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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
Kyah Jones

Kyah Jones, Staff Photographer

Kyah Jones is a junior and second year staff photography of The Sidekick. In her free time, she likes to take pictures and spend quality time with her family and friends. She looks forward to making more new memories in her second year in The Sidekick.

 

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[Photo] Best place for a photoshoot: The Sound at Cypress Waters

Neha Desaraju, Entertainment Editor
May 17, 2021
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[Photo] Kondapalli emphasizing unity, camaraderie amongst her teammates

Manasa Mohan, Staff Writer
May 13, 2021
Coppell High School AP English III teacher Emily Pickrell holds a tutoring session over the topic of rhetorical analysis on Thursday in C hall. Pickrell tries to balance this year’s new changes whilst ensuring her students gain skills that can be used in future endeavors from her class.

[Photo] Pickrell hoping students grow as thinkers, writers

Manasa Mohan, Staff Writer
May 13, 2021
Coppell seniors designated player Adelyn Wilson, second baseman Laura Boylan, first baseman Michaella Baker, third baseman Reagan Stange, right fielder Sydney Ingle, catcher Dafne Mercado and center fielder Anabelle Sigman are honored for Senior Night at the Coppell ISD Baseball/Softball Complex Tuesday night. Coppell defeated Plano East, 11-1.

[Video] Sports Replay: Coppell blooms through the week

Kyah Jones, Photographer
April 29, 2021

[Video] Owens paving her own path with role of drum major

Manasa Mohan, Staff Writer
April 26, 2021

[Video] Dear High School Student: Jasmin Sanchez

Kyah Jones, Photographer
April 16, 2021
Coppell senior catcher Dafne Mercado returns a pitch against Hebron on Wednesday at the Coppell ISD Baseball/Softball Complex. The Cowgirls defeated Hebron, 8-5.

[Photo] Baker bats in win against Hebron

Sally Parampottil, Executive Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2021

[Video] Over the bar: Coppell Invitational results in new school, personal records (with video)

Torie Peck, Staff Writer
March 22, 2021

Flipping the switch: promising match ends in tie (with video)

Torie Peck, Staff Writer
March 10, 2021
Coppell junior defender Claire Yaney and Plano senior forward Amanda Walsh go for a header at Buddy Echols Field on Monday. The Cowgirls tied with the Wildcats, 1-1.

[Photo] Cowgirls tie Plano in district match

March 4, 2021
The Cowboys scramble for possession against Grapevine on Sunday afternoon at Lesley Field. Coppell hosts Allen tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Lesley Field.

[Photo] Cowboys carrying team-driven mindset into Allen matchup

Meer Mahfuz, Co-Sports Editor
March 4, 2021
Coppell junior midfielder Bailey Peek shields against Plano junior midfielder Lexie Moore on Monday night at Buddy Echols Field. The Cowgirls tied the Wildcats, 1-1.

[Photo] Cowgirls leave points behind after stellar goal from Wildcats leads to draw

Meer Mahfuz, Co-Sports Editor
March 2, 2021
Coppell senior midfielder Graham Wharton defends Grapevine junior midfielder Logan Park Sunday afternoon at Lesley Field. The Cowboys defeated the Mustangs, 17-5.

[Photo] Cowboys persist through rain storm for victory

Meer Mahfuz, Co-Sports Editor
March 1, 2021

Small size but sweet charisma: Wojick implements bubbly personality in pole vaulting despite height (with video)

Varshitha Korrapolu, Staff Writer
March 1, 2021
Coppell High School senior M.J. Green displays the locs and beads hairstyle in the Black Box Theater at CHS on Wednesday. Green is a student in theater and the historian for the Drama Club and hopes to be an archivist.

[Photo] Black History Month: Green transfers confidence from the stage to future career

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 25, 2021

[Video] Cowboys take home win after season opener against Plano West (with video)

Torie Peck, Staff Writer
February 23, 2021
Coppell High School senior Akhil Aitha plays the marching bass drum on Feb. 8 in the CHS parking lot outside the band hall. In addition to percussion, Aitha makes music outside of school by singing and producing beats on his computer.

[Photo] From tragedy to melody: Aitha evolving in music creation

Trisha Atluri, Advertising/Circulation Manager
February 17, 2021
Coppell High School junior Nikita Nair is very vehement about the extracurricular activities she is involved in. Nair has been participating in Quiz Bowl for about five years, is one of the few top ranking female players and actively serves the community.

[Photo] Student of the Week: Nair excelling in Quiz Bowl; making a difference through advocacy

Varshitha Korrapolu, Staff Writer
February 4, 2021
Coppell Middle School West artistic and choir director Allison Hartzell leads vocal warm ups with her class on Friday at CMSW. Hartzell has always loved to sing and became inspired by her high school choir director, which led her to work in music education.

