Hometown Hero race heats up

By Christina Burke Staff Writer There are only four days left to vote for the second annual Hometown Hero, brought to you by the Public Service Academy at CHS. The Hometown Hero project is put together by high school students, and is set up to honor very special people in our town. Like last year, the winner will be announced at the next home football game which will be on next Friday. These are the nominees for this year: Donna Cranston, the ‘mother of all soldiers’ who organizes greetings for soldiers at the DFW airport and takes care of them in times of need. Eileen Higgins, who works with the Coppell Circle of Friends and…

Coworkers Surprise Bagley with Honorary Celebration

By Jordan Thompson Staff Writer When friends gather to support and ennoble a loved one, laughs, hugs, and timeless colloquy are intrinsic to the celebration. At 7:30 a.m. in the CHS library, a modest group of coworkers and close family mingled amongst breakfast and coffee in honor of assistant principal Sean Bagley’s prestigious new title as the ‘Region 10 Principal of the Year.’ Bagley, uninformed of the celebration, was welcomed by its attendees who each made sure to congratulate him with genuine praise. Attendees included CHS Principal Mike Jasso, former Principal Brad Hunt, Bagley’s wife Cathy and daughter Kendall and other APs and teachers. “Of course we didn’t ask him if we could do this,…

Bagley, Minn make CISD sweep for Outstanding AP Award

By Ben Cowlishaw Staff Writer Assistant principal Sean Bagley: the booming voice dominating the announcements, leader of pep rally chants, Silver Spur organizer and now Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year. Bagley, along with Coppell Middle School West assistant principal Jeff Minn, were chosen to represent Region 10 in the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) as Outstanding Assistant Principals of the Year. Every year assistant principals are nominated by teachers and coworkers, and the submissions go to the TASSP Principal Image Committee who select finalists based on performance and leadership in education. One middle school assistant principal and one high school assistant principal are selected from each region, with both coming from CISD…

Into the life of Jasso

Kimberly Del Angel Staff Writer This past year, former principal Brad Hunt was offered a position as Assistant Superintendent. Although he was a big contribution to Coppell High School, a new principal now runs the halls. Mike Jasso is his name, and he’s out to make CHS even greater. Jasso comes to Coppell after serving as principal of Haltom High School. “The biggest pride point for me was the fact that my father was the custodian of a high school, and now I’m the principal of a high school, and that’s a tremendous pride point for my family and me,”Jasso said. As a former CHS assistant principal, Jasso steps into the new role of principal…

Kennedy named CISD Secondary Teacher of the Year

Erica Rohde Staff Writer The woman with a passion for broadcasting and the mastermind behind Coppell High School’s KCBY program, Irma Kennedy, has been recognized as the district Teacher of the Year for 2011. Her name was called among 400 spectators at the Student/Teacher Academic Recognition Banquet on May 3. After much anticipation, multiple essays and committee visits and 9 years of teaching, Kennedy is the first teacher in six years to have received the award among teachers at CHS. The process of choosing the winner is not easy. It takes a series of committees to review the applications and committees to observe the teachers work in the classroom. “Getting the district teacher of the…

Hunt’s departure takes hilarious spin in student YouTube video

Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Coppell High School has been mourning the loss of Brad Hunt as its principal – so much so that a student created a “Hitler finds out” YouTube video. For those who are not familiar, “Hitler finds out” is a video meme in which a person takes a famous clip from the movie Downfall and add fake subtitles to the German dialogue, dealing with everything from Hitler finding out his gaming account has been banned from XBOX Live to Hitler finding out Sarah Palin resigned from resigned from office. The Hunt video, created by sophomore Ben Cowlishaw, features stabs at the administration and CHS, but, more importantly, shows how much CHS cares about…

Coppell Bubble idea comes with many different views

Story by Coleman Armes Video by Courtney Echerd Residents of Coppell have heard the “Coppell Bubble” many times, but why do people say this and what does it mean to them? There is the, “Ugh, I’m so bored, Coppell is such a bubble,” or the “Coppell has that nice small town atmosphere, it resembles a bubble.” Whether it is in a positive or negative way, the saying always seems to find its way into conversations. Many people have seen the Coppell Bubble comparison for a long time, including Coppell High School Principal Brad Hunt. He seems to see both the positives and the negatives of this bubble concept. “If [students] do not have any exposure…

Principal Hunt does not shy away from current problems in recent newsletter

Coleman Armes Staff Writer It seems that recently much of the talk at Coppell High School has been about drugs, alcohol and students’ recent struggles with these. Principal Hunt did not try to hide this, but, instead, addressed it head-on in his recent February newsletter. In the newsletter, Hunt used the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child,” as a way to show his view on how the recent problems should be handled. He went on to explain reasons why kids might turn to alcohol and drugs along with ways Coppell is trying to stop the problems. Lastly, he encouraged others not to ignore the problems, but stand up for the well-being of…

CHS Invisible Children Club collects “change for Change”

by Divya Kumar News Editor While the Invisible Children’s Club has always been a prevalent one within Coppell High School, they are surely stepping up within the next few weeks through a series of fundraisers to promote their cause to help underprivileged, or “invisible”, children in Uganda. The club is attempting to raise money for the Pabo secondary school while simulatenously competing in a contest against other schools in Texas to see who can raise the most money. Their first plan is to “red out” the stands at the Coppell vs Keller game on November 5. In order to do this, the club will be selling red shirts for $8 throughall lunches until that date….

Coppell holds Tax Rate Election (TRE)

Kimberly Del Angel Staff Writer Video by Adam Borel Coppell Independent School District holds a legacy of high academic distinctions. Among these is Coppell High School’s ranking in the Top 500 best high schools in the nation out of 21,500 schools according to U.S. News and World Report. It also consists of 13 “Exemplary” campuses and one “Recognized” campus. Texas Education Agency (TEA) tittles CISD an “exemplary” district, and awards CISD with 10 gold performance acknowledgements. CISD hopes to keep its quality standards with The Tax Rate Election (TRE). Ever since the Texas House Bill froze district revenues for Texas’ schools at the 2005-2006 level with no inflationary factors, CISD has experienced financial issues. The only…