Problem solvers: Freshman coders capture regional crown
Sreeja Mudumby, Staff Writer
January 6, 2020
As the clock runs, their fingers rapidly type lines of code. All too soon, the clock stops, and the students huddle to congratulate each other for their effort. They anxiously wait as the winners are called. CHS9 students Madhav Thamaran, Arjun Inamdar and Mukund Raman participated in the Plano Eas...
Love for ocean fuels biology teaching
Anika Arutla, Social Media Manager
December 10, 2019
The turquoise ocean, golden sand and colorful flora and fauna is a landscape that CHS9 biology teacher Laronna Doggett witnesses almost every summer when she goes with North Lake College on trips to Hawaii. With a marine biology degree from Texas A&M University at Galveston and having taken cla...
Q&A: Harrington integrating more technology, new ideas at CHS9
Akhila Gunturu, Staff Writer
September 25, 2019
William Harrington is a new honors and on-level Algebra I teacher at CHS9. A former teacher at Hebron and Windham Middle School in Willimantic, Conn, Harrington comes from a family of educators. He places importance on integrating technology into teaching. What is your education background? I actually got my bachelor’s in math ...
Freshmen athletes conforming to high school athletics after initial scheduling issues
Akif Abidi, Staff Writer
April 18, 2019
Before basketball season came to an end late February, CHS9 freshman boys basketball player Anthony Black’s school schedule was a monotonous grind. Black woke up early in the morning to get to Coppell High School to train with his team. As the clock hit 9:55 a.m., the freshman would rush to the showers and change before his other t...
Taking incoming school year in stride
Anika Arutla, Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
Next year, a new generation of students will enter the halls of Coppell High School. This body of students will differ from others from the past 54 years, as they are the first generation coming from the Coppell High School Ninth Grade Campus (CHS9). CHS9, which opened in August, is a stepping stone for freshmen a...
A sweet surprise: long-term CHS9 custodian receives jersey from students
Christine Zacuai, Executive News Editor
February 26, 2019
After being given a class wordle and poster in an gratitude activity by students in CHS9 Spanish II teacher Christie Nelson’s sixth period class, CHS9 custodian Jose Rodrigues didn’t expect his next gift. Presented with a brand-new Ezekiel Elliott jersey from his favorite football tea...
Basketball starts small, turns into passion for Agarwal
Neha Desaraju, Staff Writer
January 28, 2019
He is the youngest on the team, but at 6 feet 4 inches, one of the tallest. Coppell High School freshman Ryan Agarwal fits right in with the juniors, seniors and one sophomore on the boys basketball varsity team. In fact, the older players have allowed him a space to get better as an athlete...
Modeling merit: First-ever CHS9 Teacher of the Year awarded to Douglas
Christine Zacuai, Executive News Editor
December 5, 2018
Hands-on. Everyday champion. Funny. Growing. Caring. When asked for a single word that describes CHS9 AP/GT Biology teacher Cathy Douglas on a simple but touching video - her students had nothing but good things to say for the first-ever CHS9 Teacher of the Year recipient. H...
Q&A: Classroom to office: Vaughn returns to Coppell as assistant principal
Christine Zacuai, Executive News Editor
October 30, 2018
Before working at Coppell Middle School North in 2008 and Coppell High School in 2010 as a social studies teacher and coach, CHS9 administrator Chase Vaughn worked in three other districts: Lago Vista, Mesquite and Plano ISDs. He returns this year as an assistant principal at CHS9. Vaughn shares his...
Fresh look for historic campus (with video)
Anika Arutla, Staff Writer
October 4, 2018
Since the announcement of a new high school campus two years ago, the spotlight has been put on CHS9. The campus focuses on ninth graders and providing a secure environment for them, away from the upperclassmen. At CHS9’s official grand opening on Wednesday night, it was evident why and who ...
Long-awaited freshman center opens its doors to both fresh feel, furniture
Christine Zacuai, Executive News Editor
August 15, 2018
This morning, anticipation for the converted freshman center, CHS9, reached an end as its first school year welcomes a bustling and bright-eyed school freshmen class. Despite being an entirely new campus faced with the obstacles of transportation and scheduling, CH9 has ran into little pr...
