Coppell Student Media

District’s strategic plan to include anti-bullying focus

October 3, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief I have always been of the opinion that bullying prevention should never be left to the students. Although I wouldn't say bullying is an epidemic at any CISD campus,...

Elementary students bring messages of peace full circle

September 26, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief Last Friday, students at Lakeside Elementary did more than recite their multiplication tables. Instead, they were busy making pinwheels to advocate for peace and...

Turner brings taste of Coppell to TASA conference in Austin

September 14, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief Two members of the technical crew stand at attention on either side of the stage, armed with confetti cannons. They are ready to show the crowd what Coppell...

Austin elementary to celebrate 25 years of excellence

September 12, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief Austin elementary will celebrate its 25th anniversary tomorrow night, Sept. 13. The celebration, to be held on the elementary school's campus, will last from...

College Night marks the beginning of a long-awaited process

September 5, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief Next Thursday, Sept. 13, over 200 representatives from as many colleges will be at CHS, ready and willing to answer your most plaguing questions. From 6 pm to 8...

Welcome back, Coppell High School!

August 27, 2012

Welcome back, CHS! The 2011-12 school year was a record breaker here at The Sidekick, and it's only going to get better from here. Our goal, as always, is to make Coppell news readily available to...

The Sidekick concludes an historic year in print

May 23, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief At the beginning of this school year, I promised a year full of timely news, in-depth reports and award-winning photography, and I am happy to say that this year's...

Michelle’s Musings: take pity on weary students

May 22, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief I had a 101° fever. I was completely aware of this fact - it was quite difficult to ignore - yet I was sitting in my Econ class learning about tax corruption...

AP art students show their strokes of genius

May 16, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief Come to the CHS library tomorrow night from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. to see the AP art show. Here, students from AP 2-D design, 3-D art and AP drawing classes will have...

Journalists removed from endangered species list

April 18, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief Our Web Master Wren Culp infamously claimed at last year's JEA/NSPA High School Journalism convention that newspapers will be dead in 50 years. While Mr. Culp...

The Sidekick staff reaches new heights in Seattle

April 12, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief SEATTLE, Wash. - I honestly don’t know what I was thinking when I handed my $20 bill to the man at the kiosk. I don’t know what I was thinking when I got on...

CISD takes over Rangers Ballpark on May 14

April 11, 2012

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief On Monday May 14, Coppell ISD students, staff, and families will take over the Rangers Ballpark for their annual “CISD Day" at the Ballpark in Arlington. Select...