• Coppell Smart City Board meets at City Hall on Monday
  • Coppell hosts the Veterans Plaza Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Town Center on Tuesday
  • Coppell City Council meets at City Hall on Tuesday
  • Coppell Future Oriented Approach to Residential Development meets at City Hall on Wednesday
  • Coppell Life Safety Park hosts a First Aid & CPR-AED Class on Thursday
  • CHS hosts Gold Lunch for eligible students on Friday
  • Coppell Choir hosts its Vivace! Show at CHS Auditorium on Friday
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
Aashi Panchal

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer

Aashi Panchal is a junior and second year staff writer on The Sidekick. Though she joined to pursue her passion of writing, Aashi has expanded her horizons to include photography and videography as well.

When she’s not working on stories, you’ll probably find her curating her perfect earring stack on Pinterest, binge watching procedural dramas on TV or grabbing a coffee with her friends.

You can contact Aashi at [email protected].

All content by Aashi Panchal
As artificial intelligence use is rampant and more students plagiarize using it, educational facilities including Coppell ISD use AI to detect AI-generated writing. After an AI-detector gave The Sidekick staff writer Aashi Panchal a false positive, causing negative consequences, she thinks AI should not be used to detect AI.

Challenging AI detection in education

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
November 12, 2025

Halloween magic fills Old Town Coppell

Aashi Panchal and Gia Ajani
November 3, 2025
Town Center Elementary School parent Heather Thurgood reacts to the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees vote against the consolidation of TCES on Monday night at the Vonita White Administration Building. Trustees voted 5-2 against the motion.

Board votes against Town Center Elementary School consolidation

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
October 28, 2025

Mic check: From courtroom to classroom, Farris shares memories of law career

Aashi Panchal and Safiya Azam
October 22, 2025

Dog Days fashion show makes a statement

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
October 20, 2025

Extinguishing danger with fire safety week

Aashi Panchal and Vidya Praveen
October 16, 2025

Parkside community shines for Garba night

Aashi Panchal and Akshata Ghosh
October 14, 2025
Coppell senior wide receiver Crew Davis secures a touchdown with 0:28 left in the fourth quarter on Friday at Little Elm ISD Lobo Stadium. The Cowboys defeated the Lobos, 35-28.

Touchdown in final minute gives Coppell much-needed district win

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
October 11, 2025
Coppell senior safety Kenneth Gibbs and defensive end Godson Osuji tackle Waxahachie sophomore Jadyn Johnson on Sept. 5 at Buddy Echols Field. Coppell plays Little Elm on Friday at 7 p.m.

Cowboys travel to Little Elm for next district test

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
October 9, 2025
Coppell junior outside hitter Brooke Felix hits against Flower Mound senior opposite hitter Geli St. Laurent and senior middle blocker Katherine Thompson on Sept. 26 at CHS Arena. The Jaguars defeated the Cowgirls, 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 26-28, 25-16).

Jaguars power past Cowgirls in district clash

Aashi Panchal and Hamza Zakir
October 3, 2025

Sunset Social brightens Old Town with tunes, treats (Video)

Aashi Panchal and Sanghika Pallela
September 29, 2025
Coppell freshman opposite hitter Taylor Mechsner hits against Flower Mound at CHS Arena on Friday. The Jaguars defeated the Cowgirls, 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 26-28,25- 16).

[Photo] Jaguars defeat Cowgirls in fierce matchup

Naseeha Masood, Executive Advertising/Business Director
September 28, 2025
As high schoolers transition into young adults, the amount of responsibilities they must take on increases every year. The Sidekick staff writer Aashi Panchal thinks taking on these responsibilities and preparing for adulthood early can make adulthood easier and less stressful. Graphic by Ahana Roy.

Early responsibility does not steal youth

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
September 25, 2025
Fort Worth country band Hazard County lead electric guitarist Clay Willis, lead singer and acoustic guitarist William Wallace and keyboardist Z Huynh perform a Texas country tune at Old Town. Coppell residents gathered at the Sunset Social on Sept. 13 to enjoy a night of music, food and games.

Sunset Social brightens Old Town with tunes, treats

Aashi Panchal and Sanghika Pallela
September 24, 2025
Coppell director of strategic financial engagement Kimberly Tiehen discusses the new 2025-2026 budget for the city. On Tuesday, the Coppell City Council approved the 2025-26 fiscal year budget and tax rate.

