National Honor Society admits new members

By Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer Video by Matt French and Robert Brancheau Coppell High School’s National Honor Society admitted 150 new members this year to its Excalibur chapter, including 19 seniors, 12 juniors and 110 sophomores. The Induction Ceremony, held last night, included the inductees, officers and many proud parents. Principal Brad Hunt opened the ceremony with a warm welcome, followed by the traditional lighting of the candles (a candle for each characteristic of scholarship, character, service and leadership) and an announcement of the candidates led by sponsor Jeb Puryear who handed each candidate a certificate of membership. Applicants were required to have maintained a grade point average, or GPA, of 4.8 or higher to be considered…

CHS donates blood, saves lives

By Julia Kim Staff Writer National Honor Society partnered once again with Carter BloodCare to organize the blood drive at CHS that took place in the south gym on Wednesday, Oct. 7. This was the first of two blood drives at the high school, the next to follow in spring. NHS officers volunteered at the blood drive along with professionals from Carter BloodCare to host a successful drive. Although students had the option to do walk-ins, most began signing up a week before in preparation for the event. “This is actually my second time giving blood,” senior Grayson Akerly said. “I saw upperclassmen doing it and I wanted to be a part of that.” NHS…