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The official student news site of Coppell High School

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Sarah Habib

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer

Sarah Habib is a senior and second-year staff writer for The Sidekick. In her free time she enjoys stressing out about school, exploring different kinds of literature and learning new languages. You can contact her at [email protected] or follow her on twitter @sarah.hab1

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The Coppell ISD Science Fair held a virtual competition on Jan. 21 for grades 9-12. The top three winners in the Medicine and Health-II category won for “COVID-19 Mask” by Coppell senior Clarice Schnock, “Acne Acme” by Coppell senior Ananya Chawla and “Climate and COVID-19” by Coppell junior Natasha Banga.

Virtual Science Fair compelling students to explore alternative data collection

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
January 28, 2021
Coppell High School AP statistics teacher Paul Lidster assists CHS senior Kayla Mitchell during his fourth period class on Thursday. Lidster has taught various subjects at CHS such as algebra I and II, geometry and AP statistics.

Q&A: From algebra I to statistics: Lidster measuring up to standards while biking, gaming

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
November 20, 2020
The entrance of the Coppell Town Center building is ready for voters on Oct. 19 for early voting during the 2020 election. Coppell has taken numerous sanitation procedures so citizens may vote in the safest way possible.

Dallas County facilitating new sanitation protocols for 2020 voting season

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
November 1, 2020
CHS9 student Manaswee Upreti opens her advisory course on Schoology to see the agenda for this week. CHS9 has recently implemented a new program, “Family Friday,” in addition to their standard study hall that allows students to develop professional and personal skills.

The magic of “Family Friday”

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
September 23, 2020
Coppell senior doubles partners Kunal Seetha and Austin Gregory celebrate with a racquet tap during practice on Friday at the CHS Tennis Center. Seetha and Gregory have just begun their last fall season as tennis partners.

Fire and water on the court

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
September 21, 2020
Energy consumers can register for the Texas Power Switch service for free via its website, texaspowerswitch.com. The Coppell City Council recently approved an agreement with iChoosr, a company that shops for electricity providers for residents through its Texas Power Switch program.

Texas Power Switch Program sparks attention in city residents

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
September 8, 2020
Coppell High School senior Ritesh Dontula is co-captain of the varsity swim team and ranked third in the class of 2020. Dontula plans to double major in Biochemistry and Molecular cell biology at Rice University.

Ritesh Dontula

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
K-pop band BTS released the next part of the Map of the Soul series on Feb.21. The release marks the fourth complete album by the band, with 15 new songs and 5 from their previous album.

BTS reminisces tale of 7 boys in its latest album

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
March 26, 2020
The Coppell ISD Board of Trustees met Monday night via Zoom video conferencing. The board discussed the plan moving forward in the coming weeks with campuses closed due to COVID-19.

Board of Trustees discusses COVID-19 school closure update

Sarah Habib, Writer
March 26, 2020

The Sportlight: Pandey shooting for varsity position

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
March 4, 2020

On the Spot: Texans celebrate Lone Star State’s birthday (with video)

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
March 2, 2020
Coppell Forensic and Earth and Space Science teacher Lanissa Spear works with senior Nawawan (June) Poopanead during third period on Friday. Spear is an experienced teacher who came to Coppell from Chicago.

Black History Month: Spears explores new reality in the CHS Forensics and ESS classroom

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
February 29, 2020
As a result of extreme heat, drought and high winds, fires have raged throughout Australia since September 2018. The crisis has led to the destruction of homes, habitats and lives.

A blazing revolution: Land down under inspires climatic change

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
January 31, 2020
Coppell High School junior Rith Bhattacharya (center) is joined by Flower Mound High School students Abhinav Chadaga, Mathew Abraham and Shaan Jani, also known as INDIGOS, on stage for the Teen Renaissance Opening Celebration at the Dallas Museum of Art on Saturday. The annual Teen Renaissance Celebration is an all-day celebration put on by the DMA’s own Teen Advisory Council, including a range of activities from artist performances to the Teen Renaissance Artist Panel.

Local artists exhibit powerful presence at second DMA Teen Renaissance Fair (with video)

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
January 27, 2020
Coppell junior Angeline Pereira practices her breaststroke during practice on Wednesday at the Coppell YMCA. Pereira is apart of the Coppell JV swim team.

The Sportlight: Swimmer making smooth transition from Rocky Mountains to Coppell pool

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
December 13, 2019
(Left to right) Family members: Trey Bautista, Ryne Bautista, Leana Funa, Cottonwood Creek Elementary fourth grade teacher Krixia Funa and Mintee Bautista sit together on the set of Family Feud in Los Angeles. Krixia Funa and her family appeared on the famous game show and won a $42,000 cash prize and Jeep.

Survey says Bautista’s are winners

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
December 5, 2019
Coppell High School Respira freshman Mihira Kada and sophomore Sreeja Mudumby dance during their performance of Jai Ho. Coppell High School’s Respira hosted its annual Respira Desert Show on Friday in the CHS Auditorium. Photo by Ava Mora.

Respira takes guests around the world at annual Dessert Show

Sarah Habib, Writer
November 18, 2019
American Tea + Coffee is a local tea and coffee shop that sells a variety of teas, such as Matcha Green tea. The Sidekick staff writer Sarah Habib writes on how tea is a better alternative to coffee for both health and cultural reasons.

Spilling the Tea about Tea

Sarah Habib, Writer
November 15, 2019
Respira, Coppell High School’s show choir, is hosting its annual show in the CHS Auditorium tomorrow and Saturday night. The show is inspired by diversity and current iconic hits in music. Tickets are $5 for students with IDs, $10 for adults and complementary for attendees with supporter shirts.

Respira treble show choir to perform annual Dessert Show: Around the World

Sarah Habib, Writer
November 14, 2019
Coppell High School sophomore Chinmayi Mohite wears her tie dye shirt on Tuesday during eighth period to dress up for homecoming week. The dress up schedule for this week is Merica Monday, Tie Dye Tuesday, Way Back Wednesday, Jersey Thursday and Spirit Friday.

Students gleam in tie-dye during homecoming dress up week

Sarah Habib, Writer
October 24, 2019
CHS9 English teacher Christopher Arney talks to a parent at Open House on Sept. 3. Arney is new to the campus for the 2019-20 school year.

Q&A: Arney turning fresh page at CHS9

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
September 26, 2019
Coppell High School IB History of Americas teacher Kyle Dutton shows his passion for Disney through his decorations around his room. Dutton has been collecting Mickey Mouse mementos since his childhood.

Dutton’s world of Disney, all filled within a classroom

Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
September 24, 2019
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