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...
Part 4: The search for the solution to CISD’s funding dilemma
Akif Abidi, Staff Writer
November 3, 2018
This election season, public education funding has found a place among the most prominent topics in Texas. For the past several years, wealthy districts - such as Coppell ISD - have been trapped in a predicament between clashing financial state government laws, making funding and budgeting a ch...
CISD takes initiative to ramp up campus security for student safety
Akif Abidi, Staff Writer
September 25, 2018
In a nation whose history has been riddled with numerous mass shootings and tragedies, the issue of school safety has risen to prominence recently with schools districts across the country, including Coppell ISD, giving student safety a spot in one of their paramount priorities. Though the...
CHS witnesses much-awaited opening of new bathrooms
Akif Abidi, Staff Writer
October 2, 2017
Coppell High School saw the much awaited opening of two renovated bathrooms last Thursday and Friday. The bathrooms that opened are right at the mouth of upstairs and downstairs B hall, and have been undergoing renovation for the past few months. The entire bathroom was torn apart and ...
CISD’s hunt for new leader ends with familiar face
August 1, 2017
In the fall of 1990, Brad Hunt began his time in Coppell ISD as a Coppell High School teacher. On Monday night, he took over the lead position for the district when the CISD Board of Trustees approved his hiring as superintendent. “I am excited and thrilled to be named the new superintendent ...
Coppell ISD names Jund principal of high school
Jessica Hernandez, Staff Writer
June 27, 2017
Dr. Nicole Jund has been named principal of Coppell High School. Her hiring was approved by the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees on Monday night. “I have my doctorate in education, experience in being a high school administrator, a former high school teacher and coach and a background in being a campus...
“If there is a word I can leave you with tonight, it’s transformation.”
Rutuja Joshi, Staff Writer
September 21, 2016
On Tuesday night, Coppell Gifted Association brought to light the new demands of our current and future workforce through a presentation held at Coppell High School. The future of students does not demand kids with expert knowledge on content, but rather students wh...
Cantrell voices perspective on new freshman center
Jamie Kimbrell, Staff Writer
May 13, 2016
For Coppell ISD alumni and current students, Coppell Middle School West’s historical location is a central point in our city’s educational buildings. Once home to the original senior high school, West is once again to house high school students as it transforms into a future freshman center. &...
CISD Elementary Honor Choir to perform at CHS tonight (with video)
Lili Lomas, Staff Writer
January 28, 2016
Students at Coppell High School may be surprised to hear the voices of fifth graders coming from the auditorium area today during school. These elementary students are here for CISD Elementary Honor Choir rehearsals and performance. The district Honor Choir is made up of 10 fi...
St. Ann’s Carnival through the years
September 24, 2015
Valeria Gil de Leyva Staff Writer Nothing screams Coppell, Texas like community events. The local Catholic church, St. Ann Catholic Parish, plays a huge role in hosting these events with the annual St. Ann’s Carinval. For years, the carnival has kickstarted fall festivities in Coppell. More than 20,000 people attend the carnival over a period of three days. &n...
