“A Hometown Holiday” event happening this Saturday
By Annie Wen Staff Writer As December rolls in the city of Coppell is welcoming the holiday feel. Decorations are being put up, present shopping time has begun, Starbucks is offering holiday drinks and Christmas music is being played everywhere. This Saturday December 3 Coppell will be having its annual Holiday Parade and Plaza Lighting to really ring in the holiday season. The Holiday Parade is a parade where citizens can send in an application for their own float and decorate it as they wish. All of the floats will be lit up with lights and the parade also features the CHS Marching Band, Lariettes, Silver Stars, and this year will also feature the 2011…
Annual holiday parade, tree lighting to kick off holiday season
By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor Dozens of dazzling floats will take to the streets and people will flock to Town Center Plaza for other festivities on Saturday Dec. 3, as Coppell officially kicks off the holiday season! This year’s edition of the annual parade will feature 37 floats and will follow its usual route travelling west on Parkway Boulevard from its intersection with Samuel Road. The theme of the parade has been announced to be “Hometown Holiday.” Citizens have been encouraged to enter homemade floats as part of this theme. Floats begin lining up at 3:00 p.m., and the parade itself begins at 6:30, after judges have analyzed the floats. About 1,500 are anticipated to be in attendance for…
Community gardens to host tree planting class
By Kelly Stewart Opinions Editor On October 1st, the Coppell Community Garden will have a tree planting class at the William T. Cozby Public Library. The class is free, and includes a discussion about trees and planting advice, with the opportunity to help plant a tree in the garden afterwards. Leading the class will be Dallas Regional Urban Forester of the Texas Forest Service, Micah Pace. An expert in forestry and the environment, he has worked across the U.S. and has earned a Master of Science in Forestry. This event promises to be fun and informative, and all ages are welcome. For more information, call 972-304-3627. For ways to live a greener life, visit the…
Christmas cheer in the math department
The math department has decided to gather up money to donate to a Christmas angle tree. But the math department has also decided to help spread the holiday cheer by turning this simple donation excersise into a raffel. Up for grabs are two parking spots the math department gained in the turkey drive weeks earlier. The tickets will be selling at one ticket for $5 or three for $10. The winners of the raffel will be allowed to park in the two “prime” spots the week of Dec. 14 – 18. The department will be accepting all donations, regardless of ticket sales. The raffel will be open only to other teachers.