Three new movies to be released in theaters tomorrow

By Annie Wen Staff Writer With the new semester already in full swing a movie is the perfect way to take a break from all the stress of new classes and the piles of homework and just relax. Tomorrow, January 27 three new movies will be released to the public: The Grey, Man on a Ledge, and One for the Money. The Grey, which stars Liam Neeson, is about a group of oil-rig roughnecks that are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors fight through mortal injuries, the biting cold and hunger and try to avoid being hunted by a pack of vicious wolves. The…

Community fights child hunger with One Meal One Day

By Julianne Cauley News Editor Too many times, the daily privileges of this wealthy community are overlooked. Most students look at lunch as their social break of the day. No thought is ever spent on how lucky one is to have a meal at all. According to Compassion International, 16,000 children die per day from hunger related causes alone. When broken down, that simplifies to one death every five seconds. Since you began reading this story, the lives of five malnourished children have been lost. Founded in 1952, Compassion International has served as a Christian child-development ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty, enabling them to become responsible, fulfilled adults. The…

Coppell Theatre puts on It Could Be Any One of Us

Addy Buigas-Lopez Staff Writer A disgruntled, heartless man. His love struck, clumsy brother. Their over-enthusiastic, family-oriented sister. Her annoyed, frustrated boyfriend. Her angry, hungry daughter. An unexpected heir to the family inheritance. A murderer among them. George Morrow’s production of It Could Be Any One of Us, written by Alan Ayckbourn, tells the story of the Chalke family. After the death of their mother, the oldest of the Chalke siblings Mortimer, played by Ron Biancardi, inherited everything, house and family fortune included. However, both his brother Brinton, played by Greg English, and his sister Jocelyn Polegate, played by Kate Rutledge, as well as her immediate family continued to live in the family dwelling. The close…

Theatre Coppell presents new show: a mystery thriller

Theatre Coppell’s newest show, entitled It could be any one of us, is a murder mystery by Alan Ayckbourn with a comic twist and a surprise ending.

Briel is nation’s number one equestrian

  By Andy Tabor In a sport of extreme concentration and mental prowess, one CHS student exemplifies what it takes to be no. 1.  In the nation. Junior Kayla Briel is the best rider in her age group of 16-17, and looks forward to be a top contender for a long time. At 6 years old, Briel was sent to a horse riding camp for one week and was not too impressed with the sport.  Although nothing clicked for her then, she soon realized horse riding would be intertwined with her life for years to come.  Her family bought a pony and the rest is history. “When I was 12 we bought our pony, [Sky],…