A Cry Against Inaction: How nationwide MFOL rallies sought change on June 11
BY OLIVIA GIL In hundreds of cities across the country, including the National Mall in Washington D.C. and Parkland, Florida, March for Our Lives (MFOL) rallies were held on Saturday, June 11 to protest gun violence. Taking to the streets with posters in hand and chants on their lips,... Read more
Music Flash from the Past: Vinyl collections make a comeback 
BY ASHLYN COHEN Sophomores Paige Martz and Sydney Mrejen both inspire one another to embrace their love for vinyl collections. Although vinyls made its peak during the early 1970’s, they are making a comeback. Their antique and aesthetic look is eye catching to the modern teenager.  Vinyls provide a... Read more
The Two-in-One Package: CCHS’s Multicultural Club welcomes new co-sponsors
BY ALIA SALIM As CCHS continues to get students adjusted to the new year, there have been many new changes to the school, not just academically or physically, but extracurricularly. One particular extracurricular being Multicultural Club having two new co-sponsors. CCHS offers many clubs for students to join that... Read more
A Contagious Case of Senioritis: Class of 2022 experiencing lack of motivation
BY LONDON DERNIS Senior Kennan O’Malley was in kindergarten when he came home to his mom asking if he had homework to complete. Feeling especially unmotivated 12 years ago, he said yes and that he didn’t feel like doing it. As he recalls this event, he believes this was... Read more
Spreading Senioritis: Class of 2022 experiencing lack of motivation 
BY LONDON DERNIS Senior Kennan O’Malley was in kindergarten when he came home to his mom asking if he had homework to complete. In response to this, he said yes and that he didn’t feel like doing it. As he recalls this event, he believes this was when he... Read more
Coaching during COVID: How athletics prevailed during the pandemic
BY MALIA LAHEY The main focus of athletics is usually the athletes. However, the CCHS sports coaches have had a hectic season, balancing both their teams as well as COVID-19, which was no easy task. While trying to keep themselves and their players safe, there were many precautions taken.... Read more
Gender Disparity in Classes: The lopsided world of stereotypical beliefs 
BY LUCIA CORREA  Though living in the 21st century, the world still continues to hold onto its stereotypical beliefs. Whether it’s thinking that only girls can be involved in taking care of children or guys being the ones to have to know how to fix cars.  Take CCHS for... Read more
Alum return to CCHS: Seeing the school from a different perspective
BY EMILY MORENO High school is an important part of everyone’s life. In these years, teenagers learn crucial lessons and grow into adults prepared to go face the world. As CCHS reaches the 50 year milestone, this school will have influenced tens of thousands of students.  Some alumni have... Read more
Women’s Studies: an insight into CCHS’ groundbreaking new course and the teacher behind it
BY OLIVIA GIL  Among a sea of social studies classes and between periods of psychology, one can find Maricarmen Herrera teaching the new Women’s Studies class to her eighth period students.   Although this course is new to Cooper City High School (CCHS), it gained popularity and was a cause... Read more
New teachers stuck on the ‘net: A virtual first year at CCHS
BY EMILY MORENO Last year was a unique year for teachers and students. Some new faces joined the Cooper City team in 2020 and had a very different first year here. Joining a new school can be difficult, but online school provided an additional challenge. One really big adjustment... Read more