Sweeping the competition
Trisha Atluri, Staff Writer/Photographer
May 14, 2020
With tedious hours spent gridding a 24x26 in paper, the anticipation of adding a gold leaf accent and grueling days spent waiting for layers of oil paint to dry behind them, four Coppell students received the gold seal honor at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) competition on April 24-25. ...
Artists painting it grand for Big Art Day
Akhila Gunturu, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
Students peer over each other’s shoulders as Coppell High School National Art Honors Society members dip their brushes into smooth, tiny paint containers. One more stroke of midnight blue paint and a student jumps up, only for their seat to be taken by another eager patron. March is Natio...
Next generation of artists flourishing through evolving visual design fields
Shravya Mahesh, Entertainment Editor
March 1, 2020
Bold strokes of vivid color. Clean, orderly lines sweeping from top to bottom. A cursor tracing the edges of an object. A screen, a mouse and a hand. This is the modern reality of art. In a rapidly changing society entranced by technology, art has transformed into a digitized hybrid “that enc...
CISD students unleash inner artist through Cozby Library’s Storybook Contest
Pramika Kadari, Copy Editor
March 25, 2019
Many Coppell ISD students became authors for the first time as they created picture books for the Cozby Library and Community Commons’ 2019 Storybook Contest, which concluded in February. All students in grades K-12 were eligible. There were two age divisions - the first for those in f...
Dragon, eagle battle to form an identity through art
Anika Arutla, Staff Writer
March 23, 2019
Art means something different to every person due to their own varying personal experiences; Coppell High School senior Jingchun Quan used her own background and experiences to create award-winning art. Quan took a digital photograph, titled “Eagles meets Dragon: A Clash of Cultures”, which was selec...
Conflicting ideologies collide in award-winning artwork
Anika Arutla, Staff Writer
March 23, 2019
Light vs. dark, two sides to humanity: that became the focus of Coppell High School junior SreeVarsha Chinthapenta’s abstract painting, which is now on display at the Dallas Museum of Art. The painting, titled “Juxtaposition”, is an experimental, drawing that Chintapenta created at the beginning ...
Youth Art Month paints portrait of students, staff at CHS
Anthony Cesario, Entertainment Editor
March 8, 2019
March brings more than spring weather. It also brings Youth Art Month, a recognition and celebration of the value of art and art education. This school year, the theme is “Your art, your story”. Coppell High School art students and staff take Youth Art Month as an opportunity to reflect upon the i...
Art I students hide drawings, find relationships through geocache project
Sofia Guerrero, Student Life Editor
November 6, 2018
Students in Art I classes at Coppell High School excitedly rush around the campus, eagerly seeking a hiding spot for their miniature masterpieces. CHS Art I teacher David Bearden tasked his students with a “geocache”-type project, in which they were given the chance to draw anything on an in...
A new generation of artists: CHS students participate in VASE competition, volunteering opportunities
Anthony Cesario, Co-Student Life Editor
April 10, 2018
Student masterpieces, from digital art to pencil drawings, hang in a miniature art gallery in E hall (art hallway) at Coppell High School. There, CHS art students display their artwork and artistic abilities for everyone to see. Beyond a schoolwide level, the Visual Arts Scholastic Event...
Creativity Showcase: Senior Kim McDonald
Pramika Kadari, Staff Writer
March 29, 2018
Like many artists, Coppell High School senior Kim McDonald has been interested in the craft for as long as she can remember. Her father was a tattoo artist and her grandfather enjoyed painting, so art has always surrounded her. This piece, titled “In the fields of life and death”, was made for her ...
Dallas Restaurant gets taste of Coppell artist’s talent
Pramika Kadari, Staff Writer
March 15, 2018
DALLAS - For as long as she can remember, Coppell High School junior Karina Teruya has loved art. She was overjoyed when, recently, her drawing Conductor was selected to be showcased on a large chalkboard at the highly-rated LARK on the Park restaurant in Dallas, adjacent to Klyde Warren Park. “I really like how I can e...
