Band conducting limited in-person rehearsals after start of virtual school year
Akhila Gunturu, CHS9 Editor
September 8, 2020
Since March, the Coppell Band has been conducting its program virtually due to COVID-19. Now, with the start of the 2020-21 school year, band has continued to carry out the program online, and as of two weeks ago, has begun limited in-person rehearsals. These in-person rehearsals started Aug. 24 w...
Answering in-person schooling questions
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
September 7, 2020
In Coppell ISD, in-person learning begins tomorrow for the students who chose the option on the district’s commitment form. The Sidekick asked Coppell High School students what questions they had about in-person learning and answered them below. Students and parents are also encouraged to view the chec...
Secondary campuses conduct first virtual Curriculum Night
Akhila Gunturu and Shivi Sharma
September 2, 2020
For Coppell High School assistant principal Zane Porter, Curriculum Night on Monday night was a lot quieter than the years past. Without families to direct and classrooms to walk into, Porter spent his time from 5:30- 7 p.m. visiting teachers’ Zoom meetings and watching them chat through Google Teams....
High school campuses to host annual curriculum night in live digital format
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
August 28, 2020
On Monday night from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Coppell High School, New Tech High @ Coppell and CHS9 will host their first virtual Curriculum Night over Zoom. The event will allow parents to meet their child’s teachers and receive an overview of the curriculum, resources, and expectations for each course. ...
#CHSRelentless: Springer’s heart misses students on campus as school opens remotely
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
August 21, 2020
A remote learning school day starts at 3:40 a.m. for Coppell High School Principal Laura Springer. The start of her 40th year in education isn’t what she expected, yet each day, she shows up on campus for her staff and nearly 3,000 students preparing to start class at their desks. In the first we...
Artists drawing support for racial justice
Trisha Atluri, Advertising/Circulation Manager
August 20, 2020
This past May, when the death of George Floyd rocked the nation and opened the eyes of a generation to racially motivated violence, Coppell High School senior Ishita Sisodia picked up her oil paints and set to work on a piece she would spend five days on. Sisodia, along with other Coppell-ba...
How seniors/those moving from CISD are going to return items amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Nanette Pottoore, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
As the school year is coming to an end and with students off campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students are left wondering what to do with items that belong to Coppell High School. “[The school] is putting together a schedule, and [CHS Principal Laura Springer] will be sending that out to studen...
Keeping your distance
Shivi Sharma, CHS9 Editor
April 17, 2020
At 11 a.m., Kelly's Texican Grill owner Lawrence Kelly pushes open his restaurant’s door, his footsteps breaking the silence that surrounds the unmoved chairs and tables. Sunlight seeps through the windows of the Sandy Lake Road restaurant, falling on empty delivery containers rather than the laug...
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...
Farmers no match on the pitch against Cowgirls
Nanette Pottoore, Staff Writer
March 1, 2020
The Coppell girls soccer team jumped on top of Lewisville in the first half and did not look back in a 5-1 victory Friday night at Buddy Echols Field. The Cowgirls started strong during the first half, with sophomore forward Michelle Pak scoring the first goal within four minutes. Senior defender Haley ...
Being a student journalist connects writing to my world
Shivi Sharma, CHS9 Editor
February 25, 2020
Like most students, I participated in many classes and camps growing up, determining possible interests. One of them was a writing class at University of California, Berkeley’s Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP) in the summer of 2012. We’d practiced writing poetry in third grade, and my haiku abo...
The Sportlight: Patel looking back on soccer as senior, venturing forward to engineering path in college
Nanette Pottoore, Staff Writer
February 15, 2020
The Sportlight highlights a male and female JV athlete every Monday and Friday. This week, Coppell senior JV2 center back Aditi Patel was selected. Follow Nanette (@nanettepottore) and @SidekickSports on Twitter for more. ...
