Summer break not efficient schedule

By Mike Pankonien
Staff Writer
Summer vacation: what’s not to like? Two glorious months of total freedom; no school work, no teachers, no annoying kids blocking your way in the halls. Just you and whatever you want to do…that is until those two glorious months end and you’re hurled back into the school system.
When [...]

Students, teachers honored at top 5% banquet

By Daphne Chen
On Tuesday, May 4, the Coppell ISD Education Foundation honored its 2009-2010 CHS Distinguished Scholars and their chosen teachers, as well as the district’s teachers of the year, at the Marriott Hotel in Irving.
The event, themed “I Hope You Can Dance,” began with the National Anthem sung by CHS senior Leah Gray and [...]

School, club teams provide unique experiences

 
by Blake Seitz
Sports Editor
Everyone remembers their Little League days—how mom and pop loaded up kids, dogs and folding chairs into the minivan for a Saturday morning of small children’s sports. For most people, that was the extent of their athletic career.
For others it’s the beginning, and the next step is often club leagues.
Club leagues are [...]

Weather make-up day scheduled for June 3

June 3 will be the make-up day for the CISD closing on Feb. 12 due to record snow in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Coppell left shorthanded after costly suspensions

By Andy Tabor           
 The Coppell basketball team took a huge hit recently, losing three top-flight seniors when they broke unspecified team rules.  When asked, Coach Chasteen was only able to say that the three would be suspended for three weeks, essentially ending their careers at Coppell High School.
The team will lack leadership [...]

Upperclassmen prepare for SAT

This weekend, many juniors and seniors from across the metroplex will congregate at middle schools and high schools to participate in one of the most feared standardized test high school students must all face: the SAT test.
For Coppell students, there are several places they will go. The closest place the SAT will be given [...]

Wheels on the bus go round, as budget stretches thin

Rebecca Neumann
Staff Writer
With all of the fun activities clubs and organizations at CHS get to do, the price of traveling can be the biggest challenge for these groups.
Some may be surprised that some organizations are limited to the number of competitions they can compete in because of the price of buses. CHS rents buses exclusively [...]

Looking forward into next semester

By Melissa Brisco
Staff Writer
At the beginning of each school year, I set some personal and academic goals for myself. Some of them are a bit illogical and out of my reach, while others are simple goals that I likely would have completed even without making a set list of goals.
As the semester ends, it is [...]

Thanksgiving break ends, countdown to winter break begins

Students of Coppell High School returned to class yesterday after the extended break. Even after what was for many a relaxing week, the social networking website Facebook was littered with countdowns.
They read, ‘Only fourteen days left’ and ‘98 more periods before break!’ along with many other numbers. I posted a similar one as my own status. [...]