Tennis to face off against Prosper in bi-district playoffs
Trisha Atluri, Advertising/Circulation Manager
October 26, 2020
Coppell tennis will be playing the first bi-district match against Prosper at the T Bar M Racquet Club at 8 p.m. today. By defeating Flower Mound last Tuesday, Coppell finished second in District 6-6A for the season. Prosper’s win against McKinney Boyd on Thursday earned third place in District 5...
Girard’s return to district reunites old partnership
Trisha Atluri, Advertising/Circulation Manager
October 23, 2020
After returning to Coppell ISD from four years in Brookings, SD, Coppell High School assistant principal Brandon Girard felt like he was coming home. Girard is not new to an administrative position in CISD. He was an assistant principal at Austin Elementary from 2014 to 2016. “This is an a...
Editorial: Treat COVID-19 as a resource instead of a curse (with video)
Editorial Board
October 2, 2020
What does not kill you makes you stronger. While we should take the time to recognize and grieve what we have lost because of COVID-19, we need to shed some light on the situation so we do not drown in negativity. Living through a pandemic can be mentally and physically draining, and as a result, m...
District elevating Miller to coordinate fine arts programs
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
October 1, 2020
Since 2016, Coppell Band director Gerry Miller has led the largest fine arts department in the district, with close to 500 members. Now, he will oversee fine arts district-wide as the first Coppell ISD Coordinator of Fine Arts. “My prime focus is our students, and making sure the student experience in...
District expanding community engagement with podcast, video series
Trisha Atluri, Advertising/Circulation Manager
September 29, 2020
On Thursday, Coppell ISD launched the We Value podcast, available on all streaming services. New episodes will be released on the last Thursday of every month. Each episode aims to share local examples of excellence in education. In this vein, the first two episodes include interviews with Execut...
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...
#CISDTogether in #CHS9Family
Akhila Gunturu, CHS9 Editor
August 17, 2020
The 2020-21 school year starts off virtually on Monday, Aug. 17. As opposed to the 2019-20 spring semester, the 2020-21 school year will have in-depth and rigorous instruction virtually for students. CHS9 principal Cody Koontz provides his thoughts and opinions on the upcoming school year below. ...
District to provide flexible learning options for upcoming school year
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
July 8, 2020
In its weekly email newsletter, Coppell ISD announced that it will allow families to choose between in-person and remote learning for the 2020-21 school year. Families will commit to their choices for the first nine weeks of the school year through a survey that will be sent out on Tuesday and is due ...
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...
Texas suspends STAAR testing requirements for 2019-20 school year
Shivi Sharma, CHS9 Editor
March 16, 2020
It was announced today that Texas Governor Greg Abbott has eliminated state testing requirements for the 2019-20 school year due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests will not be administered for the current school year in an attempt t...
Algebra I Super Teachers receive district recognition for final project
Shivi Sharma, CHS9 Editor
March 12, 2020
Coppell ISD Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt, CHS9 Principal Cody Koontz and CHS9 assistant principal Nick Coenraad walked into three classrooms clutching plaques to present to deserving teachers on Feb. 21 at CHS9. Algebra I teachers Lucy Grimmett, Gunjan Jain and William Harrington received CISD Super ...
Choir stirs emotion among audience in Region 31 Concert
Nanette Pottoore, Staff Writer
November 11, 2019
GRAPEVINE - The audience is silent as choir members on stage show their talents, by singing a variety of music with the help of instruments in the background. These individuals advanced to perform the Region 31 Concert at First United Methodist Church in Grapevine, which consisted of students from...
