• Coppell girls soccer became Class 6A Division I state champions on Saturday.
  • Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt announces retirement effective at end of school year.
  • Coppell High School hosts its Top 5% Recognition Ceremony at the CHS Auditorium at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
  • CHS hosts Red/Gold lunch on Thursday.
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Sapna Amin

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer

Sapna Amin is a second-year staff writer for The Sidekick. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends, reading and drawing. You can contact her at saa6871@g.coppellisd.com or follow her on Twitter @sapnaamin6.

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High school can be intimidating due to its newness. The Sidekick staff writer Sapna Amin has a high school survival guide on what she wishes someone would have told her during her high school experience.

Amin’s survival guide of embracing the finite, fleeting moments of high school

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
May 11, 2021
Coppell High School junior Siddarth Bellubbi and New Tech High @ Coppell junior Cason Cole have been friends since elementary school and doubles partners for 11 years. The pair did taekwondo together before transitioning into playing tennis.

40 – friendship

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
April 28, 2021
Coppell High School senior Jadalyn Van plays Ti Moune in the CHS spring musical. “Once On This Island” is showing April 16, 17, 18, 19 and 24 with Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m.

‘Once on This Island’ makes history with diverse cast

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
April 17, 2021
Coppell High School geometry and honors algebra II teacher Chase Cairns has a pet rock, Rick James, that adds character to his classroom. Crains has been teaching at CHS for two years and uses his childhood past to help make his classroom a better learning environment.

Teacher of the Week: Cairns childhood memory to encourage perseverance

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
April 16, 2021
Cowboy Theatre Company stage manager Lauren Meyers works on dimension measurements in preparation for “Once on this Island” on Tuesday in the auditorium. “Once on this Island” will be performed by Cowboy Theater Company on April 16, April 17, April 23 and April 24 at 7:30 p.m. and April 18 and April 25 at 2:30 p.m.

CHS theater to present ‘Once on This Island’

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
April 14, 2021
On March 16, a series of mass shootings took place at three spas in Atlanta, in which eight people were killed, six of which were Asian women. These recent events have put a spotlight on discrimination towards the Asian community.

Opinion: Atlanta spa shooting brings to light intersection between race, gender, class

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
April 12, 2021
Coppell High School graphic design and illustration teacher Cindy Wolfe majored in industrial technology at Ball State University in Indiana. Wolfe was the only woman majoring in her department, making her one of the first female industrial arts teachers in the states of Indiana and Oklahoma.

Women’s History Month: Wolfe leads the pack with pioneer mentality

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
March 23, 2021
Coppell High School senior Yiwei Shen is a multi talented artist in both drawing and music. Shen receives Student of the Week for being in the top five percent while using her work ethic and creativity.

Student of the Week: Shen embraces, rediscovers creative hobbies

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
March 12, 2021
Applying for and choosing a college can be challenging for seniors, especially during the time of a global pandemic. The class of 2021 explores different options and considers new perspectives when it comes to college decisions.

Seniors juggling additional factors with pandemic college decisions

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
March 9, 2021
Coppell center fielder/third baseman sophomore Jordyn Ashby practices her swing at Lesley Field on Feb. 8. Ashby made a return to softball after taking a break to focus more on volleyball.

Ashby using confidence from volleyball to get back into swing of softball

Sapna Amin, 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.

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

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 25, 2021
Last night, the Coppell City Council discussed the severe winter weather from last week, the impacts it has had on the city, and how to prepare in the event of another natural disaster. Coppell City Council meetings are held virtually on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

Council extends emergency declaration of disaster

Sapna Amin, Staff Writter
February 25, 2021
With COVID-19, the amount of safe activities in Coppell are finite. The Sidekick staff writer Sapna Amin encourages those who are looking for a change of pace to make their way down to the Coppell Farmers Market where they can find locally sourced products while supporting local businesses.

The Local Mind: Coppell Farmers Market keeps community full of food, happiness

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 3, 2021
Coppell junior guard Ryan Agarwal attempts a layup against Plano East junior guard Brandon Hardison at the CHS Arena on Feb. 3. Agarwal announced his commitment to Stanford University, his dream school, on March 16.

Cowboys use halftime as a reset button that lead to victory

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 3, 2021
Coppell junior shooting guard Devank Rane dribbles while Coppell junior shooting guard Ryan Agarwal, Hebron senior David Deal and Hebron senior Grayson Allo anticipate his next move in the CHS Arena on Tuesday. Coppell hosts Plano East on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. in the CHS arena.

Cowboys host Plano East after overtime victory holds first seat

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 1, 2021
Coppell junior swimmer Bella Malick practices a butterfly stroke at the Coppell YMCA on Tuesday. Malick’s passion and self drive about her goals encourages her to attend optional practices every school day.

