Sidekick Video Podcast #2
Most anticipated games of the year
By Chase Porter Staff Writer With 2011 behind us, game developers are already trying to come out with the next best game to compete with games like Battlefield and Modern Warfare 3. Some of the biggest news in the gaming community is the release of Halo 4 expected for sometime this spring or summer. Also Mass Effect 3, the follow up to one of the best games of 2011, will be releasing this year which will end the trilogy. Along with these franchise games Assassins Creed will be releasing another game and of course Call of Duty is sure to have one or more games being released but as of right now there has been…
Students honor veterans day through KCBY
By Tanner McCord Staff Writer In honor of Veterans Day, which falls on Friday, a week from today, students will have the opportunity to record personal thank-you videos that will appear on KCBY. Those with friends or relatives who have fought in a war or are fighting in one can show their gratitude towards their loved ones. The deadline for the thank-you videos is November 7 – so students have to act quickly in order to show their thanks via video. Thank-yous are not all that can be said, those who are wanting to participate will also be able to honor veterans lost in the midst of war. This is a very cool opportunity that…
Alabama tornadoes hit close to home
Erin Blatney Staff Writer Video by Jordan Hagan When current University of Alabama student and Coppell High School 2007 graduate Morgan Lenoir was taking shelter in the basement of a friend’s house, she had no idea that when she emerged, the town she called home would be hardly recognizable. “I remember being in the basement and a guy coming down and saying that he had been listening to the radio and the weatherman said something like ‘Oh this is big’ and then the radio cut off. We didn’t know how bad it was until the next day when my friends and I went to try and volunteer,” Lenoir said. Thousands were left homeless across the…
Students take control of finals with varying study habits
Mary Whitfill Features Editor Chris Reagen KCBY Finals week is known to bring caffeine binges, study sessions, large amounts of money spent to support the Starbucks franchise and the realization that high school isn’t always a walk in the park. With the additional stress and workload coming with the last week of the semester, many students are forced redesign their study habits and figure out a way to manage everything that is suddenly placed on their shoulders. As a student at CHS, I am no stranger to cram studying, late night essay writing and three hour class study sessions at Starbucks on a Sunday afternoon. I am used to watching my fellow students try to…
New Tron Legacy trailer released with new music from Daft Punk
It was in 1982 when the first Tron came out. Now, in 2010, Disney Studios will release it’s sequel to the movie; Tron Legacy. The movie includes actors such as Jeff Bridges, who recently won an Oscar for his performance in Crazy Heart, alongside Garrett Hedlund (Four Brothers, Troy), Olivia Wilde (House), Michael Sheen (Underworld movies) and many others. Not only is the cast amazing, but a while back it was revealed that the French techno duo, Daft Punk, would be doing the score for the movie. Earlier this week on the 8th, a new trailer was released and the best part about it is… there happens to be a bit of Daft Punk’s score for…