CHS students play Battlefield 3 open beta

By Chase Porter Staff Writer Just days ago, DICE, the developer for Battlefield 3 released an open beat onto the Xbox live dashboard. This beta will be up for the next few weeks and I advice all fans of the game franchise to check it out. The beta for this first person shooter type game is available on the Xbox live dashboard and can be downloaded for free. The beta includes only one map and one game mode but most of the weapons and upgrades can be unlocked. The game so far looks great but some of the effects and graphics are a little sloppier than most fans would like to see. Fortunately, according to…

Homecoming Havoc

By John Loop Staff Writer Coppell High School won’t be the only one grooving on the dance floor for the Homecoming dance this Saturday night. Three other schools are having their dances as well. Flower Mound, Cistercian, and Jesuit are getting down on Saturday night. Many of the restaurants near the Omni Mandalay Hotel, where Coppell is hosting their dance this year, are running out of reservation space. This includes I Fratelli Restaurant and Bar, which is expecting large parties of kids squeezing in for dinner before partying long into the night. Coppell’s Homecoming dance is from 7-11 p.m.

Wait is over, Gridiron greats return

John Loop Staff Writer   The first week back on the gridiron had its ups and downs, as NFL fans got their much-needed influx of football since the 130-day labor standoff started. The league kicked off week one of the regular season last weekend with the first slate of games. On Sunday, the Carolina Panthers traveled to Glendale, Arizona to battle the Cardinals. Arizona won, 28-21, but wasn’t all for naught. Panthers rookie quarterback and University of Auburn alum Cameron (Cam) Newton passed for 422 yards and 2 touchdowns, both rookie quarterback debut records. The Buffalo Bills, believed by many to be irrelevant in their division, surprised a lot of people with their win over the…

Nick Jordan takes his kicking talents to UT

By Chase Porter Staff Writer For about as long as the school has existed, the University of Texas has been a leader in college football. Now one of our own Coppell players, senior Nick Jordan, will be joining this prestigious program in 2012. Before becoming the Cowboys starting kicker, Jordan was playing peewee football as a safety and receiver. As he progressed within the Coppell football programs, he started focusing primarily on kicking. During his sophomore year Jordan got to kick at the varsity level. “I’ve wanted to play Division I football ever since I became a varsity starter and realized my potential,” Jordan said. Since Jordan’s first start sophomore year, he has practiced and…

Red Jacket interviews delayed

By Chase Porter Staff Writer The Coppell High School Red Jackets program has been going for a few years now but this year the number of applicants in slowing down the process. This year 152 juniors applied for this prestigious position as Mr. Hunt’s ambassadors of the school but this year the Red Jackets Selection Committee is changing up the selection process. This year, not everyone who applied in getting an interview. Instead, the selection committee is reviewing the students attendance record, grades, leadership essay, and outside recommendations so that the committee can cut down the number of students who will be interviewed. From these juniors who get an interview spot only 28 to 32…

Crysis 2 Review

By Chase Porter Staff Writer Coppell High School students who enjoy gaming are constantly on the hunt for the next best game and I think that I may have found it. Previously the game Crysis has been primarily a desktop game but with the recent release of the sequel, Crysis 2, it appears that it may usher in a new era of games. This game is primarily a shooter set in the future were you are in control of a super solider trying to stop a deadly alien invasion. The story takes you to many different places from cities to alien ships and it is full of action. Just from watching reviews and videos on this…

Jesuit Rangers 13, Coppell Cowboys 11

Chase Porter Staff Writer Last night, March 9, 2011, our Coppell High School lacrosse team fell to the number one ranked Jesuit Rangers 13 to 11. The guys Coppell Lacrosse team has is a two time state champion in divsion 2 and this year the team made the switch to division 1. So far the teams record has been undeafted until last night and they are currently ranked second in the state. The game last night against Jesuit was promised to be one of the biggest games of the year and it did just that. Even though the Rangers pulled of the win in the closing minutes the Cowboys gave it all they could but he…

Wrestling goes to state, Robinson takes sixth place

by Chase Porter and Coleman Armes Staff Writers For the past few years, Coppell High School has been a wrestling powerhouse. This year, the wrestling team entered eight competitors into the UIL State Wrestling Tournament at Austin in attempts to pin the competition for a state title. Last year, during the 2009- 2010 season, the wrestling team won district and also finished second in the region. The team sent six competitors to the state tournament, held Feb. 25-26, with five of the six placing. Many of these wrestlers that went to state last year graduated and now this year’s wrestlers took up the reins and sent four varsity guys and four varsity girls to the…

Apple releases iPad 2

By Chase Porter Staff Writer With all the technology swirling around these days CHS students will surely have their hands on the iPad 2 as it made its debut just a few days ago. All the students here at CHS love technology and some of them are probably considering buying the newest ipad but lets compare the original to the new. The original ipad allows you to do almost everything you want. You can surf the web, play games, and even do your work from the single screen but the designers at Apple had a few tricks up their sleeves. The iPad 2 can do all of this in addition to having a front and…

Intramural Sports Back in Action

Chase Porter Staff Writer In the wide world of sports one league trumps all others. No it’s not the NFL or the NBA, it’s the intramural league at Coppell High School. Intramurals have been present here for three years and they are currently bigger than ever. They allow students to play sports for the fun of the game instead of being on one of the school teams. Also, the students get to play a wide range of sports from Ultimate Frisbee to dodge ball and create their own teams within their group of friends. These games are officiated by selected teachers and assistant and the teams are required to fill out safety forms and team…