![Coppell junior percussionist Sophie Depew performs “An Ancient Observer” at halftime on Nov. 10. Depew won the Percussive Arts Society Texas Chapter’s Day of Percussion high school individual competition in April for her marimba performance and plans to go into the music field after high school.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1170-1200x800.jpeg)
Determination, dedication, devotion
Nrithya Mahesh, Staff Designer
• December 5, 2023
![Coppell Band members celebrate in the Band Hall on Thursday after learning it qualified for the Midwest Clinic in Chicago in December. Coppell High School is one of five bands in the nation to be invited to perform at the Midwest Clinic.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image1-900x600.jpg)
Coppell Band wind symphony making school history, qualifies for elite Midwest Clinic
Manasa Mohan, Executive Editorial Page Editor
• April 6, 2023
![Coppell High School seniors Claire Wang and Ashley Zhang play the marimba performing “Neon Dystopia” at Flower Mound Marcus High School on Saturday. Coppell Percussion was named winner of the Standstill 1 Silver Division of the 2022 Lone Star Drumline Invitational.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/paidesetty_lonestar-900x600.jpg)
Coppell steals the light at Lone Star Classic
Sreehitha Moravaneni, Staff Writer
• November 14, 2022
![Coppell Color Guard senior Autumn Graves waves a flag during the marching band’s show “Archetype” at Buddy Echols Field on Oct. 21. The Coppell Band will compete at the 2022 UIL Class 6A Area Marching Band Contest on Saturday at Pennington Field in Bedford.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gunna_Football_10_21_1379-2-900x600.jpg)
Band vying for success at 2022 UIL Class 6A Marching Contest
Shrayes Gunna, Staff Writer
• October 29, 2022
![The Coppell High School Band’s snares and quads practice at Buddy Echols Field on Sept. 16 before its competition at Dripping Springs High School. Coppell Percussion was named winner of the Advanced Large Division of the 2022 Thunder in the Hills Percussion Invitational.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ravi_Drumline_9-16_-19-900x600.jpg)
Drumline glows in first-place performance of “Neon Dystopia”
Shrayes Gunna, Staff Writer
• September 29, 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.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Cooper_Zaidi_5_9_22-900x600.jpg)
Zaidi scaling to great heights with trumpet
Srihari Yechangunja, Design Editor
• May 13, 2022
![Coppell High School head band director Kim Shuttlesworth delivers a speech to the band program before the Bands of America competition in St. Louis. Band placed third in the competition, making history with Coppell’s highest rank and highest score.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_0902-1-900x675.jpg)
Band’s Carousel program achieves unprecedented accomplishment in St. Louis
Manasa Mohan, Advertising and Circulation Manager
• November 1, 2021
![Coppell head band director Kim Shuttlesworth and color guard director Matthew Rummel conduct after school band rehearsal from atop the band director tower in the parking lot behind Buddy Echols Field on Thursday. Shuttlesworth was named the new Coppell ISD band director on April 26.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cooper_Shuttlesworth2-900x600.jpg)
Shuttlesworth following love for music in mother’s footsteps
Trisha Atluri, Executive Entertainment Editor
• August 31, 2021
![Coppell High School sophomores (now juniors) Kelly Kim, Eden Kim and New Tech High @ Coppell senior (now 2020 graduate) Marlee Moe play the flute at the Mid-Winter band concert last year in the CHS Auditorium. The annual concert showcases every band including CHS9 bands (Symphonic and Concert), Symphonic Band 1, Symphonic Band 2, Concert Band 1, Concert Band 2 and Wind Symphony. This year weather concerns have forced the band to turn to individual performances rather than a full showcase.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Tracy_Mid-WinterBandConcertFeb4_7-1-900x600.jpg)
Weather concerns force band to change February concert to individual performances
Anette Varghese, Staff Writer
• February 19, 2021
![Coppell High School senior Akhil Aitha plays the marching bass drum on Feb. 8 in the CHS parking lot outside the band hall. In addition to percussion, Aitha makes music outside of school by singing and producing beats on his computer.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/KyahAkhilFeatureStory2_8_1-900x604.jpg)
From tragedy to melody: Aitha evolving in music creation
Trisha Atluri, Advertising/Circulation Manager
• February 17, 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 2020-21 school year.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Got-You-Covered-Slides-01-4-900x600.jpg)
Got You Covered: 2/15-21
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
• February 15, 2021
![Coppell Band director Gerry Miller was approved as the district’s coordinator of fine arts by the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees on Monday. Miller has led Coppell Band as a director for five years and begins his new position today.](https://coppellstudentmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/millerband.jpg)
District elevating Miller to coordinate fine arts programs
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
• October 1, 2020
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