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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 High School senior Mel Venegas received academic all-state award honors, recognizing student athletes who excel in class rank, GPA and SAT/ACT scores. Venegas is the president of CHS’s Eco Club and participates in sports medicine.

Venegas’ hardworking nature scoring goals, grades

Sukirtha Muthiah, Staff Writer March 22, 2023

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...

New Tech High @ Coppell senior Arwen Caballero collected old electronics during her Spring Cleaning: Sustainability Drive hosted in NTH@C’s student parking lot on Feb. 18. Caballero’s passion for revitalizing the environment led her to creating a sustainability drive that accepted old electronics and clothing to be upcycled by local organizations including Soles4Soles and the Dallas Zoo.

Caballero driving home sustainability through spring-cleaning themed capstone

Shrayes Gunna, Student Life Editor March 21, 2023

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 Hana Sawaf’s background inspired her to join debate and journalism, propelling her towards a career in international relations. Sawaf’s interests stem from her Syrian-American heritage.

Sawaf chasing UN aspirations, fuelled by heritage

Yaamini Jois, CHS9 Editor March 13, 2023

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 art teacher Brennan Frugé discusses the question of the day with his AP art class on Wednesday. Frugé began teaching at CHS in August and previously he worked as an art teacher at Coppell Middle School East and Lakeside Elementary School.

New art teacher embracing irresistible call to field of art education at Coppell

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.  Having a multitude of professions and gaining...

Coppell High School Spanish teacher Valerie Jade de Rios walks around the classroom as her AP Spanish Literature and Culture students read passages out loud from their textbooks during third period on Monday. Jade de Rios has been teaching foreign languages for 18 years and is in her first year of teaching Spanish at CHS. Photo by Sahasra Chakilam

Jade de Rios fostering comforting ambiance in classroom

Anvita Bondada, Staff Writer March 10, 2023

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… with Hanna Treece

Rhea Chowdhary, Staff Photographer March 7, 2023

“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...

Coppell High School senior Amav Khambete was named Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar out of 300 competitors. Khambete’s research recorded the effects of drugs on ephrin proteins in mice brains.

Khambete cultivating roots of intellectual vigor

Anushree De, Advertising and Circulations Manager March 6, 2023

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...

The Coppell High School Academic Decathlon team lines up after its state competition on Feb. 26 in Frisco. The members are wearing their subject medals, medals received for exceptional work in a specific category in the Academic Decathlon competition, a gold medal being the highest honor. (Photo Courtesy Sai Kasiraman)

Academic Decathlon making history at state

Manasa Borra, Staff Designer March 6, 2023

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 created artwork titled “Fading.” Dominic qualified for State VASE for her art piece “Floral Photoshoot” last year and continues to use art as her creative outlet.

Student of the Week: Dominic channels creativity through art

Divya Sivalenka, Staff Writer March 2, 2023

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...

Outside the Classroom: McCutcheon shares the importance of yoga

Outside the Classroom: McCutcheon shares the importance of yoga

Meghan Chiang, Staff Designer March 2, 2023

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...

Video: Relationships evolve through Round-Up yearbook late nights

Video: Relationships evolve through Round-Up yearbook late nights

Rhea Chowdhary, Staff Photographer February 27, 2023

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 processes DNA in an agar gel to a readable strand to be sent to sequencing at Monson neurology lab at UT Southwestern in August. Greenberg looks to pursue an occupation in the medical field. Photo Courtesy Hannah Greenberg

Greenberg carving biomedical pathway through hands-on research

Sri Achanta, Executive News Editor February 25, 2023

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...

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