Diabetes awareness reaches Coppell
By Julia Kim Staff Writer Video by Holly Conradt Extreme thirst. Frequent urination. Drowsiness. It’s difficult. It’s upsetting. It’s life-threatening. And, it never goes away. Type I diabetes, sometimes known as juvenile diabetes, usually strikes in childhood. Over 23 million Americans have diabetes, and awareness of this condition is being spread through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) on the high school level, starting with Coppell. Coppell parent Michele Pitman, President and CEO of intelliVOL, connected JDRF to CHS. IntelliVOL is an online community service management system that connects high school students in search of service activities with non-profit organizations in need of volunteers. Pitman knew JDRF, a client, was looking for an opportunity to…
HOSA students place at area competition
by Julia Kim Staff Writer On Jan. 15-16, 21 Coppell High School students participated in the HOSA Area V Spring Leadership Conference at Denton Ryan High School against students from 58 schools. Seniors Jeffrey Xue, Drew Hasson, Kevin Garza, Sharon Mathai, Jayla Moore and junior Sydney Kapp will advance to the state competition in April in Houston. HOSA is an organization which educates individuals interested in pursuing a career in the health industry and further enhances their knowledge of medical studies. “I am always impressed by my students,” HOSA sponsor Brenda Brinkman said. “HOSA is a student-led organization, so students have to dedicate time outside of the school day to prepare. The students seek extra…
Six to advance to state
By Julia Kim Staff Writer During the HOSA Area Competition at Denton Ryan High School on Jan. 15-16, several students were awarded. In April, six competitors will advance to the state competition. Seniors Drew Hasson, Kevin Garza and Sharon Mathai participated as a team and placed third in Creative Problem Solving. Junior Sydney Kapp and senior Jayla Moore were recognized for their scores on the Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Issues exam. In addition, seniors Suwetha Amsavelu, Shaylee Zaugg and Sowmya Kalathuru placed fifth and fourth respectively. Amsavelu and Zaugg competed as a team in Forensic Science and Kalathuru competed in Biotechnology.
CHS’ spare change goes a long way for cancer patients 
By Loren Hughes Staff Writer Video by Taylor Vowell and Kyle Kirby KCBY For the past two weeks, pennies have been quite the popular currency around CHS, seen and promoted around every fourth period classroom to raise money for the Pennies for Patients fundraiser. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program is a campaign to raise money for patients who are fighting blood cancers. The role of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is to raise money through CHS students for these survivors of blood cancers. “Leukemia and lymphoma are two blood cancers that affect so many people, especially children,” HOSA president and senior Suwetha Amsavelu said. “There are kids that we go…
HOSA is making change
Health Occupation Students of America, HOSA, is now participating in “Pennies for Patients”, a program that collects spare change for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Students are asked to bring spare change to their fourth period class for the project. Classes that collect over $200 will receive a ticket to a Stars game for every student, and the class that collects the most money will have a pasta party, courtesy of Olive Garden. All students are encouraged to participate in this benevolent fundraiser.
“Fan Bring a Can” scheduled for Nov. 6
By Loren Hughes Staff Writer The first annual ”Fan Bring a Can” fundraiser will be introduced to CHS this year. CHS’ UIL district will be uniting with the North Texas Food Bank and Christian Community Action (CCA) in order to collect canned donations on Nov. 6 at the Coppell vs. Flowermound away football game. Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) will be stationed at the visitor’s entrance of the stadium in order to collect the canned donations. Even one donation is able to make a difference, so be sure to bring your cans to the game next Friday! To learn more about the North Texas Food Bank, click here and for more information about the CCA, click here.
HOSA begins campaign for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
By Julia Kim Staff Writer Following their autism walk earlier in September, HOSA continues to contribute to the community by donating goods to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The HOSA Halloween Party on Wed. Oct. 28 in Ms. Brinkman’s room, A110, is the introduction to HOSA’s next campaign: the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). LLS is dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services; the organization celebrated their 60th anniversary this year and continues to aim at transforming the lives of people with blood cancer. HOSA members are granted one service hour for donating a food or party item. The hours count only for HOSA and contributes to their HOSA membership requirements. An active HOSA member must have a…