CHS Class of 2014 elect their leaders

By Julia Kim
Staff Writer
On Wed. September 1, the class of 2014 held class elections that deisgnated their first set of leaders (listed below).
President: Killian Bresnahan
Vice President: Jackie Carpenter
Secretary: Brandy Sun
Treasurer: Suzanne Roberts
Historian: Ricky Pool
These individuals worked hard to promote both their names and ideas, beginning by plastering promotional posters across the school. At the freshmen [...]

Apple unveils sweeping new iPod lineup

Zeb White
Asst. Business Manager, Staff Writer
Apple revealed a stunning new iPod lineup Wednesday featuring refreshed versions of the iPod Touch, the iPod Nano, and the iPod Shuffle. It also announced a new social network built into iTunes plus a smaller version of its AppleTV.
The most innovative iPod update was the iPod Nano, which shrunk considerably [...]

I thought CHS Traffic was bad…

Last Monday while Coppell students were driving to their first day of school and trying to get the best parking spot possible to avoid after school traffic, thousands of vehicles in Beijing, China were stuck in a 62 mile traffic jam predicted to last up to three weeks.
When I was thinking about how a traffic [...]

Gulf of Mexico plays the victim once again

By Mary Whitfill
Features Editor
The United States Coast Guard has reported that another oil platform exploded 102 miles of the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, injuring one worker. The platform was owned by Mariner Energy, an oil company based out of Houston that was drilling in shallow waters. Mariner Energy [...]

Fiesta on Sidekick

Staff Writer
Paige Wilson
The Spanish language is the most taken language at Coppell High School. It has fanned off into other activities at CHS like KCBY. This year the Sidekick will introduce the Spanish Sidekick. This new experiment won’t take place till second semester but, keep an eye on coppellstudentmedia.com for updates. We will slowly be [...]

CHS Cheerleader Bingo

Abby Drake
Staff Writer
What are you doing on Friday September 17, 2010, since there is no football game? Fortunately that night is the Coppell High School Cheerleader’s bingo night. There will be three hours of bingo fun and plenty of delicious pizza from iFratelli. Bingo game vouchers cost $15.oo and include three game boards for each round, [...]

CHS opens house

by Ashley Attanucci
Web Manager
The high school’s annual Curriculum Night –the one night parents experience that truly mimics the chaos of the jam-packed halls of an enormous school- has come and went. Countless parents slipped on their students’ shoes and added to the open house frenzy as they inquired Red Jackets for classroom locations. While parents [...]

Senior Assembly to aid students through application process

by Divya Kumar
News Writer
In order to ease tensions about the upcoming college application process, CHS counselors held a “Senior Assembly” today. Seniors left their English classes to go to the lecture hall, where counselors presented a slideshow detailing the whole application process.
They begun the program  by introducting Naviance, a new program that CHS has recently [...]

CISD Tax Rate Election affects students

By Michelle Pitcher
Opinions Editor
An upcoming Tax Rate Election for Coppell ISD is set to be held on Saturday, September 11. The proposed rate is a 13 percent increase for families that live within the district’s borders. The official vote will be held at both Coppell City Hall (255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell) and Cimarron Recreation Center [...]

Juniors TAKS scores a no show

By Henna Khan
Staff Writer/Photographer
During the daily announcements on Monday, May 24 freshmen, sophomores and juniors were given special news regarding their TAKS scores. All underclassmen were instructed to have a photo I.D. ready during all lunches to pick up scores on Tuesday, May 25.
Just like when prom tickets went on sale or when AP registration [...]

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