Five Cowgirls Soccer players sign to play in college

By Kristen Shepard Staff Writer Every morning, the Cowgirls soccer team takes over the football field and works towards an incredible season. The season is winding down, and today marks the day that five varsity players sign to play college soccer. These five girls are Cassidy Spriggs, Jackie Moreau, Jessica Berdan, Kasey Johnson and Lindsey Meyer. The girls and their families will be signing with various colleges today, with Coach Stricker and their families there to support them. The girls are spreading out all throughout the country with Kasey Johnson committing to the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Lindsey Meyer committing to the University of Texas, which was ranked 12th entering this year’s NCAA…

Cowboys play Southlake at home tomorrow

By Lance McCaskey Staff Writer Tomorrow the Cowboys and Cowgirls basketball teams will take on our hated rivals, the Southlake Dragons, in the big gym at Coppell High School. In their last matchup, the Cowboys killed the Dragons with a score of 59-32. They look to build on their recent success, winning the last 4 of their 6 games. The girls didn’t fare so well in their last matchup with the lady Dragons, losing by a score of 59-24. They are looking to turn their season around, and look to avenge their last loss. The games start tomorrow at 7:30 in the big gym. Come on out and support your Cowboys and Cowgirls!

Canceled soccer games unlikely to be made up

By Chris Reagan Staff Writer Both the girls and boys soccer games were canceled on Tuesday and were unable to be made up for on Wednesday due to the threat of more weather in the area. It is not believed that the games will be made up for due to UIL rules stating that only two non tournament games can be played in a week and district starting next week. The girls were due to face off against McKinney Boyd, who has been somewhat of a force in the area in recent years, knocking the Cowgirls out of a possible repeat state title run two years ago and winning state last year. The Cowboys were…

Wrestling team floors competition in Arkansas

By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor Between volleyball matches in San Marcos, football games in Midland and more, Coppell High School’s many sports teams really do seem to cover a lot of Texas ground every year. But as much as the Cowboys and Cowgirls traverse the state, very rarely do Coppell’s student athletes ever have the opportunity to compete outside Texas borders. On Dec. 11, Coppell Wrestling had a chance to do just that. The varsity boys travelled to Rogers, Arkansas this weekend to take on 18 other wrestling teams from Texas, Arkansas and Missouri in the annual NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) duels. The Cowboys competed on Saturday and Sunday and finished in 3rd place, proving that Coppell…

Thursday last day for lost and found

By Corrina Taylor Staff Writer Any discarded hats, jackets or other miscellaneous items always seem to end up in the giant heap of items in student services. Otherwise known as the lost and found, over the years the lost and found has saved  numerous encounters with an upset mother over the loss of an article of clothing or lunch box. For other students who are as forgetful as me, the last day to search through the pile is Thursday. If items are left uncollected they will then be donated to charity, so someone else can find use of the abandoned jacket. Be sure to stop by student services and double check, otherwise someone else might…

Battle against the bell: keeping tardies to a minimum

By Corrina Taylor Staff Writer The music comes to a stop and the students’ hearts quicken as they realize they have only a minute until class starts – now it is a race against time. As they quicken their pace through the halls, they are fast-walking to their class praying they will not be tardy. As the classroom door comes into sight, the late bell rings throughout the halls, signaling the students’ defeat and their tardiness. As part of a large high school, it is likely that most students will become tardy at least once in the course of their four-year stay at CHS. It is to be expected when a student has to journey…

Clubs expose students to new opportunities

By Corrina Taylor Staff Writer If you were to go to the Coppell High school website you would find under student activities a list of all of the student organizations including all the various clubs that are offered Unfortunately it only states the name of the club and the teacher who sponsors it, while not giving the reader a good idea of what the club actually does. It is because of this that I decided that for a week I would attend a different club every day after school, and summarize what they are about. This way it is easier for students to choose what club they want to join, and they have more than…

Pickrell sets into UCIrvine

By John Loop Staff Writer With the state championship behind her, junior outside hitter Cassidy Pickrell turned her attention to a more pressing matter, her college commitment. “I had been thinking about it since [University of California at Irvine] offered me a scholarship this past summer,” Pickrell said. In the wake of her decision, Pickrell and the Cowgirls recently beat McKinney Boyd to claim their first state title in 22 years at CHS. Coach Julie Green thinks Pickrell deserves to play college level volleyball because of her skillset on the court and competitive mind. “Cassidy is a gutsy player,” Green said. “She is the ultimate competitor, and very passionate about volleyball as a whole.” Pickrell…

“A Hometown Holiday” event happening this Saturday

By Annie Wen Staff Writer As December rolls in the city of Coppell is welcoming the holiday feel. Decorations are being put up, present shopping time has begun, Starbucks is offering holiday drinks and Christmas music is being played everywhere. This Saturday December 3 Coppell will be having its annual Holiday Parade and Plaza Lighting to really ring in the holiday season. The Holiday Parade is a parade where citizens can send in an application for their own float and decorate it as they wish. All of the floats will be lit up with lights and the parade also features the CHS Marching Band, Lariettes, Silver Stars, and this year will also feature the 2011…

Watch the Cowgirls from home

By Lance McCaskey Staff Writer Can’t make it to the state tournament this weekend? No problem. Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Houston, and Time Warner Cable have you covered. The Cowgirls volleyball team will be competing in the state tournament this Friday, and pending a first round win, Saturday. If you can’t make the trip down to San Marcos to cheer them on, you can still watch them live. If you have Time Warner Cable, you will be able to watch the game on the Texas Channel(Dallas channel 185). If you don’t have TWC, you can watch a stream on FoxSportsSouthwest.com and FoxSportsHouston.com. The games will take place on Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November…