Herff Jones brings ring ceremony to CCHS juniors
BY SABRINE BRISMEUR CCHS juniors who had ordered their class rings months prior finally had the opportunity to receive them in a ceremony hosted by Herff Jones on Tuesday, March 13 in the auditorium. “The finger ring is a mark of distinction,” class Treasurer Alexa Pichardo said. “It represents... Read more
Best Buddies partake in campaign to spread kindness and awareness
BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE The CCHS Best Buddies Chapter has been promoting kind words and actions the past week and plans to continue on participating in the national campaign to end the use of the R-word. The R-word is a term commonly used in society in a demeaning way when... Read more
Students and parents explore AP classes at AP Information Night
BY GENNA NORDLING At 6:30 p.m. on March 14, all current and prospective AP students gathered in the CCHS Auditorium along with their parents for AP Information Night. At this after school event, students could learn more information about the AP classes they plan to take and collect their... Read more
CCHS thespians take on states
BY SOPHIA WENGIER This past Wednesday, CCHS Thespians excitedly departed for the Florida State Thespian Festival, ready for long days packed with workshops, performances and fun. The festival ran from March 14 to March 17 and was located in Tampa. Nine total Cooper City High drama club students drove... Read more
Lindsay Roberts takes over as NHS club sponsor
BY ANNABELLE ROSA Club sponsors play an incredibly versatile role within any of the clubs, and the National Honor Society (NHS) is no exception. For the past five years, U.S. history teacher Dwayne Dixon has sponsored NHS, nurturing its students and seeing to it that they felt as accomplished... Read more
School Duel: CCHS loses to MSD by an 80 point margin
BY NOAH CASTAGNA School Duel is the annual TV quiz show competition that pits South Florida’s top 20 high schools against one another, presented by BrightStar Credit Union and Chick-fil-A. Four-person teams compete in a single elimination tournament of academic trivia, and the winner of the tournament brings home... Read more
Students spread positivity throughout Unity Week
BY KENDYL COUNTS As Broward County continues to pick up the pieces following the recent tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the students of CCHS have come together to strive toward healing during “Unity Week.” Throughout the week of March 5, students wore different colors on each day... Read more
DECA sweeps the state competition
BY TAMARAH WALLACE At the 58th Annual FL DECA Career Development Conference (CDC) in Orlando, Florida, CCHS DECA brought home a record number of national qualifiers. Out of 102 total CCHS competitors, 50 will be moving on to the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia in late... Read more
Second annual Cooper City Pageant has two CCHS winners
BY SABRINE BRISMEUR After a successful first pageant last year, Cooper City once again hosted its now-annual pageant on Tuesday, March 6 in the CCHS auditorium, where several residents competed for the crowns of Little Miss Cooper City, Miss Cooper City Teen, Miss Cooper City and Mr. and Mrs.... Read more
Cowboy Television (CTV) prepares to take on STN
BY TAMARAH WALLACE Cowboy Television (CTV), CCHS’s broadcast journalism program, has left for their annual national competition hosted by the Student Television Network (STN). The five-day conference will see over 3,000 students among the previously heavily-awarded Cowboys. “STN is an exhilarating experience not only competing against... Read more