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Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

Ainsley Dwyer

Ainsley Dwyer, Entertainment Editor

Ainsley Dwyer is a junior and second year staff member. She first found The Sidekick after replacing Spanish VI and softball her sophomore year. She looked around the list of electives before her counselor suggested she join The Sidekick if she enjoyed writing. She fell in love with the staff, experience and the environment. In her free time, Ainsley enjoys theater, enjoys singing, playing the guitar and binge watching TV shows and her favorite movies, Dead Poets Society, Almost Famous, Scream, Maurice and more. She is typically found listening to Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Mamas & Papas, The Doors, Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse, Deftones, Coldplay and Evanescence. She’s born and raised in Coppell. Both her parents are from Colorado, and she plans to attend the University of Colorado to double major in history and journalism. Her older brother, Aidan, is a sophomore at the University of Georgia. Ainsley has two dogs named Blue and Rouey who are part lab and part pointer. Her favorite place she’s traveled to is New York and would love to live there when she's older. She also dreams of traveling across Europe. Ainsley is a big soccer fan, and her favorite player is Luka Modrić so she loves to root for Real Madrid and Croatia’s National Team. She went to Denton Creek Elementary School and Coppell Middle School North. She describes herself as extroverted when it comes to The Sidekick. She loves shopping at Target, Earthbound, Michael’s and thrift stores. Ainsley also has a deep fascination with pop culture from the 2000s as well as pop culture from the 1960s and 70s.

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Coppell High School class of 2002  wear their senior overalls in the student section at a pep rally. Senior overalls have been a tradition since the early 2000s as a way for senior girls to represent their school spirit and pride in Coppell.

We’re all over the overalls

Ainsley Dwyer, Entertainment Editor
September 20, 2023
Valley Ranch Elementary opened in 1996 as the first CISD school to open in the Valley Ranch area. The master-planned development of Valley Ranch is located in Irving southeast of Coppell and is home to many of the CISD families. Photo by Kayla Nguyen.

Getting to know our neighbors

Ainsley Dwyer, Staff Writer
January 27, 2023
Coppell senior point guard Macey Mercer defends against senior guard Waverly Hossman during practice on Dec. 5. Due to UIL transfer regulations, Mercer was ruled ineligible to participate during the Coppell basketball teams 2021–2022 season after transferring to CHS and has made a return to the court with varsity for her senior season. Photo by Sameeha Syed.

Mercer returns to the court

Ainsley Dwyer, Staff Writer
January 9, 2023
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