Hamilton has unfortunate relapse
By Tanner McCord Staff Writer Last night on Twitter, I had the misfortune of reading that Texas Rangers’ outfielder Josh Hamilton had an alcohol relapse. Reports say that Monday night (Jan. 30), Hamilton was spotted at a local bar drinking. The well known ball player’s last relapse with alcohol occured in 2009 when he was drunk in public and had some very incriminating photos surface. No pictures have been revealed and few details are known about the incident last week. Bob Sturm, host of “The Ticket” radio show, tweeted: “Josh Hamilton press conference will alter things at 1, but of course, that is pretty important.” Hopefully the press conference will provide some clarity to the…
Dallas emerges from drought conditions
By Jay Carroll Staff Writer After a long summer of temperatures of over 100 degrees for 71 days in a row, the drought conditions in Coppell and the rest of North Texas are officially over. Over the summer, it rarely rained. Combined with the scorching heat, this created one of the worst droughts in Texas history. The water level of lakes all over North Texas plummeted to record lows, Lake Lavon reached a point where you could see the bottom of the lake in some places. Even that the water of level of Lake Lavon has raised to just over five feet below full pool. This is still relatively low, but it is rising. Lake…
Illegal immigration within our borders: Con
Corrina Taylor Staff Writer America was established by immigrants with the intent of making a better life for themselves and their families. America today is one of the most medically and technologically advanced countries in the world. Who would not want to have a chance to prosper in a country as great as ours? However, this opportunity does not give people the right to illegally come to America just because they do not want to have to wait the appropriate amount of time, or cannot meet the qualifications to enter the country. Even in 1921 immigrants were required to provide a passport, visa, and pass a literacy test. Even after the immigrants provided the correct…
Texas Gov. ends presidential bid
Mary Whitfill Features Editor Rick Perry, 11 year Texas Gov. is expected to leave the race for the GOP nomination on Thursday, two days before the South Carolina primary. Perry will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. central time. Perry almost quit the race after his embarrassing 5th place finish in Iowa, but decided to give it one more go, skipping the New Hampshire primaries in which he received less than one percent of votes. Perry’s drop is expected to prove helpful to Newt Gingrich who has been excelling in recent opinion surveys. Perry first entered the race with high numbers in polls but those numbers quickly fell after a series of missteps and…
Lacrosse team sharpens their skills for upcoming season
By Chase Porter Staff Writer Today, January 10th, was the first day of lacrosse practice and the start of the 2012 season for the three time state championship lacrosse team. Being a member of the team I had the chance to see this years team in action and I was impressed. After losing many highly recruited players from last years team I thought that we would have to rebuild more than usual. Todays practice showed me that was not the case at all. Even though we have an extreme amount of underclassmen this year I have confidence that we will have nothing but a successful season. Today was the first practice with the new coaching…
Thursday last day for lost and found
By Corrina Taylor Staff Writer Any discarded hats, jackets or other miscellaneous items always seem to end up in the giant heap of items in student services. Otherwise known as the lost and found, over the years the lost and found has saved numerous encounters with an upset mother over the loss of an article of clothing or lunch box. For other students who are as forgetful as me, the last day to search through the pile is Thursday. If items are left uncollected they will then be donated to charity, so someone else can find use of the abandoned jacket. Be sure to stop by student services and double check, otherwise someone else might…
Battle against the bell: keeping tardies to a minimum
By Corrina Taylor Staff Writer The music comes to a stop and the students’ hearts quicken as they realize they have only a minute until class starts – now it is a race against time. As they quicken their pace through the halls, they are fast-walking to their class praying they will not be tardy. As the classroom door comes into sight, the late bell rings throughout the halls, signaling the students’ defeat and their tardiness. As part of a large high school, it is likely that most students will become tardy at least once in the course of their four-year stay at CHS. It is to be expected when a student has to journey…
Clubs expose students to new opportunities
By Corrina Taylor Staff Writer If you were to go to the Coppell High school website you would find under student activities a list of all of the student organizations including all the various clubs that are offered Unfortunately it only states the name of the club and the teacher who sponsors it, while not giving the reader a good idea of what the club actually does. It is because of this that I decided that for a week I would attend a different club every day after school, and summarize what they are about. This way it is easier for students to choose what club they want to join, and they have more than…
22 years later, Cowgirls return to state tournament
By Sammy Robben Sports Editor Over the past two weeks and last five matches, the Coppell Cowgirls volleyball team has proved that this once under the radar team, is just the opposite. They have taken playoffs by storm and for the first time in 15 years they will be going to the state tournament. The Cowgirls credit their focus, both mentally and physically, to their success this season. “Our team has been unbelievably focused since we beat Hebron in the 3rd round, physically we’re getting a lot more rest, we’ve been staying home and off our feet as much as we can,” junior Chiaka Ogbogu said. “Mentally we’ve been keeping our minds focused by taking…
Constitutional Amendment Election to be held Nov. 8
By Mary Whitfill Features Editor Ten propositions will go on the ballot tomorrow for the November Texas Constitutional Amendment Election. Registered Dallas County voters can report to their precinct polling location to cast their vote. Propositions up for election are as follows: Proposition Number 1 (SJR 14): SJR 14 would amend the constitution to authorize the legislature to provide the surviving spouse of a totally disabled veteran with exemption from property taxes on the couples home, so long as the surviving spouse has not remarried and the property remains their primary residence. Proposition Number 2 (SJR 4): SJR 4 would amend the constitution to authorize the Texas Water Development Board to issue bonds on a…