Malick swims the extra lap by attending optional practices

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
January 27, 2021
Coppell High School senior Swetha Tandri composes a new song at Andy Brown Park East on Sunday. Tandri has been using music as a tool to teach math to kids.

Math’s intersection with music equals Tandri’s Melodies for Math

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
January 26, 2021
Coppell assistant Landon Goesling talks to Coppell sophomore guard Alex Ninan on Friday in the CHS Arena. After graduating from CHS in 2014 and serving as a graduate assistant at University of Houston, Goesling returned as an assistant coach this year.

Goesling scores for his career by returning to CHS

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
January 21, 2021

The SideTake: Bringing old momentum into new year

Sapna Amin
January 11, 2021
Coppell High School Student Council hosts a food and toy drive in which students can drop off items at the CHS reception office and the CHS AP environmental science teacher and student council advisor Jonathan Denton’s classroom E106. The CHS student council is putting together care packages for families in need this holiday season.

Student Council’s annual drive supporting families in need

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
December 14, 2020
Coppell High School sophomores Meghana Ambati, Ananya Andiki, Apurva Betgar, Anusha Patel and Maya Palavali come together to make bracelets to give away to children on Wednesday at Andy Brown Park East for the Coppell For Youth club. They donated goodie bags to children in hospitals to brighten their mood during the holidays.

Coppell for Youth tying community together with friendship

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
December 11, 2020
Coppell senior safety Zach Stricker lines up with his team for the national anthem prior to the first quarter against Plano East at Tom Kimbrough Stadium on Friday. Stricker committed to Sam Houston State University to play football.

Stricker prioritizing family with college selection

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
December 2, 2020
Coppell assistant swim coach David Conrad teaches Coppell sophomore swimmer Hudeep Mallipeddi and senior swimmer Sofia Simula correct foot position during practice before school on Tuesday at the Coppell YMCA. Conrad coaches the varsity II team, and it is his fourth year as a swimming coach. Photo by Nandini Muresh

Coach’s Box: Conrad helping students find intrinsic motivation through experience

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
November 9, 2020
Coppell High School junior Hally Leonard and CHS senior Rohan Jani operate cameras in the press box for the KCBY-TV livestream of the homecoming football game against Plano West at Buddy Echols Field on Friday. This year, KCBY is livestreaming every home football, volleyball, basketball and soccer games match for people to watch from their homes.

KCBY livestreams making Coppell sports a click away (with video)

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
November 3, 2020
Coppell High School sculpture and AP 3D art teacher David Bearden peels away the untouched vinyl in his classroom on Wednesday. Bearden held a mask design contest and CHS senior Roshni Patel’s mask won and will be sold at CHS.

Campus mask design contest benefiting local families in need

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
October 8, 2020
CHS9 student Nanditha Diggikar shows the duality of theater masks and COVID-19 masks. Diggikar took her acting experience and created a summer camp to help improve the skills of children from the community while raising money to donate to less fortunate children in India.

Diggikar wears thespian mask, face mask for acting camp

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
September 18, 2020
Coppell Serves making most of North Texas Giving Day

Coppell Serves making most of North Texas Giving Day

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
September 17, 2020
Coppell quarterback coach and CHS 2008 graduate Dalton Williams watches the Cowboys practice at Buddy Echols Field on Sept. 11. Williams played quarterback for CHS and returned to coach after his professional football career was cut short.

Q&A: Williams makes full circle from playing to coaching

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
September 14, 2020
Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman's famous roles as the Black Panther, Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall are portrayed above. Boseman died on Friday due to colon cancer.

Boseman lives on in his cemented legacy

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
September 2, 2020
Wilson Elementary second grader Eliza Harris works on her math work on Friday. Due to online school, young learners have had to adjust how they learn interactively.

Virtual environment provides new experiences for elementary, middle school learners to start school year

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
September 1, 2020
The Sidekick staff writer Sapna Amin shares her opinion of the effects humans have had on Mother Nature. Amin elaborates on the imminent danger we as a whole are at fault for.

Humans disrupt the stability that Mother Nature created

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
May 15, 2020
Coppell High School and New Tech High @ Coppell students participate in the CHS fall musical, “Newsies,” which took place Nov. 1-3 and 9-10. The production was nominated for 14 Schmidt & Jones HS Musical Theatre Awards.

Seizing the day as well as 14 nominations

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
Coppell sophomore D’Aira Green runs anchor leg for the 200-meter relay at Buddy Echols Field on Feb. 29. Her passion for competing and her positive mindset helped her work hard to get past her hip injuries. Courtesy photo from D'Aria Green.

