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  • Coppell High School hosts a College Athlete Signing Ceremony at CHS Arena at 8 a.m. on Thursday
  • On Friday, The Square at Old Town hosts the Old Town Anniversary from 7-9 p.m.
  • On Friday and Saturday, Lariettes presents its Spring Show at 7 p.m. at the CHS Auditorium
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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

The residents of a diverse town like Coppell are blessed with a variety of appearances and manners of speaking and style of dress. However, those who deviate from the norm are deemed irresponsible or unrespectable. The Sidekick advertising and circulation manager Trisha Atluri argues that this shouldn’t be the case.

Throw away the handbook of respectability

Trisha Atluri, Advertising/Circulation Manager May 12, 2021

Don’t judge a book by its cover. An age-old adage passed down between generations and the moral of countless children’s books, this lesson is ingrained in our minds from the day we can comprehend...

Half of this girl is dressed according to the Coppell High School dress code, while the other half is dressed against it. The dress code at CHS restricts revealing clothing such as crop tops and short skirts (right), and approves modest clothing such as full sleeves and long pants (left).

The problematic aspects of dress code

Pramika Kadari, Staff Writer December 4, 2017

  Want to rock blue hair or show off the cute new crop top your friend bought you? Unfortunately, the dress code at Coppell High School prohibits both of these things and more.   At...

Dress appropriately CHS

May 17, 2011

By Henna Khan Business Manager For the past few weeks, assistant principals have been strictly enforcing dress code regualtion during the daily announcements and loudly in the hallways. While some...

Mesquite’s homecoming disaster

September 29, 2010

If there is one day out of the year where dress code is not applied at Coppell High school it’s at the homecoming dance. Girls are often able to get in with no problem despite how closely their dresses...

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