Coppell looks to take down panthers in round two
Nathan Reck Assistant Sports Editor After pulling out a 20 point victory in the opening round of the playoffs against Keller Coppell now faces the Plano East Panthers in a second round matchup that starts at 11 am Saturday morning at the Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium. In the opening round Plano East escaped with a win thanks to a 16 point fourth quarter that sent the game into overtime where a guttsy call to go for two gave the Panthers a one point victory over Irving MacArthur. The game featured two strong running games as both teams had at least 40 rushing attempts and over 200 yards on the ground. The Cowboys also featured a strong…
“Wreaths and trees, ribbons and bows” Coppell holiday parade around the corner
by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer The much anticipated Spirit of Coppell Holiday Parade of Lights on Saturday, December 5 will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Samuel and follow down Parkway to Town Center Plaza where Coppellians will meet the lighting of Town Center. This year’s parade theme is “wreaths and trees, ribbons and bows” so expect to see festively decorated floats and parade walkers who will be passing out glowing items and candy. The night is guaranteed to be brilliant and bright with each float required to have at least 200 lights. Before the parade, floats will be judged and first and second place winners will be selected. Santa Clause and Mrs. Clause will be…
Intramural dodge ball back at CHS
By Peter Sblendorio Staff Writer While one popular intramural sport, Ultimate Frisbee, came to its conclusion last week, another one made its season debut. The first games of the six on six dodgeball season took place on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the gym at New Tech High in Coppell. Nine teams competed in what is the first week of a three-week season. Playoffs will be held on Dec. 17 for qualifying teams. This is the second year that CHS has offered dodgeball as intramural sport for its students, though last year it was held in the spring. The morning announcements at the high school, as well as constant reminders by the faculty at lunch, urged…
This Saturday: Last Farmers Market of 2009
By Melissa Brisco Staff Writer Saturday Nov. 21 will be the last Coppell Farmers Market of 2009. The market will reopen Jan. 16, 2010. In a celebration of the last Farmers Market of the year, there will be different and special things for sale. Rehoboth Ranch will be delivering turkeys and pre-ordered meats. Dominion Farms will have pre-ordered hams ready for pick up and many of the local vendors will have gift packages for sale. When the Farmers Market resumes in January, they will only take place on the third Saturday of each month; Jan. 16, Feb. 20 and Mar. 20. These special “winter markets” will offer natural meats, produce, fruits and vegetables, eggs and…
Three Films that look brilliant
“An Education” This film written by Nick Hornby is about a precocious young girl burgeoning on womanhood who meets an older man ( Peter Sarsgaard ) who introduces her to the world of adult life, and the bad that comes with it. The main actress Carey Mulligan has been praised so far in critical circles for her performance. Frankly it looks great, and it’s been out since October 16. “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” Nick Cage’s performance in this film has been described as a tour-de-force in high camp. This film’s name describes what it’s about, a police officer who has drug and gambling problems investigates the killing of five Sengelease immigrants in post…
Paul Banks releases new solo album
After playing with Interpol on guitar and lead vocals for seven years, Paul Banks has just recently released his first solo album, Julian Plenti is…Skyscraper. This new album, although not being a complete departure from Interpol’s sound with songs like “Games for Days” bringing back the punk rock feel that is Interpol’s norm, is a new direction for Banks and easily shows his artistic groove. The album however also dwelves into a more airy side of Banks artistic nature. The album is filled with songs which, while they may stray from the hard rock sound akin to Bank’s earlier work, are given to a lighter, wispy sound. “Skyscraper” itself holds a great blend of sound, starting from…
Top three remixes
“Electric Feel (Justice Remix)” by MGMT: I read many reviews of this song when I first bought it on iTunes, and was surprised to see that most didn’t enjoy the song. It made me hesitate a moment before clicking the “purchase” button, but despite bad reviews, I clicked anyways. Let me just tell you, it was the best purchase I’ve ever made. It takes the already dance-y version of MGMT’s original and adds the throbbing beats that is heard with Justice. It’s definitely one of my favorite remixes, and songs, of all times. “Knocked Up”originally by Kings of Leon, remix by Lykke Li: I’m never fond of someone taking one of my favorite songs, by…
Band members wear specialized jerseys
Every year, members of the CHS band and choir compete against each other in a no-pads, tackle football game. This may come as a shock to those of you who are not familiar with this. However, this is not a new tradition. Right now, the record stands band, two wins and choir, nine, which means the teams have met eleven times. And this year, the band team decided to pitch in for jerseys to give more credit to the organization of the game. The game is usually simple and the teams play to a certain number of points decided by the team coaches, normally 20 or 21. This year, the band team has practiced close to a…
The question is no longer up for debate
It’s undeniable. We cannot debate it any longer. And on Sunday night we got the defining reason on why the Indianapolis Colts are the best football team in the league right now. This season the argument has come down between two teams, the Colts and the Saints. Let’s look at how each team did in week 10. The Saints traveled to St. Louis to battle the Rams in what seemed to be another easy victory for the unbeaten team. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees was 18-for-26 for 223 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Not horrible but certainly not where he should be at the moment. The 9-0 Colts stayed at home to take on…
The Sidekick Radio Network Theme Song Contest
Like writing music? The Sidekick Radio Network is looking for you to create its theme song! Create an orginal song to become the theme song of The Sidekick Radio Network. The best song will be played at the start of every show and other entries will be saved for special episodes. Rules: Songs must be school appropriate. No explicit words. Songs must be original, containing no copyrighted material. Songs must either have lyrics pertaining to Coppell, The Sideick, or The Sidekick Radio Network or have no lyrics at all. All entries must be submitted to Mr. Wofford in Room D115 on a CD-ROM. No Flash drives or e-mail entries will be considered. Songs can be…