Heritage Day prepares to take students on cultural experience
by Divya Kumar News Editor With the abundance of cultures and ethnicities at Coppell High School, the annual “Heritage Night” is looked forward to with much excitement. Though it is done every year, certain features have been added to this year’s performances and exhibits to make it a greater cultural experience than before. The event, sponsored by the Junior World Affairs Council club, will be held Friday, Feb. 25 from 6-9 p.m. in the small commons. Participants have been preparing since the beginning of the school year, when countries were selected and ideas were brainstormed for all events. The night is planned around a variety of different “presentations”, where students pick countries to represent, make…
Coppell juniors look to bring all that jazz, create new band
by Divya Kumar News Editor When the word ‘band’ is brought up at Coppell, the first thought in most minds is that of the high school’s marching band. However, the recent formation of a new Jazz Club created by juniors Alex Park and Krish Suresh looks forward to bringing a new type of band to CHS. Park and Suresh, saxophone and percussion players respectively, are both active members of the CHS band. Both excel in their respective musical areas and show a passion for their instrument. This passion has increased within the last year, when thoughts of expanding the style of music that CHS is used to were brought up. “I went to a jazz…
English teacher dreams up ‘nightmare on Cowboy drive’
By Chris Nguyen Features Editor A few teachers from Coppell High School meet up on a Saturday. They are not here to discuss school business. Instead, some don suits, others zombie garb and begin reciting lines, like “zombies don’t think, but they pay taxes.” They are all hanging out, joking, having fun. The horror. It is a surreal scene, but for the past two years, a small group of teachers have filmed a parody horror movie under the helm of English teacher Michael Vergien. “My wife and I have a get-together for the English teachers and for some of the other teachers every year for Halloween,” Vergien said. “And the first year I did it,…