• Coppell Smart City Board meets at City Hall on Monday
  • Coppell hosts the Veterans Plaza Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Town Center on Tuesday
  • Coppell City Council meets at City Hall on Tuesday
  • Coppell Future Oriented Approach to Residential Development meets at City Hall on Wednesday
  • Coppell Life Safety Park hosts a First Aid & CPR-AED Class on Thursday
  • CHS hosts Gold Lunch for eligible students on Friday
  • Coppell Choir hosts its Vivace! Show at CHS Auditorium on Friday
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Umama Suriya

Umama Suriya, Staff Writer

Umama Suriya is a junior and first-year staffer on The Sidekick. She enjoys writing stories and poems, along with reading and rereading her favorite novels. She likes to eat anything sweet, and loves Pakistani foods. For any comments or concerns, you can contact her at [email protected] or @umisuriya.

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The Sidekick staff writer Umama Suriya edits May issue pages during fifth period on May 10. Suriya states after moving back to Coppell from Round Rock, journalism helped her build the confidence she had once lost. Photo by Gabby Nelson.

Becoming myself again

Umama Suriya, Staff Writer
May 17, 2019
Coppell High School senior Evan Barnes prepares to compete at UIL with his choir. Barnes is a tenor in the CHS Madrigals and A Capella choir.

Barnes turns musical aspirations into reality

Umama Suriya, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
Best Place to Study: The Cozby Library

Best Place to Study: The Cozby Library

Umama Suriya and Neha Desaraju
April 3, 2019
Thank u, next is Ariana Grande's fifth album, that was released Feb. 8. This album came out five months after her previous album, Sweetener.

“Thank u, next” review: Grande brings mix of emotions with album

Umama Suriya, Staff Writer
February 22, 2019
Coppell High School junior George Xie and parent volunteer Michelle Cohen serve Chinese food in the Cozby Library and Community Commons on Saturday afternoon. The Coppell ISD Chinese learners hosted a Chinese New Year event, celebrating the advent of the new lunar year.

[Photo] Coppell community explores different culture in Chinese New Year event

Karen Lu, Staff Writer
February 8, 2019
Coppell High School sophomore Language Beyond Barriers club president Lily Lee and sophomore Illina Jayal write stories together with their group before school on Jan. 23 in CHS ESL teacher and club sponsor Shauna Carter’s classroom. The Language Beyond Barriers club is working on writing stories as a group project to create a book for elementary ESL students, the club meets before school every other Tuesday in room D209.

New club celebrates campus cultural diversity

Umama Suriya, Staff Writer
January 28, 2019
Thirty-six percent said they made to feel the most important thing about them is their looks, which is influenced by society’s definition of beauty. The Sidekick Staff Writer Umama Suriya discusses her struggles with insecurities and how society has effected women.

Beauty from within

Umama Suriya, Staff Writer
January 11, 2019
Coppell High School Custodians spend hours each day cleaning the school, many students at CHS do not pick up their trash. Suriya talks about what students can do to help their school environment to be a cleaner campus.

As loyal students, help out by picking up the trash

Umama Suriya, Staff Writer
December 4, 2018
Coppell High School assistant principal Ryan Lam’s family photos share his story of being a Vietnamese refugee. Lam explains how these photos are the last memory his mother brought from Vietnam.

Leaving Vietnam as child begins Lam’s journey to caring educator

Umama Suriya, Staff Writer
October 24, 2018
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