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Coppell High School AP Environmental Science teacher Joshua Kinman teaches students about various mining techniques on Jan. 17 in C104. Kinman has been selected as The Sidekick’s Volume 35 No. 4 Teacher of the Issue.

Teacher of the Issue: Kinman cultivating gardens of thought through environmental science, chemistry

Anushree De, Features Editor March 7, 2024
C104 presents an assortment of decorations that students can get lost in: chemistry element posters that decorate the walls, animal hides of rodents that lay on the teacher’s desk and the lab safety goggles in the fume hood. 
Coppell High School statistics teacher Kailee Martin is in her first year at CHS. She has worked in medicine, taught preschool and first grade prior to coming to CHS.

Martin’s journey: From medicine to first grade to statistics

Sanghika Pallela, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

4:47 a.m.  It is the exact time that Coppell High School statistics teacher Kailee Martin wakes up to embrace the early hours. Gathering her essentials, she heads to The CORE to start her determined...

Coppell High School English III teacher Sean Smith keeps a collection of old issues of The Sidekick from when he served as The Sidekick entertainment editor from 1994-96. Smith attended CHS from 1992-96 and his love of words and writing brought him back to CHS as a teacher.

Smith using CHS roots to make lasting impact on students

Nyah Rama, CHS9 Editor February 28, 2024

The year is 1992. The place, Coppell High School.  A teenaged Sean Smith takes his first steps through the hallways of what was a much smaller CHS. Little does he know, more than two decades later...

Coppell High School senior Ava Zhang develops her skills in pattern design, manufacturing and time management skills by expanding her online store, Juicy Candy. Zhang plans to attend Cornell University as a global development major. Photo illustration by Minori Kunte.

Zhang continues entrepreneurship over next four at Cornell

Rhea Choudhary, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

Coppell High School senior Ava Zhang has recently committed to Cornell University as a global development major and simultaneously runs her successful Etsy business, Juicy Candy Design. Zhang’s entrepreneurial...

Coppell High School seniors Tisya Yadav, Aryan Bansal, Anusha Narway and Abhilash Katuru were named as four of the 1,514 semifinalists in the Coca-Cola Scholarship out of a pool of 103,800 students nationwide for their excellence and skills. On Jan. 11, Narway and Katuru were selected as two of the 250 advancing regional finalists. 150 Coca-Cola scholars receive a $20,000 scholarship for any school-related expenses.

Take a sip: 4 CHS semifinalists chosen for Coca-Cola Scholarship

On Oct. 13, 1,514 students were selected from 103,800 applicants based on their academic excellence, leadership and service. Four students are from Coppell High School: Aryan Bansal, Anusha Narway, Abhilash Kathuru and Tisya Yadav. 
Coppell High School sophomore Aditi Rathod explores her passion for dermatology through founding the CHS Dermatology & Cosmetics Club.  Rathod discussed the benefits of various skincare products during her club meeting on Jan. 24 in D211.

Rathod delivers knowledge of dermatology to peers through skincare club

Katie Park, Staff Writer February 2, 2024

Various skincare products line the surface of the countertop, some serums spilling over the top, creating a sticky but fragrant mess. Coppell High School sophomore Aditi Rathod flickers on the lights...

Coppell High School juniors Chandana Pagadala and Kyna Shah volunteer as assistant coaches for the Coppell Girls on the Run under program manager Allison Gnade. Originally founded in Charlotte, N.C., Girls on the Run is a 10-week program with bi-weekly practices where girls from third to eighth grade train to participate in a 5K.

Running to a better future

Ishita Patra, Staff Writer January 30, 2024
The weekend prior to Thanksgiving break, a dedicated group of girls, who had diligently trained mentally, physically and emotionally for weeks, assembled at the Coppell YMCA, ready to tackle their first 5K run. 
Coppell High School senior Jerry Wang develops his passion for physics as AP Physics teacher Dr. Robert Gribble’s student aide. Wang is in the Physics Club and plans to major in physics.

Wang propels passion into action

Greeshma Marathu, Staff Writer January 26, 2024

In the complexity of equations on the whiteboard in physics class, a typical response from students is a squint of confusion. But, in room B118, the eyes of one particular senior stay transfixed on the...

Coppell High School sophomores Saanvi Chiliveru and Bhuvana Bachu have organized a project to raise awareness for animal abuse for the Project Management Business Solutions (PMBS) event in DECA. Chiliveru and Bachu advocate for animal awareness and aim to reduce the amount of animal abuse cases in Texas.

Chiliveru, Bachu ignite change in pet abuse awareness

Sanghika Pallela, Staff Writer January 23, 2024

When Coppell High School sophomores Saanvi Chiliveru and Bhuvana Bachu learned that Texas has six times the national average of animal abuse cases, the highest state in the country, they refused to be...

Muruganandham brings science to life through volunteering, TSA

Noor Fatima, Graphic designer January 18, 2024

A smile escapes from Coppell High School senior Yuvan Muruganandham as he sits in front of the chess board, his king surrounded. His opponent - a young attendee at the Cozby library - giggles in victory...

Coppell High School AP World History teacher Rocky Fraid is easing into his new role as a first-year teacher at CHS. Fraid previously taught Texas history at Barbara Bush Middle School in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and Coppell Middle School East.

Fraid guides students through mentorship

Wendy Le, Podcast Producer January 12, 2024

Coppell High School AP World History teacher Rocky Fraid has woven a connecting thread to Coppell throughout his life. It is this connection that guided him to the Coppell ISD annual job fair in 2022,...

Coppell High School AP U.S. History teacher Joshua sits in his classroom, decorated with unique parts of him. Chanin has been selected as The Sidekick’s Volume 35 No. 3 Teacher of the Issue.

Teacher of the Issue: Chanin creating change by channeling cross-cultural connections

Anushree De, Features Editor January 4, 2024
It’s 8:32 a.m. on a Thursday morning and Coppell High School history teacher Joshua Chanin wears a bright smile on his face.   His room, adorned with vital aspects of his identity - a photo frame with Queen Elizabeth, a photo gallery of his students, a notable wall of the 46 U.S. presidents - has become an appendage of him. It is not always easy to know if a teacher enjoys their subject, but in the case of Chanin, it’s glaringly discernible.
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