Pool hopping: Bigelow switches to water polo
by Blake Seitz Sports Editor Senior Chris Bigelow is accustomed to pushing himself in the water; accustomed to grueling 4 a.m. swim practices and muscle-torching 100-meter sprints in the pool. Next fall at the University of Texas, however, Bigelow’s game will change as he tackles a new aquatic sport, water polo. It’s not much of a stretch to say Bigelow’s natural habitat is the water and not the land. He learned to swim at age 2, and joined a competitive team, the Coppell Cruisers, at age 6. “I was raised in the water, so it has always been a part of me,” Bigelow said. “I’m basically more talented in water than on land.” Bigelow’s experience…
Dr Pepper beats out imitators
There is a group on Facebook that made me chuckle a few days ago, an event so rare that I thought of recording it for memory. The group’s title is “I’ll have Coke? I Pepsi okay? Sure, is monopoly money okay? “For someone who always prefers Coke over Pepsi ,it resonates with me very deeply. We soda devotees are a special group, we don’t want our soda tampered with, and we are extremely loyal to the brand we enjoy the most. For some it is a Diet Coke, for others it is Mountain Dew, and for this lonely writer it is Dr Pepper. I don’t know when I started drinking Dr Pepper but I…
Going green becoming overated
Staff Writer Paige Wilson While driving home from school I heard a song on my iPod while it was on shuffle. It was a Black Eyed Peas song and being happy that it wasn’t the over played “Boom Boom Pow” I decided to listen to it for a while before I skipped over it. The song continue to repeat “This is the now generation, this is the generation now”. Over and over again it spoke about this is the generation where it is time to react. Then I look up and see a “Go Green” bumper sticker on the back of a giant truck. That is a little ironic I thought. The whole situation why…
Auto-tuning equals perfectionism
By Chris Nguyen Features Editor Though you will likely find me in a 2008 Radiohead tour t-shirt about every two weeks, I listen to my fair share of pop music on the radio. And besides the fact that melodies in songs have gone out the window (seriously, what is up with Ludacris’ “Get Low”?), I have been noticing another trend creeping up in music for a few years. It’s that odd sheen of vocals. It’s the unreal tones the voice takes. It’s auto-tune. Of course, there’s the obvious dosage of auto-tune, which T-Pain has famously kidnapped, beaten, stabbed and killed to monetary success, but I am talking about the more “subtle” use of auto-tune, the…
Dressing up for senior spirit
By Luciana Mendes Staff Writer No it is not Halloween season, although you may get that impression if you walked through the halls of Coppell High School at all this week. It is in fact senior dress up week, an unofficial occasion led by the senior class. “Our graduationg class was really close last year and we wanted to do something fun to finish out the year,” CHS 2009 graduate Danielle Romero said. “We didn’t expect it to turn into a tradition like Homecoming dress up week, but it looks like it has. I’m glad we were able to leave behind an occasion for everyone to look forward to.” Senior Faye Womack has actually directed…
Growing up with Faith and LeeAnn
By Natalie Hill, centerspread editor I’ve grown up in Coppell. Moving here at the young age of 4, making friends wasn’t the hassle that it seems to be now. A girl who lived a street away from me had a big brother about my brothers’ age. She wore a dress also and had sunshine hair. That was reason enough for LeeAnn Stover and I to become best friends; hair color, our big brothers and our matching sundresses. LeeAnn and I were best friends for years. Girls and boys in the neighborhood moved in, became our friend, moved out, grew up, made new friends, but LeeAnn and I were never separated. In second grade, like other…
Fisher marches forth to the beat of his own drum
by Divya Kumar News Editor Travelling across the country, spending nights on a charter bus and performing at different venues across the nation seems like the kind of activity reserved to rock stars and famous celebrities. This image is a difficult one to picture a marching band completing. However, in the case of the Phantom Regiment drum corps, summertime for the members is characterized as such, and Coppell junior Aaron Fisher will be the newest snare drum addition to join in. Being selected to be a part of the Phantom Regiment drum corps is a difficult feat and high honor since corps is thought by many to be one of the best drumlines in the…
Indulging ourselves in egosurfing
By Julia Kim Staff Writer Egosurfing. Vanity searching. Self-Googling. They all mean the same thing–but what exactly is it? It’s simply the act of using a search engine to gather information about yourself. Googling your surname. Last name. Full name. Screen name. Anything that hints at your identity. I am sure you have done it before and although you may not admit to it, you can’t deny that it provides pleasure. I assume this is partially a result of the increase in narcissism in our society today, but I think it’s safe to assume that some of it is the result of the necessity of keeping track of and promoting a positive, beneficial personal identity…
Students and teachers anticipate ‘Smart’ 2010-11 school year
by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer As students know, Smart Boards were installed over spring break in several teachers’ classrooms. The boards, however, were not connected until just recently and even with the little curriculum left to teach, teachers are making good use of their new technology. From jeopardy games to throwing Koosh balls at the screen to drawing diagrams, Smart Boards have a purpose in every class subject. “They just finally got it hooked up for me so I’ve still been playing with it,” social studies teacher Michael Brock said. “The things I’ve been using with it most is being able to draw movement or directions on the map.” Teachers are mostly excited for the…
‘Drew’ Life
By Julia Kim Staff Writer An alarm sounds off at 7 a.m. A senior hurries out of bed. He packs his tennis racket and Red Jacket, books and bags. And after changing into his scrubs, he frantically rushes to the hospital to begin his school day, just another typical one following his hectic schedule. Varsity tennis player, Red Jacket, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) vice president, Junior Worlds Affair Council (JWAC) member. He’s strange. He’s outgoing. He’s smart—not to mention—well-rounded. He may have well knocked you over with a notebook in hand if you’ve ever met him in the halls. Or, you may have seen him as the emcee on Heritage Day. He’s senior…