Jordan selected for All-American team

By Mary Whitfill Features Editor Nick Jordan, a 165-pound kicker for the Coppell High School varsity football team, has been selected to play in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American bowl. This elite group of ‘All-American’ players will be playing in a game at the Alamodome in San Antonio on January 7, 2012. Fox Sports on MSN.com reported that John Meyers, Director of Strategic Communications, Marketing and Outreach, U.S. Army Accessions Command, said the following: “Nick is a talented athlete whose leadership and teamwork qualities have made him a standout at Coppell High School. Only the strongest wear the Army colors, and Nick possesses similar mental, emotional and physical strengths to Army Strong Soldiers. We are…

Salvation Army shares Christmas spirit

Laura Kattilakoski Staff Writer With the holiday seasons just around the corner, Christmas shopping is once again taking over stores everywhere. And while it’s great to get presents for friends and family, spending just a little for strangers as well can go a long way. This is one of the many charities provided by the Salvation Army. Every year, there are many students at CHS who are involved in volunteering with the Salvation Army.

Senior Pope is Army strong

By Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer Imagine knowing exactly where you want to be in 20 years. Senior Chase Pope, who is already enlisted and committed, plans on dedicating the next 20 years of his life to the United States Army. Since childhood he has known that the army was the place for him, mainly influenced by his older brother already enlisted. Pope has spent one summer so far training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO for training sessions that last five weeks, with the aspiration of leaving the army retired as a “I like everything about it; I just like the lifestyle and it’s the preferable job for me because it’s just so much fun,” Pope…

Military recruitment in high school is completely acceptable

Ellen Cameron Staff Writer As far as life choices go, serving in the armed forces is a far cry above flipping patties. It’s an honorable career, and by no means a death sentence. Moreover, it is a valid and traditional path to take after high school for financial or personal reasons, and military recruiters have every night to come into our schools. Other colleges come to schools, and all the propaganda basically blazons the same essential messages: our school will make you a better leader, smarter, stronger, more experienced. The same glossy tripe can be applied to armed services; it’s not like the Army has some slightly dubious recruiting hook. The pull-up bar may be…