Accuplacer test challenges students

LauraKattilakoski Staff Writer Video by Hailey Struck With the dozens of exciting electives offered at Coppell High School, getting ahead on earning required credits is becoming more appealing to students. One way to do this is the summer courses offered at North Lake College. However, there is step that students often miss when signing up for one of these classes— the Accuplacer Test. “The Accuplacer is a test that North Lake requires for students to be able to take courses at their school unless they have an SAT or ACT score, or an exempt level TAKS test to be able to exempt them from having to do the Accuplacer. Most of our students need to…

North Lake developments cause concern

Rebecca Neumann Staff Writer The North Lake issue in Coppell has puzzled citizens since 2004 and caused several lawsuits. Now, with Billingsley Company about to break ground on Cypress Waters Development, the construction is becoming a reality. Although the biggest complaints about the North Lake issue has to do with the distribution of taxes, many voice concerns over the possible overcrowding ramifications at CISD campuses, the years to come. Principal Brad Hunt says this is probable, but that it will not be an issue for several more years. Right now, he says, most of the people moving into the patio homes and single family dwellings will not be of high school age. “Eventually it will…

New community services requirements keep dual credit students busy

By Luciana Mendes Staff Writer Signing up for dual credit, most seniors did not realize the workload that came along with a more flexible schedule, and many Government 2301 students have embarked on a project that takes many hours of outside class work to complete. “I have been using service learning as an ancillary part of my courses for about four years now,” North Lake College Government professor Amy Smith said. “This year is the first year it became mandatory.” President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are setting a goal to ensure that all middle and high school students must complete 50 hours of community service a year. A new tax credit, worth…