To Be Or Not To Be A Hipster
Blogs September 15, 2011
BY JEREMY HAAS It’s a word most high school students have heard by now. It’s derogatory, and it’s mysterious. “Hipster” is a phrase used to describe a large group of kids, but its true meaning is unknown. This word, with no official definition, is normally used to describe... Read more
Swimming: Cowboys Place First Against Nova And McArthur
SportsSwimming, Diving & Water Polo September 15, 2011
BY JESSICA WEAVER On Wednesday September 14th, Cooper City High School’s swim team competed against Nova and McArthur at Nova High School. The girls team placed first beating both schools and the boys team came in second beating McArthur. Some highlights of the meet were: Erika Fassler, Brianna Schlunaker,... Read more
BY RACHEL SHARPE One hundred and seventy-two students transferred to CCHS at the start of this school year when the Florida Legislature revised the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), which gives students who attended a “D” or an “F” school a chance to attend a higher performing school in... Read more
BY RACHEL SHARPE This past summer, four CCHS students experienced Israel through a unique study abroad program while earning high school and college credit. The program is offered in two summer sessions and during the regular school year. Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) is a six-eight week... Read more
Life Through A Lens Blog: Remembering 9-11
Blogs September 13, 2011
BY KAYLEE OBERFIELD The Tuesday before 9-11 in Mrs. Sharp’s class AP Art, students gathered around a scrap of the steel structure salvaged from the World Trade Center after the attack. Mrs. Sharp was lent the piece, which is now in an installation at the Fire Museum in Ft. Lauderdale, in... Read more
Varsity Football: Cowboys Defeat West Broward, Improve to 2-0 on Season
Football & Flag FootballSports September 12, 2011
BY KEVIN KOPLIN The Cooper City Cowboys took to the field on Friday, September 10th, looking to beat the West Broward Bobcats and keep their hopes of an undefeated season alive. It took no time for the Cowboys to find the end zone, scoring quickly off a quarterback scramble... Read more
BY JAKE FIERMAN The Cooper City High School girls’ volleyball team took on St. Thomas Aquinas this past Wednesday, September 7, in their fourth game of the season. Although the Cowboys didn’t start off the season so well, they looked to overcome the past three games. With starting libero... Read more
Review: Widowspeak
EntertainmentReviews September 9, 2011
BY JACK BRADY Widowspeak’s eponymous debut album is a mystifying concoction of smoldering wild-west indie rock suffused with psychedelic folk, electric blues, and classic surf rock. Like a midnight drive down a forgotten wilderness trail, the listener is utterly lost in the album’s eerie, nocturnal themes and haunting imagery,... Read more
Life Through A Lens Blog: If I Only Had A Brain
Blogs September 8, 2011
BY ALEXANDRA LEVINSON This past summer, I interned at the epilepsy center of Kansas University’s Hospital. Epilepsy is neurological disease that causes chronic seizures, so I spent a sizable amount of time looking at brains. During an autopsy of a man who had died of multiple sclerosis, I had... Read more
BY JOSLYN TOMBACK Cooper City High School seniors camped out on August 15 and 16 to try to acquire one of a limited amount of parking decals for the year. Camping out for a decal is a long time tradition at CCHS, though this year was different than normal,... Read more
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