Boaz creates Flow Check app

By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor The Apple iPhone has become an iconic part of American culture. The device is used by millions of people every day, including what oftentimes seems like the vast majority of CHS students. For the past year, however, while most iPhone and iTouch users frittered away their time accumulating applications, junior Jake Boaz was hard at work constructing his own app – “Flow Check”. With Flow Check, users can upload photos of their “flow” (hairstyle) from Facebook to be rated and commented on by others. Boaz’s app is complete with features such as a worldwide leaderboard and the ability to bookmark your favorite flows. Flow Check was released to the…

EMAC News Showcase

By Tanner McCord Staff Writer Today students in the EMAC classes are having a full day of reporting. Those that are a part of the academy will be found all around the school coming up with story ideas, writing scripts for interviews and completing stories, as well as posting other forms of media. Students are on a strict deadline system that includes blogs, broadcasting scripts, a video due for editing and posting, and finally a 350 word feature story all due at separate times that are to be presented at the end of school today. Students are also in charge of updating a twitter account regarding what they are working on. You can follow these students…

Richards’ interior design class gains exquisite opportunity

By Christina Burke Staff Writer On Wednesday, CHS teacher Becky Richards was approached by Shalone Williams and Tami Martins. They asked if Richards’ second period Interior Design class would be interested in taking part in executing a 21st century blended learning virtual classroom that is to be constructed in CHS in the near future. Richards was honored for her students to be offered such an experience. If the offer is carried through,which will be finally determined next week, this group of 21 students would be helping with details such as designing the classroom from top to bottom. They would help with backgrounds, lighting, technology, furniture, and spacing; there might even be a coffee kiosk. Richards…

New football season brings new opportunities, challenges for Cowboys

Thomas Hair Staff Writer Until the final second of the final game, last year’s Coppell Cowboys football season was a glorious one. Characterized by colossal victories and a District 7-5A title, last season cemented Coppell’s place as one of the elite football programs in the state. Saying that there is pressure for this year’s team to succeed would be a massive understatement. “The expectations are really high since the guys from last year really put us on the map,” sophomore defensive back Troy Parker said. “So everyone’s really looking up to that for us to keep our record up.” But this year’s team is not the same as its predecessors. The Cowboys lost many starters…

Sidekick hauls in awards at Dallas Morning News Day

Thomas Hair Staff Writer Dozens of high schools across North Texas participated in the Dallas Morning News Day and Competition on Tuesday April 19. For the first time in its history, The Sidekick Newspaper was deemed the Best Overall Newspaper and its website, coppellstudentmedia.com, was awarded the title of Best Student Website. Legacy High School received Honorable Mention in Best Website while The Eagle Angle of Allen and The Hawk Eye of Hebron received Honorable Mention in Best Paper. The Sidekick also had an individual award winner, Divya Kumar, whose story won Best Editorial at the competition. With so many schools involved in the competition, these are tremendous honors for The Sidekick and Coppell High School as a…

Cozby Con encourages reading through comic books

Video by Katie Kennedy This past weekend, the William T. Cozby Public Library held its first “Cozby Con”. The convention, which is similar to a smaller version of the bigger Comic-Con, was held to show the importance of using things like comic books to encourage kids to read. The original Comic-Cons are fan conventions held in various places around the world such as London, San Diego and New York. Not only is it a great way to meet fellow fans of various comic franchises, these events play host to actor and director panels from movies, screenings of anime films, booths for comic-book merchants and tons of other fun and exciting things. The bigger Comic-Con’s however,…

What I learned at Dallas Morning News Day

Rebecca Neumann Staff Writer On Wednesday, I traveled with seven other newspaper students to SMU in Dallas where we all attended Dallas Morning News Day. The event consisted of two sessions where we were able to choose different seminars to attend. The journalists who spoke at the seminars were extremely inspiring. Coming home, I felt like I now had all of the tools to become a successful journalist, even if I haven’t decided whether or not I will always want to pursue it. Jean-Jacques Taylor, a sports columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and his colleagues from the sports world gave the room of budding journalists, innumerable journalism tips. I learned three very important lessons…

Tiger Woods apology really news?

Allie Perison Editor in Chief Today I realized a sad truth. As I flipped through the news channels when I arrived home from school, an “important update on a recent story” appeared. My ears immediately perked up. As I watched expecting to hear something about the President or the economy, Tiger Woods appeared on the screen. What was this “important update?” Merely information on Tiger Woods and the apology he made today. After rolling my eyes, I flipped to another news station only to find the same update. Frustrated, I thought surely not every news station considers this breaking news. Sure enough, every channel I flipped to had Tigers sorry face. Has this really what…

New semester brings new changes

With exams coming to a close, the new semester is ready to begin. Coming with the semester are changes to schedules but also some changes in our school. As the students at CHS know, there are classes at the school that only last one semester such as speech, advanced reading, P.E. classes, and many others that will be replaced by a different class at the end of the semester. Often this means going to classes where students don’t know many people and leaving behind friends in other classes. Lunch periods and core class periods are also subject to change as well. “My lunch is changing and I’ve always thought that lunch is the hardest thing…

IB Secret Santa brings holiday cheer to students

Before the holidays, students and teachers involved in the IB program held a Secret Santa party in the lecture hall to celebrate the upcoming holidays. With only 50 students involved in the IB program, the students were split into partners by drawing names anonymously from a hat. Each partner group had to buy the other three presents worth $10 or less. The presents would then be placed under a Christmas tree in Mr. Vergiens room until given to its recipient. The final gift exchange took place in the students’ Theory of Knowledge class, during their party. The gift givers were revealed, though students had been working on trying to guess who their partner was prior…