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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

On Friday, former Coppell football coach and current athletic director Joe McBride accepted the position as head coach and athletic coordinator at McKinney Boyd High School. McBride leaves behind Coppell football with a legacy of three district titles in five seasons from 2010-14.

McBride returning to sidelines

Christine Zacuai, Executive News Editor January 25, 2019

Coppell ISD athletics director and former head football coach Joe McBride officially accepted the head football coach and athletic coordinator position at McKinney Boyd High School.   The news...

Coppell High School senior Justin Chow shoots for a goal during the game on Jan.15th against McKinney Boyd, at Buddy Echols Field. Cowboys lost the battle to the Broncos 3-2.

Cowboys lament tough loss in closing seconds

Ryan Dyke, Writer January 16, 2019

An extremely close game up until the last five seconds, the Coppell boys soccer game on Tuesday against McKinney Boyd at Buddy Echols Field was intense. Coppell put up a strong fight, before losing, 3-2,...

Texas legislation has passed a new law where students are required to have police encounter training. Each school district will implement the law in their own way to reduce tensions between the law enforcement and the community. Coppell ISD is making sure that students have viewed the Flashing Lights video, in order to be certified for graduation.

Flashing Lights: Texas law requires police encounter training for high school students

Nishant Medicharla, Staff Writer November 29, 2018

Starting this school year, Texas legislation has passed a bill requiring all high school students to have proper training in the process, procedures and legal rights of citizens in possible police encounters....

Coppell High school students prepare to go to their home room class on Monday. Students started their first day of the 2017-2018 school year.Photo by Ale Ceniceros.

Eclipse, IDs, new principal create adjustment filled first day

Lili Lomas, Executive Digital Content Editor, Sports Editor August 22, 2017

Coppell High School’s return to classes on Monday was a day of change.   Apart from running on a new block schedule and an introduction of a fourth lunch, students were transported to the...

Coppell ISD has named Brad Hunt (pictured with Coppell ISD trustee Anthony Hill at a school board meeting last January) as the districts new superintendent. Hunt, who replaces Dr. Mike Waldrip, is a former CHS principal, teacher and CISD assistant superintendent.

CISD’s hunt for new leader ends with familiar face

Amelia Vanyo and Fiona Koshy 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...

Dr. Nicole Jund is the new principal of Coppell High School. A reception was held following the Coppell ISD Boards approval of her hiring on Monday night at the Vonita White Administration Building. (L to R) CHS  math teacher Dana DeLoach, CHS math teacher Karie Kosh, CHS assistant principal Melissa Arnold, CHS Principal Dr. Nicole Jund, Coppell ISD director of mathematics Mary Kemper, CHS math teacher Mary Jo Wilt, CHS math teacher James Behlen and CHS math teacher John Watkins.

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...

Coppell High School junior Sangjun Lee watches planes depart from and arrive at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport from DFW Founders’ Plaza. Lee has been interested in becoming a pilot from a young age due to his grandfather’s experience in the Vietnam War living behind the air base. He was able to run simulations of flying planes as a kid and has continued his interest by spending time researching planes.

Passion takes flight: Lee ensues fervor, seeks to take on piloting career

Jessica Jun, Staff Writer February 6, 2017

He sat down eagerly as his grandpa and older cousins told their stories. From stories about the Vietnam War to the sharing about the life of a pilot, with each word, his smile grew bigger and fascination...

Cutline: Coppell High School senior Rutuja Joshi reflects on her last semester of high school. Posing under the class of 2017 sign, Joshi wears “senior overalls” to participate in the CHS senior year tradition.

New Priorities: As Coppell High School seniors enter their last semester in high school, focus shifts to family and friends

Rutuja Joshi, Staff Writer February 3, 2017

  I remember in my freshman year when I set up a countdown to graduation and it measured over 1000 days. Now, I see just over 100.   As seniors enter their second and last semester...

Coppell Performance Course director Stephen Baca motivates the athletes to push on in their workout after school last Thursday in the Coppell High School weight room. Baca has a very motivational personality and hosts workouts before and after school with CHS athletes. Photo by Hannah Tucker.

Intensity breeds success: Performance Course coach uses energy to impact lives (with video)

Reid Valentine, Staff writer January 26, 2017

Coppell Performance Course coordinator Stephen Baca is insane.   He has to be. No normal human being wakes up 4:45 a.m., then leading a high intensity workout an hour later with an energy level...

Coppell High School sophomores Alarika Voora, Mahima Vermuri and Rithika Vijayaragavan gather in Chemistry teacher Chris Stricker’s classroom for their added eighth period this afternoon on the B Day of the test run of the block schedule. In this temporary eighth period, added due to the block schedule, freshmen and sophomores learned about coding and gained inspiration for future careers. Photo by Hannah Tucker.

A variety of changes: block schedule

Hannah Tucker, Photographer January 11, 2017

Along with around 40 other school, the Coppell Band competed in prelims at the UIL State competition in San Antonio on Nov.  8 and advanced to finals with 11 other bands on Nov. 9. The competition took place in the Alamodome, at which thousands of spectators attended the event in order to admire the work of each program. Photo by Hannah Tucker.

Trekking to state with the Coppell Band

Hannah Tucker, Photographer November 18, 2016

Coppell Band snare camera catches on field action

Coppell Band snare camera catches on field action

Hannah Tucker, Photographer November 11, 2016

From Nov. 6 to Nov. 9 the Coppell High School Band attended the UIL State competition in San Antonio. This footage, which was filmed from a chest harness video camera, is from senior snare drum Eliana...

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