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The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media


Coppell High School junior Naisha Jain has put her passions and knowledge of STEM into the Technology Student Association for the past two years. On Feb. 11, Jain was announced Region 11 TSA president, the first in Coppell.

STEM driving Jain to become Region 11 TSA president (with video)

Rhea Chowdhary, Staff Photographer March 7, 2023

Countless hours pass by as Coppell High School junior and Technology Student Association secretary Naisha Jain perfects her autoclave device, ready to compete at the TSA regional conference. She competes...

As the time for students to pick courses for next year approaches, Coppell High School introduces new classes available for the 2023-2024 school year. The Sidekick staff photographer Rhea Chowdary goes in depth into the new classes available in order for incoming and returning students to solidify their schedule.

2023-24 course guide released, offering more options than the last

Rhea Chowdhary, Staff Photographer January 19, 2023

Every year, students coming back from winter break are struck with decisions for their next school year. Almost immediately, a new course guide is introduced, usually containing more options than the last. This...

CHS9 Choir Director Katherine Conkovich conducts the choir as they sing “Carol of the Bells” in the Coppell High School auditorium during the choir winter concert on Thursday. Conkovich is a new member of the choir staff and works primarily at CHS9 and Coppell Middle School West. Photo by Shreya Ravi

Dedication is a key chord

Rhea Chowdhary, Staff Photographer December 6, 2022

A plethora of words exist in the English language, but there is only one that perfectly sums up CHS9 choir director Katherine Conkovich: dedication. Added to the 2022-23 CHS9 staff prior to the school...

Texan-themed decorations coat the tables of the Coppell High School Library on Tuesday. Coppell High School student council invited other CISD student council members for dinner and leadership games as a part of the inaugural Barnyard Bash.

Student Council connecting district leaders in inaugural Barnyard Bash

November 20, 2022

In the early November cold, the lights in the Coppell High School Library glow despite the darkness outside the facility. On Tuesday evening, Coppell High School Student Council’s inaugural Barnyard...

The ownership of cell phones has changed expeditionality in the range of four years. Staff writer Rhea Chowdhary explores how this has created the implementation of updated phone policies in Coppell Middle School East.

CMS East stops the buzz with a new phone policy

Rhea Chowdhary, Staff Photographer October 31, 2022

Coppell Middle School East introduced a new phone policy for 2022-23 following Coppell High School’s phone policy, which began 2019. As the age for receiving a phone slowly decreases and the prevalence...

Coppell High School senior Jude Taylor and New Tech High @ Coppell freshman Piper Baranowski portray Orpheus and Eurydice respectively in the CHS Black Box Theatre on Sunday. CHS Theater put on its fall production “Eurydice” for the community on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Photo by Shrayes Gunna

180 degree turns of tone in “Eurydice” engaged audiences

Minori Kunte, Staff Writer October 31, 2022

As the sky turned dark many eager Coppell residents filled the seats of the Black Box Theatre. Friends, family and excited audience members were introduced to the inviting aura of the play with mystical...

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