Choir students prepare for UIL
By Jordan Thompson Staff Writer It seems that recently there is no time for choir members to ‘rest.’ Just as the singers finish their winter concerts and TMEA state auditions, the Solo and Ensemble UIL competitions and voice recitals are added to their list of unfinished responsibilities. Students participating in Solo and ensemble must prepare to sing a song that could range from difficulty levels between 1 and 3 in front of a judge. Students earning a ‘one’ rating on a class one piece are eligible for state. First they will perform their song at the Coppell Conservatory on Feb 7th and 8th. On Feb 16th they will travel by bus to a Magnet school…
Stage set for UIL One-Act Play auditions
By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor Lisa Tabor will be hard at work directing a One-Act Play for UIL in the coming months. The play, entitled The Triangle Factory Fire Project, tells the story of various men and women trapped in a tall factory during a fire, set in 1911. On March 26 and 27, the show will be performed in the CHS Auditorium at 7:30 p.m for UIL rating. Though it is only December, several months are needed for preparation and rehearsal. Auditions for The Triangle Factory Fire Project are in the auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. and Thursday, Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. There are many parts of varying size…
CON: UIL bends the rules to straighten out Athletes
By Kristen Shepard Staff Writer Any student athlete would agree: it is not always easy balancing education and sports. Some students play more than one sport and take multiple difficult classes, and oftentimes, their grades start to slip. But, it is OK to fail, as long as they are performing well on the court, right? Wrong. More often than ever before, UIL rules are being bent and stretched to accommodate student-athletes who are failing classes. These exceptions spread the message that education is second to athletic performance. Picture the football player who is all too focused on the upcoming game and blows off his Thursday morning math test. He did not grasp the concept, and…
UIL eligibility waivers due Friday
By Corrina Taylor Staff Writer Students enrolled in AP and Pre-AP classes are faced with the difficulty of the class, and those students that end up failing start to regret their choice to take the class. However, the classes are weighed more than regular classes (a 65 or above is weighted better then a 65 in a regular class). Students that have failed – but have a 65 or better – need to pick up the UIL waiver and have the form signed in order to receive credit. These forms can be found at the Administration office and are due Friday by noon, with no exceptions. Be sure to turn in your forms, AP students!
CHS band continues to excel in UIL competition
Michelle Pitcher Opinions Editor By the end of this week, CHS’ four bands will have had the opportunity to amaze the judges at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Competition. On Tuesday, the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble competed at Duncanville High School in the afternoon, receiving all superior rankings, or “Sweepstakes.” On Wednesday, Symphonic Winds band went through the process, receiving similarly high scores, and on Thursday the Honor Band will add to the legitimacy of CHS Band’s bragging rights.
Coppell Wind Ensemble excels at UIL
Thomas Hair Staff Writer Every Coppell High School Band for over 20 years has received Division I ratings at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest, and the CHS Wind Ensemble continued that streak today, April 12. Students in the Wind Ensemble departed CHS for Duncanville High School after A Lunch for UIL, which is usually considered the most important contest for concert band. At UIL, the Wind Ensemble performed their concert selections for a panel of three judges before moving on to the sight reading portion of the contest, where their ability to play a new song at first glance was tested. In the concert portion of the contest, the Wind Ensemble performed Third Suite by Jager, Symphonic Prelude by Camphouse,…
Choirs busy preparing for UIL competition
Michelle Pitcher Opinions Editor This upcoming Wednesday, April 6, all CHS choirs will be headed to UIL competition. In this competition, choirs perform three songs (of difficulty levels that vary based on UIL guidelines) for a panel of judges, and they participate in a sight-reading challenge afterward. Directors Jeff Schulz and Alberto Torres will be taking a total of five choirs to perform at different times throughout the day. JV Women’s, JV Mixed, Varsity Men’s, Womens, and A Cappella will be bringing the results of their efforts to competition on Wednesday. All choirs are judged on a scale of 1-5 (one being the best) on both their concert performance and sight reading success. CHS choirs…
Select choir students qualify for state level competition
Michelle Pitcher Opinions Editor Last Saturday, ambitious CHS choir students boarded buses departing as early as 7 a.m. to travel to Townview High School in Dallas for the annual UIL Solo and Ensemble competition. CHS beat its own recent record with the number of state qualifiers for this event: a noteworthy 38 students will be headed to Austin this spring for the statewide competition. “Coppell High School did better this year than in past years since I’ve been here,” head choir director Jeffery Schulz said. “We had more solo entries this year, and we had more solos that were eligible to qualify for state. So, out of 54 class one solos, we have 38 headed…
UIL One-Act stops at area, cast stays positive
Video by Taylor Vowell Story by Daphne Chen Original Video – More videos at TinyPic On April 9 and 10, CHS hosted the area UIL One-Act competition in hopes of advancing their own One-Act, the popular comedy Leading Ladies. Leading Ladies stars seniors Jacob Harpel and Jake McCready, who play two out-of-work actors who pose as a rich woman’s long lost nieces in order to inherit a fortune. However, over the course of the play, the two imposters start to reevaluate their priorities when one falls in love. “It was the first time that for One-Act we actually did a comedy rather than a dramatic play so it was kind of a new experience,” Harpel…
CHS performs well at UIL District meet
By Melissa Brisco Staff Writer Last Thursday and Friday, six CHS students earned berths in the regional competition by placing at the UIL Academics District 6-5A Meet at Flower Mound High School. The Class 5A Region I Meet is April 23-24 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Students who placed in the top three people in their category advance to regionals. The students advancing are senior Zach Zoda and Judy Hong for Poetry Interpretation and Tori Galea, Henry Trahan, Quinn Zhang and Peter Chang for Science. In addition, the CHS Science team received first place for the second straight year. Members in the Science category compete individually, but the school with the most points in…