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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

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

Graphic by Manu Garikipati. The historic trust of citizens and their law enforcement being put to the test.

Citizens have right to be angry about recent police brutality

January 8, 2015

By Alexandra Dalton Staff Writer @alex_dalton04   If I am expected to stand up at the Pledge of Allegiance and say those hollow words, then I have to be able to answer this question with a...

Required reading takes toll on student stress once again

Required reading takes toll on student stress once again

September 26, 2013

By Sloane Samberson Staff Writer It’s 1 o’clock in the morning, all your hope is lost. You have been stuck on the same chapter for over an hour now and do not think you will ever finish the four...

Senior column: Hair reflects on high school, future

Senior column: Hair reflects on high school, future

May 15, 2013

By Thomas Hair Opinions Editor For the past four years, I’ve been climbing endlessly, longing to reach the top the mountain that is Coppell High School. But now that I’m pulling myself up onto...

Demonstrators gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, as the court hers argments on a part of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act that prevents legally wed same-sex couples from receiving certain benefits by defining marriage as between a man and woman. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Hair column: Same-sex couples deserve right to marry

April 9, 2013

By Thomas Hair Opinions Editor Facebook users logged in on the first week of April to find their news feed plastered with dozens and dozens of red equal signs – people changing their profile picture...

The Eagle Lake Rod and Gun Club is currently being restored after years of neglect. Members of the club wanted to preserve the history instead of tearing it down. Photo by Elizabeth Sims.

Keep Coppell landmarks from becoming history

November 30, 2012

By Elizabeth Sims Staff Writer Recently, I was driving down the streets of Coppell and looking around at all the half-empty strip malls, numerous fast food restaurants and sub-divisions. I became...

Star Wars: the Essential Readers Companion by Pablo Hidalgo (Del Ray, $29.95) is a guide to Star Wars Expanded Universe in literary form. (Del Ray/MCT)

The force is strong with Disney’s new Star Wars sequels

October 31, 2012

By Thomas Hair Opinions Editor A decade ago in a press conference far, far away, George Lucas swore that the saga was finished, that there would never be another Star Wars film. It appears that his...

What gets in my Hair: Students lying on college applications

What gets in my Hair: Students lying on college applications

October 17, 2012

By Thomas Hair Opinions Editor As you fill out the application for your dream college, it is so incredibly easy to lie, to twist the truth to gain an edge over the competition. The pressure to be...

What gets in my Hair: racism still a problem at CHS, beyond

What gets in my Hair: racism still a problem at CHS, beyond

September 21, 2012

By Thomas Hair Opinions Editor Sometimes, just three words can permanently change your outlook. Even three words read on a tiny cell phone screen during a monotonous bus ride. It was a particularly...

Hair, Opinions Section back in full throttle for new year

Hair, Opinions Section back in full throttle for new year

August 27, 2012

By Thomas Hair Opinions Editor My name is Thomas Hair, and I will be the editor of the Opinions Section this year. As a senior, this will be my third year on staff but my first as a section editor....

Graphic by Brian Hwu.

DMV proves disastrous to drivers

February 7, 2012

By Dyer Whitt Staff Writer The ability to drive a car serves as an escape, adventure and privilege for most teenagers. However, the process in which one obtains a drivers license is a bit less...

Graphic by Brian Hwu

Teaching topics with bias can be beneficial for students

October 6, 2011

by Coleman Armes Staff Writer Everyone has been there; you are sitting in class, and the teacher is teaching a lesson, their bias completely showing through. Usually when this happens there...

Outsourcing; the future global model

April 18, 2011

By Mike Pankonien The pen I used to write down ideas for this article column was made in China. The laptop I am typing this on was made in Malaysia. The tech support I called when my laptop died suddenly...

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