The Sportlight: Green overcomes multiple hip injuries in order to compete

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
April 24, 2020
High School junior Paola Hernandez, does her IB English class work on her school issued iPad. Coppell ISD campuses are closed through at least May 4 due to COVID-19. Courtesy photo Paola Hernandez.

Adjusting to school from home: the impacts of online learning throughout district

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
April 10, 2020
Artists from all over come to the stage to perform and share their songs with others. The Sidekick staff writer Sapna Amin thinks concerts bring different people together and show how they are actually similar.

Forming connections over love for artist

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
March 24, 2020
Coppell High School sophomore Nico Cabrera paints the floor of the Black Box Theatre on Thursday. CHS Theater Department‘s “12 Angry Jurors” show performs tomorrow night, Saturday night and Sunday night in the CHS Black Box Theater.

Behind the scenes with the backbone of production

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 20, 2020
Coppell High School Mandarin Chinese teacher Andrea Voelker instructs junior Shoy Border how to play Chinese yoyo during third period on Jan. 23.

LOTE teachers using differences to become closer

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
Coppell junior catcher Dafne Mercado bats in the fifth inning during Friday night’s scrimmage at the Coppell ISD Softball Complex. The Cowgirls play Frisco Lebanon Trail tonight at the CISD Softball Complex at 7 p.m.

Softball team return to action against Lebanon Trail

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
Travel Consultant Pam Lopez speaks to the travel club about her travels to Laos and other countries at the Cozby Library and Community Commons on Tuesday night. Every month a group of adults come together to share stories about their travels around the world and plan trips together.

Travel club exposing people to the world within Coppell

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
February 13, 2020
New Tech High @ Coppell and Lee Elementary were recently selected as Apple Distinguished Schools. Apple selects schools for this honor that “demonstrate the use of Apple hardware, apps, and content to promote creativity, collaboration, innovation and critical thinking.”

CISD working with Apple to improve education

Sapna Amin, Staff Writter
February 12, 2020
The Coppell cheer team competed at Cheer America in San Antonio on Jan. 19. The team placed first, winning the title of Texas State Champions for its division, large intermediate.

View from the top: Coppell cheer flips into state championship

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
January 31, 2020
Rise of Skywalker is an improper ending to saga

Rise of Skywalker is an improper ending to saga

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
January 16, 2020
Coppell High School physics teacher and assistant baseball coach Clint Rushing assists CHS seniors Sophia Raza, Devan Patel, Andrew Tao and Vanuli Arya construct a working circuit board during his third period on Dec. 4. Rushing has taught at CHS for 11 years and was named The Sidekick’s December teacher of the issue.

December TOTI: Rushing does not take responsibility of teacher and coach lightly

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
December 18, 2019
Coppell High School director of choirs Bona Coogle conducts the CHS Choir during the annual Winter Concert at the White's Chapel United Methodist Church in Southlake on Monday. The CHS Choir was joined by Carroll High School as they come together to celebrate the beginning of the holidays. Photo courtesy Cindi Osbourne.

Competing schools’ choirs unite to ring in the holiday season

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
December 6, 2019
Coppell senior Kennedi Rogers is positioning to pass in the CHS Arena on Saturday. Coppell won the home tournament against Grapevine, 49-30.

Cowgirls placed 3rd in annual tournament

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
November 25, 2019
The Strategic Design Advocacy team presents a video during the Coppell ISD board meeting on Monday at the Vonita White Administration Building. The Coppell High School cross country teams and band were also recognized for their achievements.

Board meeting discusses the redefinition of success in school system

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
November 20, 2019
Coppell High School junior Paola Hernandez practices ballet at the University of Alabama on July 7. Hernandez is in her 14th year of dancing.

At #CHSHome: Hernandez is nuts about the Nutcracker

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
November 18, 2019
Coppell High School junior Sapna Amin explains her vegan diet and conveys the perspective of the animals commonly consumed for meat. Over recent years, veganism has become a more popular diet.

Vegans living in a world of meat eaters

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
Construction workers renovate the upstairs C hall at Coppell High School on Wednesday at Coppell High School. The campus renovations started in June and the building is scheduled to be completed in August.

Hallway renovations underway in C hall

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
Coppell High School is hosting the Digs for Dogs during their match against Marcus on Sept. 24 at CHS Arena. All profits from the volleyball game will go to Operation Kindness.

Volleyball team supports community togetherness by hosting Digs for Dogs

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
September 30, 2019
The Coppell volleyball team shows dogs up for adoption from Operation Kindness during last year’s Digs for Dogs night. On Tuesday, the Cowgirls host this year’s event during their match against Marcus in the CHS Arena. Sidekick file photo

Volleyball team hosting annual Digs for Dogs event

Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
September 24, 2019
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