[Video] Hartzell’s enthusiasm for choir inspires those around her (with video)

Iniya Nathan, Staff Writer
February 3, 2021

[Video] Manandhar siblings reaching goals: Duo donating soccer cleats to Nepal, mental awareness campaign (with video)

Anette Varghese, Staff Writer
January 21, 2021

Move over pumpkin spice (with video)

Neveah Jones and Kyah Jones
December 4, 2020
Random Acts of Kindness Club president, Coppell High School junior Amita Satish, works on bringing positive change to the Coppell community. The club became official in August of this year, with Laura Salamone, a 10th and 12th grade English teacher, as the club sponsor.

[Photo] Satish spreading joy through Random Acts of Kindness Club

Manasa Mohan, Staff Writer
October 23, 2020
Coppell High School junior Jordan Cohen paints a flower on sophomore Arshi Sharma during A lunch in the Large Commons on Thursday. Students in National Art Honor Society throughout the day orchestrate art activities during all lunches today.

[Photo] Artists painting it grand for Big Art Day

Akhila Gunturu, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
Video: Coppell defeats MacArthur

[Video] Video: Coppell defeats MacArthur

Kyah Jones, Staff Photographer
March 2, 2020
Coppell High School Mandarin Chinese teacher Andrea Voelker instructs junior Shoy Border how to play Chinese yoyo during third period on Jan. 23.

[Photo] LOTE teachers using differences to become closer

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
Coppell freshman Scout Carrell tackles Huitron Genesis from Keller Fossil Ridge on Jan. 30 at the CHS Arena. Four girls and one boy from the Coppell wrestling team advanced to the UIL State Championships on Feb. 21-22 in Houston.

[Photo] Coppell propels five wrestlers to UIL State in grueling regional competition

Akhila Gunturu, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
Coppell freshman Scout Carrel tackles an opponent from Fossil Ridge on Jan. 30 at the CHS Arena. Twelve boys and 10 girls from the Coppell wrestling team compete at the UIL Region II Championships on Friday and Saturday at Allen High School.

[Photo] Wrestlers head to regional competition in hopes of advancing to state meet

Akhila Gunturu, Staff Writer
February 13, 2020
Coppell sophomore Maria Husain loses to Keller Fossil Ridge sophomore Alivia Oliver. Coppell competed against Keller Fossil Ridge yesterday in the CHS Arena.

[Photo] Tough fight leads to victory during Senior Night against Fossil Ridge

Jillian Moore, Staff Writer
January 31, 2020
Coppell High School students juniors Calen Halcom, Marcos Morales-Martinez, Matthew O'Quinn, Gregory Sabancuyan, Akash Vijay, Abigail Simon, Fiona Lopez and LeeAn Zhong were selected to participate in the High School Aerospace Scholars. Not pictured is junior Hannah George, who was also selected, and STEM teacher Pilar Castro-Zena. They will do a 16-week online interactive course of NASA activities related to space exploration, earth science, technology, mathematics and aeronautics.

[Photo] Recommendation letters aid in celestial experience

Anika Arutla, Social Media Manager
January 22, 2020
Coppell High School is celebrating Christmas and the holidays for the month of December with festive decorations in Eileen Higgins door in the B hallway. The last day of school is Dec. 20.

CHS delving into spirit with Christmas decor

Kyah Jones, Photographer
December 13, 2019
Coppell senior Kennedi Rogers is positioning to pass in the CHS Arena on Saturday. Coppell won the home tournament against Grapevine, 49-30.

[Photo] Cowgirls placed 3rd in annual tournament

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
November 25, 2019
Coppell High School junior Swetha Tandri promotes her nonprofit organization Trees for Tomorrow at the Coppell Farmers Market on Nov. 16. Tandri promotes the use Ecosia over Google since it is a search engine that plants trees with a portion of the profits from advertisements.

[Photo] Tandri shines in both Madrigals, environment

Tracy Tran, Staff Writer/Photographer
November 22, 2019
Coppell Fire Chief Kevin Richardson discuss replacing fire engines and considering approval to purchase three 2020 pierce velocity engines through an inter local agreement with Houston Galveston council and fire station 4 project budget. Coppell City Council meetings are regularly held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

[Photo] City council approves plans for new fire station

Angela Yuan, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
Students in Sandy Kirkpatrick’s third period forensics class work on a murder mystery crime scene lab at the Coppell High School Library on Monday. Students look at different crime scenes around the library and work to solve each case.

[Photo] On the Spot: Forensics department using creative approach with crime scene analysis

Arman Merchant, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
Coppell High School junior Rishita Uppulur faces Longview at the CHS Tennis Center on Sept. 28. The Coppell tennis team defeated Longview, 17-2.

Longview no match for tennis team in non-district action

Kyah Jones, Photographer
October 9, 2019
Coppell High School theater department head Karen Ruth cleans a sign for “Newsies” on the CHS Auditorium stage while theater students finalize props. The show runs from Nov. 1-3, 9 and 10 in the CHS Auditorium.

[Photo] Theater department dances its way to “Newsies”

Trisha Atluri, Staff Writer
September 18, 2019
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