Coppell wins first place at BPA nationals in D.C.

Ashley Attanucci Web Manager Congratulations to all ten CHS students who competed nationally this weekend at the nation’s capitol. Sophomore Sai Panguluri received first place honors at nationals, beating forty other students from across the nation at Human Resources Management. Mitu Bhattatiry advanced to the preliminary rounds in her category of Economic Research and received recognition as being top ten in the nation of BPA. 15-year long sponsor Jan McClintock was recognized at nationals for her long consecutive years of sponsoring BPA; Cindy Wolfe has been assisting and sponsoring the club for the past six years. For the first year, middle school students, from Coppell Middle School East (CMSE) -sponsored by Chris Gollner- attended the…

Academic Decathlon Recruiting

By: Chris Cummins Staff Writer Academic Decathlon holds an informational meeting Thursday at 4:00, in Mr. Dixon’s room in B211. The meeting is an informational one, giving prospective students the chance to learn about Academic Decathlon and hear about it from the students themselves, as well as Mr. Dixon. For those who don’t know, or who don’t care enough to find out, Academic Decathlon is comprised of seven subjective categories: math, super quiz, history, art, music, language and literature, and economics. There are two subjective portions as well: an essay and a speech. Each student who joins Academic Decathlon is put into one of three categories: A, B, or C. Each category is composed of…

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 sophomore student, “If you care about it enough, you cheat.” The Pressure In 2003, a survey conducted by UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute found while the percent of high school students who maintained an A average in 1968 was 17.6 percent, that number had inflated to 46.6 percent in 2003. Essentially, students who make straight As…