Star party proves as a hit among students

By Dyer Whitt Staff Writer Yesterday, the Coppell High School ESS class celebrated their love for astronomy with a party and gathering behind the softball fields. ESS, which stands for Earth, Space, & Science, is a fourth year science class developed by Ms. Binder that focuses on current events and controversies relating to the planet in which we live. Students scoped out stars and planets with two telescopes brought by chemistry teacher, Mr. Brimage. The telescopes allowed participants to get a real life view of the universe that they have been studying since the beginning of the year. The weather was chilly and most students sported heavily layered clothing or massive blankets to combat the…

CHS drum line competes in Lone Star Classic

By Annie Wen Staff Writer While the marching band season has ended for the beloved CHS drum line the season went on a little longer. The drum line competed this past Saturday November 12 at the Lone Star Classic Drumline Competition. The Lone Star Classic is a competition for drum lines specifically. Over 80 drum lines all over the area come to compete. Coppell competed in the Marching division and performed a modified version of the marching show that the band performed during the 2011 marching season. The band placed 9 out of 15 bands in its division in preliminaries and did not advance to finals. “We changed up the show a little bit to…

Cowboys rock CHS

Addy Buigas-Lopez Staff Writer Unleash your inner rockstar at the Coppell High School Rockstar Pep Rally, tomorrow Feb. 25. Students are encouraged to come dressed in their show-stopping clothes for an indoor peprally. The pep rally will feature an air guitar contest, performances from the many faces of CHS (Lariettes, Colorguard, Cheerleaders), and other new contests specific to this upcoming pep rally.

The Pledge of Allegiance: a vital part of American schools

Thomas Hair Staff Writer Every day, students all over America stand up and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. For most of us, the Pledge has been a routine since we started school, and by now we are accustomed to the routine and give it very little thought. We stand up, put our hand on our heart and mindlessly mumble the words. This is quite a shame, and I myself am guilty of this on a daily basis. The Pledge of Allegiance is rooted deep in the history of America and is an integral part of our nation. The American Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and became commonplace in most American…

My favorite movies of 2009

By Wren Culp Staff Writer Everyone seems to be making a “Top of the last year” list so I feel that in my reporter career, I should do one of these. And I am going to do one about movies. So these are the top five movies that I saw in the glorious year of 2009. (These are in a random order) Movie #1:  The Taking of Pelham 123 John Travolta plays a ticked off and disgruntled man who sets in motion a plan to take over a local New York Subway train; he closes off the track, takes hostages and demands a hefty ransom. On the other end of the negotiation is civil service…