With early morning practices and late-night game days, Sports Medicine is not what most would consider an easy course. For Coppell High School senior Mel Venegas, however, the idea of working with broken...

From time to time, New Tech High @ Coppell senior Arwen Caballero spots upholstered couches, reams of copy paper and flared-leg jeans dotting the landscape outside of her apartment in Townlake of Coppell.  Recycling,...

Coppell High School junior, debate student and student journalist Hana Sawaf can pinpoint one main thing that “makes her heart race” about digital journalism: the byline.  “Everytime I see the...

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.  Having a multitude of professions and gaining...

After leaving her hometown in France and spending three years in Mexico City as a French teacher in 2005, Valerie Jade de Rios arrived in the United States to become a Spanish teacher. Jade de Rios has...

“Asking Educators” is a weekly series in which educators from Coppell High School elaborate on their jobs and provide advice to students. A lot of students throughout CHS struggle with handling...

Anata no tsuitachi wa dōdeshita? I watch as the Japanese club immerses into a conversation in the corners of a hallway. Each word, none I can make out, transcends audible barriers, and for a moment I...

Bubbling in answers, skimming through questions, sweat dripping down your forehead, test-taking is not an uncommon practice for students, but on a Saturday? Most students spend their Saturdays sleeping...

Coppell High School sophomore Melora Dominic utilizes her passion for art to escape from her day-to-day hassles. Although it was originally a box she ticked off when selecting her elective class at the...

CHS9 band director Kate McCutcheon started doing yoga during the pandemic to better her mental health, focus and herself. Watch The Sidekick designer Meghan Chiang’s video to learn more about how...

As the school year finishes out, the constant sound of students saying: “Will you sign my yearbook?” racks the halls of CHS. As the iconic book comes to life, Round-Up staffers of all years collect...

Coppell High School junior Hannah Greenberg’s summer job wasn’t your usual cashier or barista. Instead, her 9 to 5 emulated that of a medical professional, conducting paid research in a neuroimmunology...