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Srihari Yechangunja

Srihari Yechangunja, Executive Design/Interactive Editor

Srihari Yechangunja is a senior and the Executive Design/Interactive Editor for The Sidekick. In his free time, Srihari enjoys producing YouTube videos about animation and playing table tennis. You can contact him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter/Instagram @_fgmx.

All content by Srihari Yechangunja
Headlines about celebrities and their private jet use have been in the news recently. The Sidekick executive design/interactive editor Srihari Yechangunja has uncovered that Coppell High School’s very own Cowboy Carl may be a celebrity of interest in this vital issue.

The Twist: Cowboy Carl found using private jet

October 5, 2022
Capturing Coppell is a Sidekick series detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2022-23 school year.

[Photo] Capturing Coppell: 10/3 – 10/9

October 3, 2022
Coppell police officer Kelly Luther speaks about National Night Out at the Coppell City Council meeting on Tuesday, with an appearance from NNO mascot Nate the Knight. Coppell Mayor Wes Mays proclaimed Oct. 4, 2022 as National Night Out.

[Photo] Coppell celebrates 31st anniversary of National Night Out

September 28, 2022
Capturing Coppell is a Sidekick series detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2022-23 school year.

[Photo] Capturing Coppell: 9/26 – 10/2

September 26, 2022
Questionable Contemplation

Questionable Contemplation

September 23, 2022
Capturing Coppell is a Sidekick series detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2022-23 school year.

[Photo] Capturing Coppell: 9/19 – 9/25

September 19, 2022
Coppell ISD has reintroduced C days for the 2022-23 school year. C days involve students attending every class on their schedule on the same day, allotting each class 45 minutes.

[Photo] C days return to CISD for student enrichment purposes

September 13, 2022
Capturing Coppell is a Sidekick series detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2022-23 school year.

[Photo] Capturing Coppell: 9/12 – 9/18

September 12, 2022
The Sidekick Crossword: Sept. 5

The Sidekick Crossword: Sept. 5

September 5, 2022
Capturing Coppell is a Sidekick series detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2022-23 school year.

[Photo] Capturing Coppell: 9/05 – 9/11

September 5, 2022
Lately, it has seemed like more people have been going to the gym out of nowhere. The Sidekick executive design/interactive editor Srihari Yechangunja offers some tips to that one kid in the friend group who, out of peer pressure, decided to cave in and finally consider going to the gym.

The Twist: A beginner’s guide to the gym

August 30, 2022
Capturing Coppell is a Sidekick series detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2022-23 school year.

[Photo] Capturing Coppell: 8/29 – 9/4

August 29, 2022
Volume 33 - Issue 6

Volume 33 – Issue 6

May 16, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: May 16-21

May 16, 2022
The Worst Way to Graduate

The Worst Way to Graduate

May 13, 2022
Coppell High School senior trumpet section leader Zain Zaidi practices in the CHS Band Hall on May 9. Zaidi placed second in the high school division at the National Trumpet Competition, which took place on March 30-April 2.

Zaidi scaling to great heights with trumpet

May 13, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 5/9 – 5/15

May 9, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: May 9-14

May 9, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 5/2 – 5/8

May 2, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: May 2-7

May 2, 2022
The HB 3 year bill was introduced. The Board of Trustees of Coppell Independent School District meeting was held April 26th to discuss matters of the 2022-2023 budget proceedings.

[Photo] CISD Trustees plan for the upcoming school year’s budget proceedings

April 27, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 4/25 – 5/1

April 25, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: April 25-30

April 25, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 4/18 – 4/24

April 18, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: April 18-23

April 18, 2022
On Saturday at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Los Angeles, Coppell Student Media won a 2022 NSPA Online Pacemaker. This marks Coppell Student Media’s third consecutive Pacemaker and fifth overall.

[Photo] Setting the pace

April 13, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: April 11-16

April 11, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 4/11 – 4/17

April 11, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 4/4 – 4/10

April 4, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: April 4-9

April 4, 2022
Special episode: From George Coppell to... a teacher-student joke-off

Special episode: From George Coppell to… a teacher-student joke-off

April 1, 2022
Volume 33 – Issue 5

Volume 33 – Issue 5

March 31, 2022
The Coppell girls basketball team is recognized for its achievements in its historic 2021-2022 season at the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees meeting on Monday. The team set a school record with 37 wins in a single season.