Council approves 2025-26 fiscal year budget, tax rate

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
August 27, 2025
CHS9 Spanish teacher Judy Garrett poses in front of her hunting mementos she displays in her classroom. Garrett has taught at Coppell ISD for 20 years and is retiring after the 2024-25 academic school year.

CHS9 Teacher of the Issue: Garrett saying adios to more than three decades in the classroom

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
May 13, 2025
The Sidekick staff writer Aashi Panchal expresses her gratitude towards photography editor Vibha Viswanath. Senior Send-off is a series of recognitions for graduating Sidekick seniors. Photo by Jay Vernekar

Senior Send-off: From mentorship to friendship

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
May 9, 2025
Sending off The Sidekick's seniors

Sending off The Sidekick’s seniors

Gia Ajani, Vidya Praveen, Naseeha Masood, Hamza Zakir, Leila Holmes-Yllescas, Rachel Chio, Prathi Tamara Sathish Kumar, Naila Ali, Hannah Vipin, Aarnav Yarlagadda, Eirene Park, Elizabeth De Santiago, Kirsten Schnock, Raima Awan, Pranavi Ramineni, Sohalia Reddy, Riya Prasad, Emmalee Jittasupo, Jay Vernekar, Prisha Hooda, Marli Field, Karthika Dayanand, Hiral Patel, Kevin Gunnampalli, Aashi Panchal, and Safiya Azam
May 9, 2025

Inside the cafeteria: Going behind the scenes of school lunch

Aashi Panchal and Neev Chickermane
April 24, 2025
Vivace! performs “You Need to Calm Down” by Taylor Swift for its spring show “Lose Control” in Coppell High School Auditorium. This concert features various pop songs performed alongside Coppell Middle Schools East, West and North.

Vivace! energizes audience with “Lose Control”

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
April 16, 2025
CHS9 students Eesha Jogdand, Olivia Rebello and Charlotte Heer evaluate an audition on Thursday. The American Sign Language (ASL) Club’s production of “Hansel and Gretel” incorporates sign language and spoken dialogue.

Signing through cinema

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
March 10, 2025
Coppell High School learning coach Monica Champagne assists engineering teacher Grant Garner with a technology issue. Champagne works with teachers and students to enhance their teaching and learning experience. Photo by Dayami Granados.

Faculty Focus: Champagne supporting educators, students through new role as learning coach

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
March 4, 2025

Incoming freshmen explore campus at Spring Showcase (video)

Naseeha Masood and Aashi Panchal
February 18, 2025
The new Coppell High School fine arts building, pictured on Jan. 19, is being constructed adjacent to Buddy Echols Field and the CHS field house. Coppell ISD is building the new fine arts building to accommodate programs such as cheerleading, color guard, band, dance and choir Photo by Yoshita Sanivarpu

Construction underway for new fine arts building

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
January 31, 2025
Coppell Choir Tenor-Bass presents “The River” on Tuesday at CHS Auditorium. The performance combined with Coppell Middle Schools East, West and North. Photo by Aashi Panchal

[Photo] Choir ripples into “The River”

Naseeha Masood, Staff Writer
January 29, 2025
Life skills like budgeting and cooking are often not taught in high schools. The Sidekick staff writer Aashi Panchal thinks in addition to taking courses like Money Matters, students should consider learning skills like cooking and sewing to prepare themselves for the future.

Teaching life skills pushes students toward success

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
December 16, 2024
Coppell High School math teacher Karie Kosh solves an equation on her whiteboard during fifth period on Nov. 19. Kosh is well known for her enthusiasm for teaching and has been selected as The Sidekick Volume 36 No. 3 Teacher of the Issue.

Teacher of the Issue: Kosh adding classical melodies to math

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
December 13, 2024
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” cast takes a curtain call following dress rehearsal on Wednesday. The CHS9 theater company’s fall production “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” ran on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the CHS9 Dome.

Freshman production “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” brings Halloween to audience

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
October 27, 2024
Coppell High School geometry teacher Margaret Otto teaches her second period on Oct. 10. After being a part-time AP Precalculus student teacher, Otto currently teaches full time at CHS.

Otto bringing March Madness to classroom on full-time basis

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
October 23, 2024
CHS9 students Dee Raibourn and Claire McSpadden rehearse “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in the Dome on Sept. 16. The show brings a seasonal production to CHS9 theater as Halloween approaches.

Freshman theater brings seasonal show to stage with “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Aashi Panchal, Staff Writer
October 22, 2024
Load More Stories