Daphne’s Dilemma: The Final Column

By Daphne Chen
Sometimes my friends say I’m a bit of a Daphne Downer. I’m always the one at parties to bring up things like “You guys, this is the last birthday we’re going to celebrate together!” or “You guys, next year at this time we’re going to be across the country!”
I just can’t help myself [...]

Behind the Scenes: DFW Dragon Boat Festival

Story by Daphne Chen
Video by Jacob Harpel and Kyle Kirby
Photo Gallery by Daphne Chen

On Sunday, May 16, Irving residents may have heard the sound of beating drums, the smell of fresh pad thai and the cheers of Dallas residents watching dragon boat teams race across Lake Carolyn in Las Colinas.
Behind the scenes of the fourth [...]

Students, teachers honored at top 5% banquet

By Daphne Chen
On Tuesday, May 4, the Coppell ISD Education Foundation honored its 2009-2010 CHS Distinguished Scholars and their chosen teachers, as well as the district’s teachers of the year, at the Marriott Hotel in Irving.
The event, themed “I Hope You Can Dance,” began with the National Anthem sung by CHS senior Leah Gray and [...]

UIL One-Act stops at area, cast stays positive

Video by Taylor Vowell
Story by Daphne Chen

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On April 9 and 10, CHS hosted the area UIL One-Act competition in hopes of advancing their own One-Act, the popular comedy Leading Ladies.
Leading Ladies stars seniors Jacob Harpel and Jake McCready, who play two out-of-work actors who pose as a rich woman’s [...]

Outdoor Education students have a ‘blast’ at shooting range field trip

Story and Photos by Daphne Chen
On Wednesday, March 24, the first group of approximately 30 Outdoor Education students went on a field trip to Elm Fork Shooting Sports, a shooting range on Luna Road in Dallas.
Outdoor Ed teacher Bill Parker started taking his students to Elm Fork about five years ago.
“They really want young people [...]

Senior prom ticket prices released

Ticket prices for the senior prom taking place on April 24 have been released. Shelly Redding, senior class sponsor and Ready, Set, Teach! sponsor, confirmed that ticket prices are $85 per ticket for the first week of sales (three weeks before prom), $95 the second week and $105 the third week.

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Daphne’s Dilemma: Impending independence prompts rethinking of parental love

By Daphne Chen
I’m not the kind of person who usually tells her parents that she loves them.
In fact, I’m not sure it happens in many Asian families at all –  a cultural thing, I suppose, just like the way we don’t talk much during dinner or interact much during the day. I sometimes joke that [...]

Hill to compete in Miss Texas, mother sees pageant repeat

By Daphne Chen
Twenty-eight years ago, Vicki Graham stood on a stage with a dozen other women in evening gowns. She heard her name called – she had been voted Miss Texas USA’s 1981 Miss Amity (now known as Miss Congeniality). But looking to her left and right, Vicki realized that the stage was too narrow [...]

Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater: Why we cheat

By Daphne Chen
Editor-in-Chief
Every student and teacher knows the telltale signs. A yawn and a stretch. The ever-so-slight glance of eyes to the left and right. The glint of an iPhone held casually beneath the table, away from the prying eyes of teachers.
It’s cheating.
And to some, it’s also a survival technique. In the words of one [...]

CHS to introduce Career Academies for incoming freshmen

By Daphne Chen
Starting with the Class of 2015, CHS will be introducing Career Academies in order to encourage freshmen who already have an interest in a certain career.
The three academies are the Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Academy headed by science teacher Mike Yakubovsky, the Public Services Academy headed by science teacher Brenda Brinkman [...]

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