A voice for all: Multicultural Club hosts first student town hall meeting
BY JULIA SAFRIN Oftentimes, students feel like they are silenced when trying to express their opinions and concerns in school. In an attempt to change this, Multicultural Club hosted a student town hall meeting on Thursday, April 25 for CCHS students to voice their thoughts. “ decided to... Read more
Lifting for greatness: Cooper City High Cowboys’ football team hosts “lift-a-thon” fundraiser
BY JOSEPH STURGEON With music blaring through two loudspeakers and Gatorade bottles stashed in the corner, the Cooper City High School football team held a “lift-a-thon” on Wednesday, April 17 at 6 p.m. in the school’s gym. Both the varsity and junior varsity teams participated in the event, as... Read more
Standing room only: Normally apathetic juniors create a surprising turnout at Class of 2020 meeting
BY ABBIE TUSCHMAN A grade normally plagued with apathy created a surprising turnout at the latest Class of 2020 meeting. On Monday, April 15, the Class of 2020 officers hosted a meeting in Student Government Association (SGA) sponsor Natalie Flaten’s classroom. While Class of 2020 events are notorious for... Read more
Saving lives OneBlood bag at a time: CCHS students and OneBlood organization work together to limit blood shortages
BY EMMA FRANZ It’s two weeks after spring break and CCHS students are already back to working diligently to achieve a common goal. In previous years, winter was the prime time for CCHS blood drives, but an additional philanthropic event took place this year on both April 10 and... Read more
One more home run: Indoor winds performs for the last time at CCHS
BY SABRINA WONG Parents, family members and friends could hear music blasting from outside the CCHS gym on April 10 as the first-ever indoor winds group finished up their rehearsal and began preparing for their farewell performance. The members decided to host a Family and Friends Night to display... Read more
Peace, love and unity: CCHS students perform a peace ceremony for the school
BY EMMA HUERTA Student activism has become a more common occurrence as students find their voices, pursue their passions and make their messages heard. This is the case for sophomore Kaela Goldstein, who decided to pursue one of these passionate goals and organize a ceremony for all CCHS students... Read more
Taking charge of the Cowboys: SGA announces its officer election results
BY EMMA HUERTA On March 14, all of the classrooms at CCHS listened intently to Student Government Association (SGA) sponsor Natalie Flaten’s announcement. Although students usually tend to ignore or talk over the daily announcements, this was not the case with this exciting Thursday afternoon. Flaten was announcing the... Read more
Spreading Facebook knowledge: Kyle Foster from Society of Professional Journalists visits CCHS
BY SABRINA WONG Facebook, a popular social media site, is normally viewed as a place to publish photos, interact with friends and share news. However, Facebook has more of a purpose than is commonly recognized. On Thursday, March 7, digital trainer Kyle Foster spoke to CCHS journalists from The... Read more
Music matters: CCHS band students participate in district MPA at Dillard High School
BY SABRINA WONG Concert and Symphonic Band students poured into the CCHS auditorium on Tuesday morning, March 12, to continue preparing for their annual district Music Performance Assessment (MPA). This year, students performed at Dillard High School’s auditorium— the south site for the event— located in Fort Lauderdale. Wind... Read more
They’re “all in this together”: Thespians begin rehearsals for their production of “High School Musical”
BY EMMA HUERTA On February 25, the CCHS Thespians posted their first “Cast Member Monday” on the newly established “High School Musical” production Instagram account, announcing sophomore Nicholas Ibanez as Troy Bolton. After being forced to cancel their production of “Shrek the Musical” due to copyright issues, the Thespians... Read more