Wrestling team floors competition in Arkansas

By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor Between volleyball matches in San Marcos, football games in Midland and more, Coppell High School’s many sports teams really do seem to cover a lot of Texas ground every year. But as much as the Cowboys and Cowgirls traverse the state, very rarely do Coppell’s student athletes ever have the opportunity to compete outside Texas borders. On Dec. 11, Coppell Wrestling had a chance to do just that. The varsity boys travelled to Rogers, Arkansas this weekend to take on 18 other wrestling teams from Texas, Arkansas and Missouri in the annual NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) duels. The Cowboys competed on Saturday and Sunday and finished in 3rd place, proving that Coppell…

Solar Car team drives towards new goals

By Kristen Shepard Staff Writer A dedicated group of students uses welding tools, wires and wheels work in a place where the sky is the limit. The Coppell Solar Car team is unlike any high school organization and is planning success in their future by driving full speed ahead. Under the guidance of Mike Yakubovsky, the 43-member Solar Car team is one of the best in the nation. This group of high school students aspires to compete with the top engineering colleges and corporations in the world, and their hard work and dedication is putting them on track to do so. The solar car team has a past of success and high-performance. Each year, the…

Academy website up and running

By Annie Wen Staff Writer With a deadline approaching, sophomore Sydney Williams knows she must get her interviews done and her story posted online. Williams is not a member of The Sidekick or KCBY but a student in EMAC’s Advanced Reporting elective course. The Advanced Reporting class provides EMAC sophomores with hands-on experience as they serve as true reporters of Academy news. “There’s always something to write about,” Williams said. “After I have an idea of what to write I do my interviews and I make a draft. Then the other writers and [teacher Chase Wofford] edit the story and once the story has been edited it gets posted on the website.” Students in the…

The Next Few Four Years

By: Chris Cummins Staff Writer With the news of Osama bin Laden’s death and the celebrations that soon swept the nation, it’s inevitable that Obama’s presidency will be reevaluated in light of the death of one of this nation’s infamous enemies. Where before Obama was criticized for his supposed ‘weakness’ on foreign policy, the most recent being his reticence in supporting the Libyan rebels, he is now being praised by individuals as disparate as Karl Rove and Sarah Palin, with even former Vice President Cheney admitting that Obama deserved credit for the raid. It seems clear that the death of Al Qaeda’s figurehead will give Obama even more leverage as the next Presidential Election approaches….

CHS Tennis Team shines at Kemah Boardwalk Invitational

Thomas Hair Staff Writer Every weekend, hundreds of people flock to the Galveston area to enjoy the surf and sun and last weekend, the Coppell High School Tennis Team joined them. But the Cowboys were not there for a vacation- they competed in the Kemah Boardwalk Invitational on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26. The Kemah Boardwalk Invitational is a tournament which features some of the best 4A and 5A tennis schools in the state, in preparation for district play in the coming weeks. The fourth edition of the tournament was hosted by League City’s Clear Creek High School, a Galveston area school. On both days of competition, matches began at 8 a.m. and held boys…

Cowboys soccer jumps out to strong start in District games

Thomas Hair Staff Writer The Coppell Cowboys soccer team looked promising in the pre-district tournaments last month, and thus far, their success has carried over into the District games. With 6 District games under their belt, the Cowboys boast a 4-2 record. Their wins were displays of dominance while their only losses were very close and could’ve gone either way. The Cowboys began District win three consecutive shutout wins, with a cumulative score of 9-0 against Saginaw, Guyer, and Fossil Ridge. On February 11, the Cowboys fell 2-1 to undefeated Southlake Carrol in a nail-biter. Instead of letting this tough loss get them down, the team showed their drive and quickly responded, laying a whopping 10-0…

Coppell Tennis concludes great season at regionals

By Thomas Hair Staff Writer In recent years, the Coppell High School Varsity Tennis Team has enjoyed tremendous success in post season play. Last season, the Cowboys and Cowgirls of the tennis team earned the title of 6-5A District Champions. The tennis team is coached by Jane Jackson and Rich Foster, who have been working with the team for months to ensure that this season would be as prosperous as past seasons. With excellent players such as Tyler Stayer, it would be hard to imagine anything but a deep playoff run. Indeed, on October 19 the Cowboys ventured to the district playoffs in hope of qualifying for Regionals. The tennis teamed fared very well at…

Swim team starts “flocking”

Addy Buigas-Lopez Staff Writer If you look out your window and see flamingos littering your yard, the swim team has been there. Starting tonight, members of the swim team will be visiting friends’ and neighbors’ houses and covering their lawn with pink flamingos as the swim team’s first fundraiser. Once your yard has been covered in them, you have the option to remove them and relocate them to a different house, with help of the swim team, starting from around $20. Help support the swim team by passing the “flock” on if it comes to you before the fundraiser ends.

El equipo de golf fue anfitrión de su octava cena anual de enchiladas

Por Henna Khan El 15 de octubre, momentos antes de que los aficionados se dirigió hacia el campo para ver el partido de fútbol americano contra el equipo de Southlake Carroll, el equipo de golf de Coppell fue el anfitrión de su octava cena anual de enchiladas en el común con la esperanza de colectar dinero suficiente para el año entero. Puntos de venta vino de la venta de tiquetes, boletos de la rifa y una subasta silenciosa, que consistió de una serie de premios. Postores podrían regresar a casa con rondas de golf en los campos de golf, joyas, paquetes de spa, autógrafos de todos los tipos de estrellas y mucho más. “Esta noche…

CHS Swim and Dive team flocks to fundraising event

By Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor I drove up to my house last night to see that my front lawn had been inhabited by a hoard of pink, plastic flamingos. Unless my parents decided to decorate using some weird retro-theme, something was definitely up. Turns out, my family is now a part of the CHS Swim and Dive team‘s third annual “Flamingo Flocking FUNdraiser”. In order to have the flock removed from our yard, we are asked to donate money to the team. We can also pay extra money to send the flock to someone else’s house and/or find out who sent the flock to us. Of course, all of this could have been adverted if…