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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

The Sidekick staff designer Shrika Elma has been taking taekwondo classes at Dynamic Taekwondo in Irving since June 2025. Elma shares her journey of how she became better at exercises and gained confidence as a white belt in the span of eight months. Photo illustration by Tanvi Ravella and Shrika Elma

Taekwondo empowering me beyond school

Shrika Elma, Staff Designer February 10, 2026

AHHHHH. Why did I join this again? That was my first thought when I was instructed by my taekwondo teacher, Master Mitchell, to piggyback on a student. The room had a large, gray mat that alternated...

On March 6, athletes from various schools competed in the Coppell Relays at Buddy Echols Field. Recent incidents have increased the need for vigilance at school sporting events. Photo by Isabella Callegaro Santos

Teenage belligerence causes real harm

Akshaya Ashokanand, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

On April 2, Frisco Memorial High School student Austin Metcalf was fatally stabbed by Frisco Centennial High School student Karmelo Anthony at the district 11-5A track meet. The same day, more than 100...

Coppell senior Ally Gunnels competes against McKinney on Thursday at Coppell Middle School North. Coppell defeated McKinney, 15-10.

Girls lacrosse maintains early lead in victory over McKinney

Anushree De, Features Editor March 5, 2024
The red score board glinted in the dark sky with the Coppell girls lacrosse team in the lead by a narrow margin.  It is the beginning of the second quarter, and it’s also the time for Coppell to widen the lead. The teams makes their way to the center circle, ready for the quarter, and Coppell senior Kate Nelson takes off with the ball.
Coppell senior wide receiver Baron Tipton rises over senior safety Ashton Williams for a touchdown reception on Saturday at Choctaw Stadium. The Cowboys season ended with a 52-45 loss to the Bobcats in the Class 6A Division II Region I semifinals.

Column: From underlooked to the team to beat

Namir Awan, Staff Photographer November 29, 2023

Not one, not two, but three. Three schools set their homecoming dates against the Coppell football team. Underestimated coming into the season, Coppell had a lot to prove, and coach Antonio Wiley also...

The Sidekick executive editor-in-chief Sally Parampottil thinks everyone should watch the Olympics despite their interest in sports because the emotion elicited from the event transcends knowledge of the actual sport.

Peace on Earth achieved with every Olympics

Sally Parampottil, Executive Editor-in-Chief May 12, 2021

OK, well, not really. I know you saw that headline and scoffed.  However, the Olympics - you know, that massive celebration of sports and international unity through athletic competition that happens...

The Sidekick co-sports editor Meer Mahfuz interviews boys basketball coach Clint Schnell after Coppell’s Class 6A area playoff loss against Lake Highlands at Loos Sports Complex on Thursday. While others find sports coverage difficult, Mahfuz thinks sports coverage helps him escape the teenage world.

#SJW2021: Reporting sports a feeling unrivaled

Meer Mahfuz, Co-Sports Editor February 26, 2021

Every goal. Every touchdown. Every basket. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s seeing people’s energetic happiness after a thrilling play. Maybe it’s because I can imagine myself in their shoes...

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