• BREAKING: Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt announces retirement effective at end of school year.
  • CHS seniors have Adulting Day on Thursday.
  • Choir holds its Spring Concert in the auditorium at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Coppell High School senior Ethan Camaret views the moon through a telescope during the Moon Party. The annual Moon Party was held on Wednesday at CHS Main Entrance and Commons for astronomy students to showcase their knowledge and celebrate the moon.

Community basks in glory of outer space at annual Moon Party

Nrithya Mahesh, Staff Designer • February 22, 2024

Children stare in awe into telescopes, jaws hanging as they marvel at the moon’s beauty. Parents and students galore peruse through lines of trifolds rich in information about various planets and galactic...

Coppell High School astronomy teacher Angela Barnes describes her eclectic bulletin board, filled with mementos and letters from her students, as her most prized possession. Barnes fosters a unique classroom environment that hones in on stress-free learning.

Barnes fostering stress-free classroom environment through passion for science

Divya Sivalenka, Staff Writer • May 19, 2023

While most high school classrooms are adorned with twinkling fairy lights, gigantic wall posters, and abstract photo collages, Coppell High School Honors Astronomy teacher, Angela Barnes, decorated hers...

Coppell High School astronomy students display their United Nations Climate Project in CHS. The UN Climate Project aims to raise awareness and engage CHS students in creating a more sustainable future.

Astronomy students chasing progress, educating on sustainability

Saniya Koppikar, Staff Writer • March 11, 2022

Towards the end of the first semester, each year for the past decade, Coppell High School astronomy teacher Angela Barnes has presented her classes with a challenge.  First, she tells them to study...

Coppell High School astronomy teacher Angela Barnes’s sixth period class researches topics for the global goals project. Honors Astronomy is a level three science elective course with prerequisites of biology, chemistry and geometry.

Crash Course CHS: astronomy

Anette Varghese, Student Life Editor • November 3, 2021

Crash Course CHS is a Sidekick series in which student life editor Anette Varghese answers questions about CHS courses.  In this edition, Varghese talks to CHS astronomy teacher Angela Barnes.  How...

Coppell High School senior David Kim looks through Angela Barnes’ reflector telescope named Beast to view the moon during the star party on Wednesday. “Although it’s only a sliver, you can see all of the textures on the moon,” Kim said. “It’s completely insane.” Photo by Alexandra Dalton.

Anatomy, Earth/Space science classes leave students starry-eyed with skywatching party

September 25, 2015

By Aisha Espinosa Staff Writer @aishaespinosa1 As the sun sets over the Coppell High School parking lot, the telescope is set up, and students start arriving. The rest of the campus is quiet,...

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