Basketball Notebook: District play in full swing

By Tanner McCord Staff Writer From last week on, the Cowboys basketball team will be playing exclusively teams in their district in order to prepare their spot for the district playoffs and hopefully further than that. The Cowboy’s opened up their district play against Flower Mound Marcus where they fell in a close overtime battle, 50-47. The team knew coming into the game that the atmosphere of a district game and the style of play would be different however they were unable to convert enough to outscore the Marcus squad. Also suffering district losses last week were Denton Ryan, who fell also in overtime by Lewisville High School in a very close 43-42 loss, and…

UIL realignment places Coppell in District 5-5A

By Julianne Cauley News Editor Every two years, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) realigns the state’s athletic districts. This morning, Coppell was placed in District 5-5A with some familiar foes. Distrct 5-5A Coppell Denton Ryan Lewisville Lewisville Flower Mound Lewisville Hebron Lewisville Marcus Coppell is currently in District 7-5A with Southlake Carroll, Keller, Keller Fossil Ridge, Keller Central, Denton Guyer, Saginaw and Justin Northwest. The traditional rivalry between Coppell and Southlake Carroll will not occur in district play in the new alignment. However, the school is in Region I along with Coppell and they could go head-to-head in the playoffs or non-district play. Additional realigned districts and regions can be found here.

Trinity Tragedy

Chris Cummins Staff Writer The sudden disappearance of Hwanyeo Park, an elderly Coppell resident, has prompted a countywide search, which spanned the Coppell, Denton, Lewisville and Lake Cities counties. Over 300 people, as well as Lewisville’s dive team, searched for days, specifically near the Trinity River, before two kayakers found the missing body in the Trinity River and contacted the authorities. Mr. Park’s body was found in the Sandy Lake portion of the Trinity River last Saturday and it appears that his death was the result of an accidental drowning. His grandsons, for whom he left Korea in order to spend more time with, attend Copppell schools. For more information, click here.

Texas Roadtrips

Addy Buigas-Lopez Staff Writer As spring break approaches, students look for interesting things to do to make this week something memorable. Choir people are traveling to Italy, band members are visiting Chicago, and for those not in either, traveling out of state isn’t easy thing to do. But Texas isn’t a place that should be overlooked. Road-trip opportunities await around every bend would make the upcoming week far from ordinary. Corpus Christi: Home to beautiful, smooth beaches and endless blue skies. Corpus Christi also exhibits waterfront restaurants and an arts and museums district within walking distance from many of its hotels. Available as well are numerous camping grounds and chances to stay on the beach…

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CHS checks out upcoming concerts and small-time venues

 Maddie Walters and Monica Moran Staff Writer and KCBY Member Although it is often overlooked, Dallas and its surrounding area is swarming with local venues playing local and not-so-local bands on a daily basis. Thanks to my handy-dandy local concerts app which I recently downloaded onto my iPhone, I have become increasingly aware of the concerts I could and should be attending, especially in the upcoming months. For example, on May 24, indie lovers all over the Metroplex will unite to attend the Of Montreal concert that will take place at the famous Granada Theater.  Junior Jack Ficklen is one of the many fans who will be cheering as the five-some from Georgia takes the…

Cursive to headline at Hailey’s on Nov. 27

Cursive fans from all over were ecstatic when the band announced their tour dates for November and December this past October. And the best part of this announcement? The band will be making a stop at Hailey’s in Denton, TX next Friday, the 27. Cursive was founded in 1995 when former band mates, Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen joined forces with drummer Clint Schnase. Since then,the band has gained and lost several members but nonetheless produced seven successful albums. Their most current production, Momma, I’m Swollen, was released in March of this year. The band’s genre has been defined as “indie rock”, “post-hardcore’ and “emo” but they’re musical transcendence and depth has touched the hearts of…

International Baccalaureate students go to Goatman’s Bridge

By Viviana Trevino Staff Photographer The legend of Goatman’s Bridge: Goatman’s Bridge holds an elaborate history that was established in  1884. Oscar Washburn, an African-American goat farmer, lived in the area of what is now Denton, TX. After Mr.Washburn displayed a sign by the bridge which led to his home, townspeople were angered. A few days later, the same townspeople dragged the goatman out of his house and hung him under the bridge. Once they looked down however, they saw that his body was not there. In a panic, the murderers killed the rest of the goatman’s family in cold blood. Legend says that those who cross the bridge without headlights will sight the goatman…