College night to return at CHS in September

Kimberly Del Angel Staff Writer Undecided about college? On September 15th CHS will be hosting a college fair for all interested juniors and seniors looking to narrow their college choices as well as get more exposure to new schools. On this night students and parents will be able to meet with representatives from all over the country. Over 160 schools will be present that night, including the University of Texas, University of Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Baylor, Columbia University, Emory University, George Washington University, Southern Methodist University, Texas A&M and the University of Oklahoma. Specialty schools such as the Dallas Culinary Institute will be present as well. Students are encouraged to pre-register for this event in order to have more opportunities and longer…

College hockey on a rise in the South

By Amanda Peck Staff Writer Some seniors include sports as a deciding factor when determining which college to attend. Some, for example, only want to go to a Big 10 or Big 12 school.  However, it is very unlikely that these few in Coppell might consider basing their decision on a school’s hockey program.   Popular universities among the students at Coppell High School include Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Texas. All of these schools have hockey teams, which is probably a surprise to most of these universities’ prospective students. “To be honest, I didn’t really know that OU has a hockey team,” senior Olivia Hayden said. “One of the reasons I am thinking about going…

SMU, Texas A&M lead different outlooks at season’s end

By Travis Bremner Staff Writer The SMU Mustangs played in their first bowl game since the cheating days of the 80s, but it didn’t show. Former Southlake Carroll quarterback Kyle Padron threw for an SMU record 460 yards as they just annihilated Nevada in the Hawaii bowl, 45-10. The most surprising thing about this game, rather this beat down, was how the Mustangs sustained drives, on five of their seven scoring possessions they had eight or more plays. It wasn’t turnovers or offensive miscues by the Wolf pack that allowed SMU to score so much, the Mustangs were just better. However, the quick strike early helped SMU’s confidence, and it was all uphill from there….