Cans for a cause: Food Pantry assists needy Coppell families

by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer Coppell High School started its very own food pantry officially at the beginning of this school year and, after a rocky start of trying to get it started in years past, it has finally taken off. The Food Pantry, an idea by Assistant Principal Laura Stout, is located on campus and provides non-perishable food items like cereal, canned goods and pastas to provide temporary relief to Coppell High School families in need. The high demand for necessities that families faced last year in the heat of the economy jump started the need for a year-round food pantry. “The pantry got started by finding out through students that several families couldn’t…