Coppell volunteer opportunites
Addy Buigas-Lopez Staff Writer Scraping up those last required volunteer hours for National Honor Society or the International Baccalaureate program can be difficult for students not involved in one of Coppell High School’s many volunteer clubs. Luckily, Coppell’s volunteer opportunities are not limited, and there is always a way for students to lend a helping hand. Special Olympics Ask any teacher or parent: There is nothing like watching a smile spread from ear to ear on a child’s face as they succeed in what others told them could not be done, and standing by them as they grow to reach that point. Coppell Special Olympics offers children with disabilities to do just that. As a…
NHS community service opportunities
National Honor Society is offering many upcoming group hour opportunities. First and foremost, benefting CHS directly, is month trash pick-up at the school. The first Saturday of each month, NHS members are to meet at the high school to pick up trash outside around the school; check in with an officer outside the gym. Volunteers are also needed at the Destination Imagination competition at the school on Friday and Saturday (6-10 pm; and 7:30-12 pm or 12-4:30 pm) for shifts. The spring blood drive is next month, April 8. NHS members are to check Blackboard for updates and shadowing sign-up will be at the next NHS meeting, April 1st. Volunteers will be working sign-up tables…
SoupMobile serves up hope in Dallas
By Rebecca Fowler Staff Writer It’s so easy. Walk down the streets of a major city, look at the towering buildings, peek inside storefront windows, rush to grab coffee before work, shoot a text to your boss, glance at a man asleep under the stairs. And continue on your way. It happens all the time. In our fast paced day-to-day lives, we rarely take a moment to help out or even consider someone living on the streets with no home, no food and no way of knowing if he will make it to tomorrow. One man decided to step out from the crowd and take a stand for the homeless, however. David Timothy, a former…