Poets on Shirts gives voice to victims of Chile earthquake

Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
Last week on Feb. 27, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile, devastating the lives of its citizens through its sheer destruction. Aid has been flowing in to help the Chile citizens, and the Junior World Affairs Council (JWAC) of Coppell High School has pledged to do their part through a T-shirt campaign [...]

Vancouver fosters Olympic spirit at CHS

Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
Video by Molly Hohfler and Victoria Flemming
KCBY Broadcast
Athens, 1896: the first modern Olympics are held, with a few choice countries competing in track events such as discus and relay races. No big deal.
Vancouver, 2010: Hundreds upon hundreds of competitors from all over the world come together for the Winter Games, and Shaun White [...]

“The Office” to deliver in one-hour episode

Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
Well, there is one good thing about the Olympics ending: “The Office“, complete with a one-hour special event this Thursday, March 4, for Pam and Jim to have their baby. Need I say more?

For the comments…do you think it will be a boy or a girl? And what do you think its name [...]

The thing about love…

Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
I have read and seen Romeo and Juliet hundreds of times, and yet I still cry when Juliet wakes up to see Romeo, dead.
I have seen the old ‘60s movie version of the play, Baz Lahrum’s ‘90s modern movie remake, watched it live at Shakespeare in the Park and read the piece too [...]

Theatre department laughs it up in Leading Ladies

Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) One-Act Play season is amidst us, sparking up a heightened sense of dramatic excellence and fierce competition as schools from across the nation prepare their best actors to perform at the top of their abilities, trying to pull out a performance that will leave their audience in tears. [...]

MOSAIC winners named

By Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
On Feb. 14, the winners for the Coppell Gifted Association’s MOSAIC Creative Writing Competiton were named. Categories included ficiton, non-ficiton, poetry, graphic novel and comic and was open to students from K-12 in CISD. Out of over 200 entries, a panel of ten judges from across the district (including Coppell High School [...]

“Breaking Dawn” to be two films

By Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
Sorry, Twilight-haters: the reign of Bella and Edward is being drawn out even longer. Deadline Hollywood has confirmed that the last book in the series, Breaking Dawn (which was in limbo a short while ago concerning whether or not it would even be made,) is being split into two films due to [...]

Barnes and Noble to offer required reading at school sale

By Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
This Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 3-5, Barnes and Noble will be holding a booksale for required reading books outside the horseshoe during lunches. Students can pickup books they need to read later in the semester at reasonable prices through this offer, so be sure to check with your teachers to see what [...]

Three cheers for AP Test registration

By Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
It’s that time of year: this week marks the first for AP Test registration (was that a groan I just heard?) An early bird special is being offered to those who turn in their forms and dues by Friday, Feb. 12 (the day the Olympics start, if that helps) with each test [...]

Engineering fundraiser to be the Main Event

By Ashleigh Heaton
Entertainment Editor
This Sunday, Jan. 24, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Main Event Lewisville will be hosting a fundraiser benefiting CHS’s School of Engineering.
However, to get into the event, you must present an invitation at the door (sort of like a Golden Ticket, for all you Wonka fans out there.) The invitation is [...]

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