AP Photography Student Wins National Award
BY ALEXANDRA MADAR On Friday March 11, junior Kaylee Oberfield won the National Gold Key for her performance in photography. The internationally famous artist, Andy Warhol, received this very same award as a high school student, which made winning the award even more of an outstanding gift. “Having won... Read more
CCHS’s Thespians Compete At State Competition
BY EMILY PERL Cooper City High School’s drama department competed at the State Thespian Competition on March 17, 2011 in downtown Tampawhere they earned an excellent for their overall performance. The State Thespian competition is a state festival where any high school can be selected from districts to perform their... Read more
Teachers Battle To Benefit JROTC
BY JOSLYN TOMBACK On Thursday, March 24, 2011 CCHS’s NJROTC held their first annual Battle of the Teachers to raise money for their program. The event gave teachers the opportunity to unleash their competitive sides and battle it out amongst each other through a variety of skill contests and... Read more
Marine Biology Students Dive For Knowledge At Pennekamp
BY SARAH ROUSSELL On Friday, March 25th Cooper City High School’s Environmental and Marine Science department took 42 students to John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo for a daylong snorkeling trip. During the trip, students were given the opportunity to observe various coral reefs and the habitats that... Read more
Senior Nick Allen Receives Football Scholarship
BY JESSICA WEAVER On Friday, April 1st senior Nick Allen, CCHS’s offensive guard and defensive tackle, signed a letter of intent to accept a full scholarship to play football at Bethel University in McKenzie, Tenn. Allen has played on the varsity football team all four years and made both... Read more
Cooper City’s ‘Gimme 5’ Project Teaches Water Conservation
BY TAYLOR MANDEL The City of Cooper City has instituted a new water conservation project called ‘Gimme 5’ to get resident’s to reduce their water consumption by five gallons of water per day. ‘Gimme 5’ was started in 2010 after a contest between two homeowners associations, who saved 176,000... Read more
NJROTC Undergoes Area Managers Inspection
BY JOSLYN TOMBACK On Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, CCHS’s NJROTC had their annual Area Managers Inspection. The inspection is a company- wide review of the NJROTC program, consisting of individual inspections and analysis of the progress as a unit. The event was held on the CCHS football field with... Read more
Victoria Delgado Wins Cowboy Idol
BY RACHEL SHARPE On Thursday, Feb. 17th twelve students competed for the chance to be named Cooper City High School’s third Cowboy Idol. The annual singing competition is modeled after American Idol and the finalists compete to be named “the best singer at CCHS”. Over 30 hopefuls had auditioned... Read more
Novelist David Rosenfelt Speaks To CCHS Students As Part Of Author Day
BY KAYLA LOKEINSKY Novelist David Rosenfelt spoke at an assembly for Cooper City High School English classes on Friday, February 25, 2011 as part of the school’s annual Author Day and talked about his many jobs in the entertainment industry and newfound career as a best-selling novelist. A close... Read more
Key Club Gives Back With Multiple Projects
BY TAYLOR MANDEL Cooper City High School’s Key Club has recently initiated a number of ongoing and upcoming events that are striving to help both the school and community. Key Club is a community service based club that helps support the school and community. It is the oldest and... Read more