[Photo] District assessing academic performance, looking at tools to monitor student progress

March 29, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: March 28- April 1

March 28, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 3/28 – 4/3

March 28, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: March 21-26

March 21, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 3/21 – 3/27

March 21, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 3/7 – 3/13

March 7, 2022
#BlackHistoryMonth: Local Black-owned restaurants to explore (interactive)

#BlackHistoryMonth: Local Black-owned restaurants to explore (interactive)

February 28, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Feb. 28- March 05

February 28, 2022
Got You Covered is a series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 2/28 – 3/6

February 28, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 2/21 – 2/27

February 21, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Feb. 21-26

February 21, 2022
Coppell Observer: The Oxford Commanist Manifesto

Coppell Observer: The Oxford Commanist Manifesto

February 16, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 2/14 – 2/20

February 14, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Feb. 14-19

February 14, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Feb. 7-12

February 7, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 2/7 – 2/13

February 7, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Jan. 31- Feb. 25

January 31, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 1/31 – 2/6

January 31, 2022
Doing Time

Doing Time

January 27, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Jan. 24-29

January 24, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 1/24 – 1/30

January 24, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Jan. 17-22

January 17, 2022
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 1/17 – 1/23

January 17, 2022
A year ago, hundreds of then-president Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to protest President Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. The Sidekick staff writer Yaamini Jois looks into the aftermath of the event and the significance of the riots.

[Photo] A retrospective on the storming of the Capitol, a year later

January 8, 2022
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Jan. 10-15

January 10, 2022
Housing markets change frequently with the change of economic conditions. The housing market in Coppell and the Dallas-Fort Worth area booms as others crash all over the United States.

[Photo] Everything’s bigger in Texas

December 15, 2021
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Dec. 13-18

December 13, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 12/13 – 12/18

December 13, 2021
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Dec. 06-11

December 6, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 12/6 – 12/11

December 6, 2021
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Nov. 29- Dec. 4

November 29, 2021
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Nov. 15-20

November 15, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 11/15 – 11/21

November 15, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 11/8 – 11/13

November 8, 2021
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Nov. 8-13

November 8, 2021
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Nov. 1-6

November 2, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 11/1 – 11/6

November 1, 2021
Trippy Incident

Trippy Incident

October 28, 2021
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Oct. 25-30

October 25, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 10/25 – 10/30

October 25, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 10/18 – 10/24

October 18, 2021
Teatime Tuesday: What are students opinions on school IDs?

Teatime Tuesday: What are students’ opinions on school IDs?

October 12, 2021
Red and Black on Deck is a Sidekick series detailing the next week of Coppell varsity sports. It will be posted every Monday.

[Photo] Red and Black on Deck: Oct. 12-16

October 12, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 10/11 – 10/16

October 11, 2021
After returning to full in person school, Coppell High School students have been facing academic and emotional challenges. Coppell ISD is working to bridge learning gaps caused by COVID-19 by emphasizing learner choice and interaction.

[Photo] Molding to the new normal

October 4, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 10/4 – 10/9

October 4, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: Sept. 27 – Oct. 1

September 27, 2021
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[Photo] Animal Toy Store

September 23, 2021
Got You Covered is a Sidekick series detailing five events happening at Coppell High School the following week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.

[Photo] Got You Covered: 9/20 – 9/25

September 20, 2021
Singer-songwriter Clairo, Claire Cottrill, released her sophomore album, Sling, on July 16. The Sidekick executive editor-in-chief Anjali Krishna discusses the album’s wildly different style from Clairo’s first album, Immunity.

[Photo] Clairo takes her time on ‘Sling’

September 3, 2021
Male sports coaches can oftentimes be seen as father figures or life coaches to their athletes. The Sidekick executive editor-in-chief Sally Parampottil explores the roles and unique coaching philosophies of male sports coaches compared to female sports coaches.

[Photo] “Better man, better husband, better father”

May 14, 2021
A lot of people have questions they want to find the answers to, such as “When is the pandemic going to end?” or “How can I motivate people?” but they cannot find said answers. The Sidekick editor-in-chief Sally Parampottil thinks people must accept the fact that they don’t know and understand they may never find out or find out later in life as they grow.

[Photo] Curiosity killed the cat but life threatens to kill curiosity

May 14, 2021
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