Seniors to appreciate parents at Senior Parent Night
Satvika Ananth Staff Writer As seniors hit the final countdown in their days at Coppell High School, they have a chance to appreciate the people who helped them get this far: their parents. Senior Parent Night will be April 8, starting at 6 p.m. with refreshments at First Baptist Church of Coppell. It allows CHS seniors a chance to give thanks for all the time and effort parents put into their children’s education. Senior class sponsor Shelly Redding has worked with assistant choir director Sarah Meador to plan the entertainment for the evening. Redding has requested seniors to provide their baby pictures, which she will be putting into a video. Meador has worked to select…
CHS performs well at UIL District meet
By Melissa Brisco Staff Writer Last Thursday and Friday, six CHS students earned berths in the regional competition by placing at the UIL Academics District 6-5A Meet at Flower Mound High School. The Class 5A Region I Meet is April 23-24 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Students who placed in the top three people in their category advance to regionals. The students advancing are senior Zach Zoda and Judy Hong for Poetry Interpretation and Tori Galea, Henry Trahan, Quinn Zhang and Peter Chang for Science. In addition, the CHS Science team received first place for the second straight year. Members in the Science category compete individually, but the school with the most points in…
Cowboy season ends in bitter fashion
By Andy Tabor The Coppell Cowboys had done what no other team this entire year had done; tied Jesuit through regulation and two intense overtime periods. With junior goalie Chris Hinze leading the battle cry the cowboys looked to beat the area, state, and nations top team. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, their amazing dream ended in anti-climactic fashion losing in a shootout 3-0. Jesuit never missed a goal while Coppell struggled with the dribble down format of the shootout. The format was that the offensive player would start at the 35 yard line and they would have five seconds to get a shot off or else the shot would not count. A referee would blow…
CHS Band to host pre-UIL concert
By Ellen Cameron Staff Writer On Tuesday, March 30, the Coppell High School band will be hosting a concert, open to the general public. The concert, conducted in the school’s auditorium, begins at 7:00 p.m. and is expected to last approximately three hours. The four high school bands will be performing music such as Gallant Seventh, Carnival Overture and Symphony in One Movement. “It’s basically a dress rehearsal,” section leader and junior Violet Coker said. “There aren’t many times we get to sit down and play in class while we’re working on it, because we’re perfecting it, and usually we can’t just sit for up for up to 23 minutes playing.” The concert will be…
Photo Gallery: Early Greek Life
Senior girls learn more about joining sororities at their future colleges at an Early Greek Life seminar at the First Baptist Church. Photos by Aditi Shrikant
Spring Open House offered opportunities for parents
Story by Rebecca Neumann Video by Roshni Patel and Diana Abousaleh Many parents and students took the opportunity to get in touch with teachers and administration this past Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Spring Open House. Senior Patrick Foss is a Red Jacket and was in charge of guiding parents to their students’ classrooms and he noticed the difference in atmosphere compared to that of the Fall Open House. “There’s not really much structure,” Foss said. “Everyone is just wandering from classroom to classroom. The event is basically just an opportunity for parents to meet the second semester teachers and learn about the curriculum. “ Tracey Fisher visited her son’s classes and learned about…
The Black Eyed Peas come to Dallas
Rebecca Neumann Staff Writer The Black Eyed Peas have dished out some pretty incredible chart-topping singles, but could they also be amazing live performers? The answer, as I learned at their American Airlines concert on Mar. 19, is an over-whelming ‘yes’. I arrived about an hour before the concert began and was surprised to see the parking lot mostly empty, concession lines short and the majority of the stadium seats vacant. By the time Ludacris, the opening act, took the stage, the stadium was only about half filled, though he made the most of the audience and put on a decent show with his hit “Moneymaker”. However, between the two performances a rush of people…
3-D movie ticket prices increase nationwide by up to $3
By Loren Hughes Staff Writer As of March 25, studies have shown that movie theater ticket prices have increased, and will continue to increase as time goes on. AMC, Regal Entertainment and Cinemark are among the movie theaters across the United States that have begun to drastically increase their prices for 3-D movies and even for regular movies. In Mass., 3-D movie tickets at AMC went from $14.50 to $17.50. Also, if you were to see a 3-D Imax movie in a New York City AMC, you would pay $19.50, an increase from their previous $16.50 prices. For now, most movie theaters have caught on to increasing their 3-D prices, but are keeping regular movie ticket prices…
Seniors travel far and wide for higher education
By Rebecca Fowler Staff Writer Kara McFarlane KCBY College is a big step. It takes maturity and confidence to leave behind one’s childhood and enter a new school surrounded by strangers, crazy professors and a very different environment. For students moving out of state next year, the transition from Coppell will be even more drastic than for those heading just a few hours away. Senior Spayne Avant will be traveling to Central Florida next year, and because the school is so far from Coppell, she will be away from her friends and family for the majority of the year. “I will have to fly to and from school and probably won’t even be able to…
Teachers receive Smart Boards, flip cameras, Mac Book and more
by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer Some students back from spring break were greeted with a pleasant, technological surprise: Smart Boards installed by the CISD over the week off. Six deserving teachers were awarded with a Smart Board in his or her classroom, along with flip cameras, a Mac Book, the choice between 30 netbooks or 15 laptops and the possibility of iPads. The upgrades in technology are part of a program with the CISD called Club 21, where any elementary, primary or secondary teacher (excluding New Tech) can apply for a Smart Board and technology training. Out of the many CHS teachers who applied Michael Brock, Paulan Daily, Jodie Deinhammer, Creighton Hulse, Nannette McMurtry and…