CHS Band to host pre-UIL concert

By Ellen Cameron Staff Writer On Tuesday, March 30, the Coppell High School band will be hosting a concert, open to the general public. The concert, conducted in the school’s auditorium, begins at 7:00 p.m. and is expected to last approximately three hours. The four high school bands will be performing music such as Gallant Seventh, Carnival Overture and Symphony in One Movement. “It’s basically a dress rehearsal,” section leader and junior Violet Coker said. “There aren’t many times we get to sit down and play in class while we’re working on it, because we’re perfecting it, and usually we can’t just sit for up for up to 23 minutes playing.” The concert will be…

UIL Academics District March 25 and 26

by Melissa Brisco staff writer Beginning March 25 and continuing to March 26, CHS students are competing in the UIL Academics district competitions at Flowermound High School. Students who advance in this competition will be going to Lubbock for the weekend of April 23-25. “I am so excited to represent my school in this competition,” junior Ashleigh Heaton said. “I will try my hardest to be best headline and editorial writer at the competition. [My newspaper advisor] Mr. Wofford continually inspires me to perform at the top journalist level, and I’m so glad that he let me be a contestant.”

One-Act to go public tonight

Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor As the Coppell High School UIL One-Act Play troupe prepares for their regional competition on Tuesday, March 30 at Marcus High School, the department is seeking an audience to generate last-minute feedback on the show. One way they are doing this is offering a free performance on Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the CHS auditorium for parents and family members to see the show in its entirety. However, because of popular demand, the crew is opening up their rehearsal tonight, March 23, at 4:30 p.m. for viewers to sit-in on and enjoy. “This is our one-and-only chance for the public to see the One-Act. It is especially important this…

Theatre department laughs it up in Leading Ladies

Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor The University Interscholastic League (UIL) One-Act Play season is amidst us, sparking up a heightened sense of dramatic excellence and fierce competition as schools from across the nation prepare their best actors to perform at the top of their abilities, trying to pull out a performance that will leave their audience in tears. This year, Coppell High School’s theatre department aims to draw these same tears through their play Leading Ladies – tears from uncontrollable laughter, that is. The show follows Jack and Leo, two Shakespearean actors who are so down on their luck that they decide to masquerade as a dying old woman’s long-lost relatives Max and Steve, whom she…

Academics, UIL and, oh yeah, free food

By Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor UIL season is coming up, and now is the time for students to begin considering whether or not they’re up for the competition. What better way to decide than to go to a kick-off meeting complete with free food? After school on Tuesday, Dec. 15, the UIL sponsors will be hosting a meeting for prospective competitors in the lecture hall to discuss the upcoming competition season and enjoy free pizza and drinks (courtesy of Mr. Hunt). Not sure if UIL is right for you? Not to worry — the competition is open to anyone who is commited to their subject. Subjects include science, math, social studies, spelling and current events….