Register to make a change in Coppell

By Jordan Bickham Staff Writer As students in high school, some of us, myself included, do not care much about politics until they start affecting us personally.  One of these moments is when you turn 18 and the time to have your political opinion noticed  finally arrives.  While the Presidential Election is not for a while, you can still vote for the next best thing: the mayor of Coppell. This Saturday, Coppell is opening Municipal Officer Candidate filing until Monday Mar. 5.  Although you are probably not able to run for office just yet, you can be a part of the voting process that begins on May 12.  Of course, to vote you must be…

Early voting ends tomorrow, May 10

By Henna Khan Business Manager Coppell has once again reached that stage in its political journey for new City Council members, as well as new CISD board members to be elected. Early voting began on May 2 and will be wrapping up on May 10 at 7 p.m. Residents may vote at Coppell Town Center or at the Valley Ranch Public Library. Coppell residents who live in Denton County may vote at Coppell Town Center as well. For any seniors who are eligible to vote, I encourage them to find a few minutes for the voting booth. Voting takes a slice of your time, yet it makes the world of a difference. Despite the fact…

Early voting for school board begins next week

Rebecca Neumann Entertainment Editor For those lucky seniors who have turned eighteen since the gubernatorial elections, their first opportunity to vote begins on May 2. Early voting for the Coppell Independent School District Board of Trustees elections of place 4 and 5 begins that day at 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. and continues during those hours until May 7. May 8 voting takes place between 1 and 6 p.m and May 9 and 10, 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. The official election day is not until May 14 and votes will be taken from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is advisable to vote during the early voting period because there are limited places to…

Seniors should be excited to vote, Neumann says

Rebecca Neumann Entertainment Editor As you may or may not know, May 14 is an election day. It is not a national or state election, but it is still important for all seniors to take part in it. There is not a specific cause to vote for, and the outcome will not affect seniors that much: most seniors will be away at college in the fall, so many won’t even feel the effects of their vote. But the reason voting now is so vital is it starts a habit that will continue with us for decades to come. Voter turnout is becoming lower and lower, especially among 18 to 21 year olds. The 26th Amendment,…

Voting really is first step towards change, Whitfill says

By Mary Whitfill There are a lot of things that bother me, as many of you know if you have been reading my blogs over the years. I don’t like people who avoid controversial issues, I don’t like when the sun doesn’t come out before I leave the house and I don’t like people who, when given the opportunity, don’t vote. When our government was established how every many years ago, it was the life and death goal of many new Americans to make sure that the American people had a say in their government. These people dedicated their lives to ensuring that we would live in a country where the government never forgot that…

Thank you, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, NWP

by Ellen Cameron Staff Writer Yesterday, for the first time ever, I exercised my 19th Amendment rights to vote. It wasn’t that important of an election–just the Texas Gubernatorial Primary–but I voted nonetheless. For something so important, it was miraculously boring, and yet, I was excited, and also, I had to, because otherwise my mother said I couldn’t come home. But it was more than my mother’s threat that got me going to the polls: as I took my ballot to the booth, I gave a silent thanks to Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, the National Women’s Party and all those who suffered for suffrage, for 90 years ago, they won me the right to vote…