8th grade shadow days allow seniors to reflect

By Henna Khan Business Manager On Tues., Wed. and Thurs. the Coppell High School Red Jackets along with several  Ready, Set, Teach! members will be giving helpful advice and one very well-rounded tour of the campus to 8th graders throughout Coppell. As a Red Jacket myself, I had the opportunity to witness the reactions, the experience and the questions first hand. The day started off with a warm welcome as the students were ushered into the auditorium for a brief introduction as well as an overview video made by KCBY. The kids were then broken down into 14 different groups, where they would be paired with one Red Jacket and one Ready, Set, Teach! member….

CHS opens house

by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer The high school’s annual Curriculum Night –the one night parents experience that truly mimics the chaos of the jam-packed halls of an enormous school- has come and went. Countless parents slipped on their students’ shoes and added to the open house frenzy as they inquired Red Jackets for classroom locations. While parents learned about what their children’s classes are like this year, students lolled down the main hallway, signing up for different clubs that showcased themselves last night. Every organization from Yearbook -with a television screen playing last year’s memories- to Chinese club, whose table displayed various Chinese souvenirs, to Hope for Africa selling early their new ‘mums’. Parents and…

Parents take a walk in students’ shoes at Curriculum Night

by Divya Kumar News Editor Regardless of whether a student is returning for their final senior year or entering as a timid freshman, Open House provides opportunities for those at all levels of Coppell High School to gain information and insight into the upcoming school year. Teaming with students and parents alike, CHS was filled on Monday night, with people eager for their time to discuss with teachers, garner information on old and new clubs, or simply looking for another opportunity to ask any member of administration questions. Open House was facilitated in both the large and small commons, the main hallway of the school and in individual teacher classrooms. The event provided an opportunity…

Announcements: the people behind the voice

by Blake Seitz Sports Editor ‘Good morning, CHS.’ We hear these three words every day on the announcements, but rarely take the time to consider the people behind the words. In truth, it is members of the Red Jackets—Coppell’s hospitality and service group—who are tasked with carrying out the announcements every day. The Red Jackets are given a schedule at the very beginning of the year outlining which weeks they will give announcements. The weekly shifts are broken into two groups, comprised of two Red Jackets each: the first pair gives the announcements on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; the second pair picks up Tuesday and Thursday. “I always knew Red Jackets did the announcements, but…

Coppell middle schoolers tour high schools for future preparation

by Divya Kumar News Editor Beginning today, Monday, Feb. 15th, and continuing till Wednesday, Coppell eighth graders from all three middle schools will be visiting both high schools in order to aid decisionmaking for their upcoming school year. Beginning with Coppell Middle School West eighth graders on the first day, followed by CMS North on Tuesday and CMS East on Wednesday, the students will arrive at Coppell High School in the morning and later leave for New Tech High @ Coppell in the afternoon to recieve a respective tour there. Coppell High School Red Jackets and Ready, Set, Teach! students are in charge of showing the eighth graders around the school. The areas being shown are…