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Srihari Yechangunja

Srihari Yechangunja, Design Editor

Srihari Yechangunja is a junior and the Design 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.

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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
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
Generation Z has experienced several significant events that have exposed them to the real world. The Sidekick editorial board discusses why this new generation calls for a different way to educate and to learn.

[Photo] Editorial: Our futures are not a group project

May 14, 2021
Since the beginning of the pandemic, less teens in the United States have been able to complete proper driving education - almost three-quarters of parents with a teen said their teen’s driving education has been delayed by the pandemic. Parents have also been more concerned about their teen’s driving habits since the pandemic’s advent.

[Photo] Pandemic leading to less teenage drivers on local streets

May 14, 2021
A man tipping his hat to the letters of the English language.

Coppell Observer: An ode to the English language

May 3, 2021
On Monday, Coppell ISD held a board meeting covering topics including 2021-22 enrollment projections and budget process, Strategic Design and parents proposing the removal of the mask mandate. The Sidekick’s Meer Mahfuz goes into detail about these and more in the meeting.

[Photo] Board meeting dominated by three topics: enrollment, strategic design and budget

April 27, 2021
Volume 33 - Issue 1

Volume 33 – Issue 1

April 7, 2021
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[Photo] #Starworld: Jiang’s talent on piano captivates international audiences

April 2, 2021
The winter storm that hit Texas from Feb. 13-17 caused a lot of damage throughout a state not prepared for such severe weather. People within the state and around the country have been empathetic towards those affected and offered shelter in order to help.

[Photo] Editorial: Snow melted our hearts

April 2, 2021
The State of Texas Academic Assessment of Readiness, or STAAR, was recently announced to be required for algebra I, English I, English II, biology and U.S. history students to take. When People’s Newspapers readers were polled, most parents of children taking the STAAR test believed it should not be given this year, and if it required in-person attendance, most states their child would not participate.

[Photo] Don’t make star students take the STAAR; they’ve been through enough

March 9, 2021
The Coppell ISD Board of Trustees approved changes to the 2021-22 school year’s calendar on Feb. 25. Changes include shifting the first day of school from Aug. 11 to Aug. 17 and reducing the number of school days from 176 to 174, while maintaining the required 75,600 minutes of student instruction.

[Photo] District approves changes to 2021-22 calendar

March 5, 2021
The phrase “no offense” is used, more often than not, before a phrase that would otherwise be wildly offensive. The Sidekick editor-in-chief Sally Parampottil and her trusty friend Montana James ask an important question about this phenomenon: “Why? Just why?” Photo illustration by Sally Parampottil and Srihari Yechangunja

[Photo] Coppell Observer: Montana James and the most useless phrase in the history of English

March 1, 2021
Today marks the last day of Student Journalism Week, which is Student Press Freedom Day. The Sidekick’s Varshitha Korrapolu outlines the challenges student journalists face such as censorship, COVID-19, handling racial justice coverage, and civil engagement/election news.

[Photo] #SJW2021: Student Press Freedom Day shines light on student journalists fighting long standing challenges

February 26, 2021
In the Netflix series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Darius Bowman and five other teens go from complete strangers to a team in order to survive the 2015 Isla Nublar incident. The Sidekick staff writer Yasemin Ragland thinks that it’s good to see Jurassic World from a different point of view.

[Photo] “Camp Cretaceous” season one has unexpected ending

February 23, 2021
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[Photo] #Starworld: Abigail Turner rifling with color

February 6, 2021
Coppell High School sophomore Nivi Anandaraj has been part of the CHS varsity band for two years. Anandaraj has been in the Coppell percussion program for five years and is now a featured vibraphone player.

[Photo] #Starworld: Beat goes on for Anandaraj (with video)

February 5, 2021
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.

[Photo] Virtual Science Fair compelling students to explore alternative data collection

January 29, 2021
While Coppell ISD campuses have COVID-19 protocols and precautions, it is not possible for CISD to enforce them when students are not in school. The Sidekick editorial board thinks community guidelines should be created and followed to reduce the spread of COVID-19, even if inconvenient.

[Photo] Editorial: Writing off COVID-19

December 31, 2020
The School Board met on Monday to discuss concerns the public may have including the proposed closure of New Tech High @ Coppell and cuts to the G/T and IB programs. For the first time, an awards readout session also took place.

[Photo] School Board considers alternate solutions to budget crisis

December 16, 2020
One day at the edge of a cliff...

One day at the edge of a cliff…

November 20, 2020
The average splits for the boys 500-yard freestyle for the Coppell swim team range from 28 to 32 seconds. In general, long distance racers go fastest at the beginning and end of races and slow their paces through the middle.

[Photo] Understanding mental, physical aspects of pacing, distance racing

November 16, 2020
Diwali takes place over five days, and this year it starts today and culminates on Monday. People celebrate Diwali with their families and decorate their homes with diyas to signify the triumph of good over evil and lightness over darkness.

[Photo] District Diwali committee educating community about Hindu festival of lights

November 12, 2020
Election Day is tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at seven polling locations in Coppell: the Arts Center, Town Center, Wilson Elementary, Lakeside Elementary, Riverchase Elementary, and Cottonwood Creek Elementary. The Sidekick executive news editor Shivi Sharma talked to Coppell deputy city secretary Ashley Owens about what early voting was like and what to expect for Election Day.

[Photo] Deputy city secretary discusses voter turnout, early voting

November 2, 2020
Election Day is tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at seven polling locations in Coppell: the Arts Center, Town Center, Wilson Elementary, Lakeside Elementary, Riverchase Elementary, and Cottonwood Creek Elementary. The Sidekick executive news editor Shivi Sharma talked to Coppell deputy city secretary Ashley Owens about what early voting was like and what to expect for Election Day.

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November 2, 2020
Election Day is tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at seven polling locations in Coppell: the Arts Center, Town Center, Wilson Elementary, Lakeside Elementary, Riverchase Elementary, and Cottonwood Creek Elementary. The Sidekick executive news editor Shivi Sharma talked to Coppell deputy city secretary Ashley Owens about what early voting was like and what to expect for Election Day.

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November 2, 2020
The Coppell High School Tennis Program has had nine student athletes commit to play tennis in college over the past ten years. With six of the nine having been women, CHS Tennis Coach Rich Foster says this is due in part to the larger number of girls college tennis teams and greater amount of competition for male athletes. With more opportunities, women athletes receive more scholarship opportunities.

[Photo] Gender disparities creating more scholarship opportunities for female tennis players

October 29, 2020
The first 2020 presidential debate on Tuesday between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in Cleveland was marred by frequent interruptions and yelling. On Wednesday, the Commision of Presidential Debates made an announcement proposing changes to the format of future debates, such as allowing the moderator to cut off a candidate’s microphone if they are not called on to answer a question.

[Photo] First 2020 presidential debate marred by controversy, unprofessionalism

October 2, 2020
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