Everyday, little and big things happen that excite us, but we may sometimes feel like bottling that excitement up for fear of coming across as overdramatic. Student life editor Shrayes Gunna writes about how we should celebrate the things that make us happy or emotional, not hide them.

Excitement is not a novelty

Shrayes Gunna, Student Life Editor March 24, 2023

There it is again - that funny feeling.  The months dwindled into weeks that became days In anticipation of Gracie Abram’s latest project “Good Riddance.” It is all but hours away from being...

Coppell ISD is evaluating the idea of a four-day school week starting in the 2024-25 school year. Various neighboring school districts have also been considering this option over the course of the past few months.

CISD explores abridged week for 2024-25 school year

Sri Achanta, Executive News Editor March 14, 2023

In its February employee newsletter, Coppell ISD floated the idea of a four-day school week, testing the waters to see if CISD educators were willing to take the first step in reimagining the traditional...

The Coppell Life Safety Park, built to resemble a miniature version of Coppell, contains multiple buildings in a controlled learning environment to teach residents about life safety and prevention of preventable accidents. The park opened in 2017 and is the project of the Coppell Fire Department and fire chief Kevin Richardson.

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”

Yaamini Jois, CHS9 Editor March 10, 2023

At the intersection of Safety Boulevard and Seat Belt Avenue lies House 528, a house uninhabited and complete with a mock kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Though in appearance it blends in perfectly...

Coppell High School art teacher Brennan Frugé discusses the question of the day with his AP art class on Wednesday. Frugé began teaching at CHS in August of 2022 and previously worked as an art teacher at Sloan Creek Intermediate School in Lovejoy ISD, teaching fifth and sixth grade.

Students taking skills to next level in Frugé’s art classroom

Rhea Choudhary, Staff Writer March 10, 2023

Coppell High School digital art teacher Brennan Frugé has been an artist his entire life, yet never truly considered teaching until he turned 30 years old. Frugé began his computer graphics career...

As streaming has become more popular, competition in the industry has exponentially increased, many streaming platforms have turned to canceling shows that are not profitable after the first or second seasons in order to maximize profits. The Sidekick entertainment editor Saniya Koppikar thinks as long as the appreciation of art and storytelling is forgotten in favor of profits, the cancellation storm will rumble on.

Loss of longevity in television threatens longform storytelling

Saniya Koppikar, Entertainment Editor March 7, 2023

In the entertainment industry, attention is historically fickle.  Actors grow old and gradually fade from the public eye, or say something deemed “cancellable” and are intentionally erased. Trends...

Coppell High School percussion performs “Surfside” in CHS Auditorium on Saturday. CHS and Coppell Middle School percussion students presented their annual Purely Rhythmic  show featuring guest artist CJ Menge. Photo by Sri Achanta

Purely Rhythmic creates tropical dream in steel pan performance

Saniya Koppikar, Entertainment Editor March 5, 2023

As blue and purple lighting and the majestic swells of Akanksha Subbarao’s arrangement of “Merry-Go-Round of Life” from Howl’s Moving Castle fade onstage, the voices of Coppell Percussion’s...

Coppell senior forward Jules LaMendola holds up the Class 6A Region I championship trophy while the rest of the team celebrates at Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center in Fort Worth on Saturday. Coppell defeated Little Elm, 51-47, to advance to its first state tournament. Coppell plays Northside Clark in the Class 6A semifinals at 7 p.m. Friday at Alamodome in San Antonio. Photo illustration by Srihari Yechangunja and Olivia Short

Interactive: Cowgirls head to state semifinals in San Antonio

Srihari Yechangunja and Olivia Short March 2, 2023

On Friday, the Coppell girls basketball team will play against Northside Clark at the Class 6A semifinals at Alamodome in San Antonio. Here's what you need to know, including the Cowgirls' journey...

Coppell senior guard Macey Mercer and senior guard Jules LaMendola celebrate after winning against Little Elm at Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center in Fort Worth on Saturday. Coppell defeated Little Elm, 51-47, to advance to its first state tournament. Coppell plays Northside Clark in the Class 6A semifinals at 7 p.m. Friday at Alamodome in San Antonio.

State bound: Cowgirls saddle up for first state tournament in program history

Ava Johnson, Staff Writer February 27, 2023

FORT WORTH - It’s official: the Coppell girls basketball team is state bound. After all of the sacrifice, the hard work put in the early mornings and the late nights, the Cowgirls are on their way to...

Over the last century, artificial intelligence has grown from simply being a topic in fiction storytelling to a rapidly expanding field that impacts many aspects of one’s life. Due to advancements in AI, including the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022, there have been debates about its impact being positive or negative with regards to education, the workplace and more.

Decrypting the future

Manasa Mohan, Executive Editorial Page Editor February 14, 2023

In the early parts of the 20th century, science fiction introduced the world to the concept of artificial intelligence technology, specifically AI robots. It began with Karel Capek and his science fiction...

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