BY SABRINE BRISMEUR Through double doors adorned with ghost decorations and spider webs was Best Buddies’ annual Halloween party, an event that drew in students and parents from across the county. “Our Halloween party is the largest event of the year, and we open admission to all the neighboring... Read more

BY SOPHIA WENGIER From October 30 to November 4, CCHS will travel around the world for the 2017 Homecoming Week. This year, staff and students will be celebrating the “Road Trip” theme with dress up days, school activities and the homecoming dance on Saturday night. Starting on the first... Read more

BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE AND GENNA NORDLING On Thursday, October 19 at 12:30 pm, select sophomores and juniors piled onto three buses, each named after a haunted house located at their highly anticipated destination: Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights (HHN). Upon arriving at the park after the four-hour drive, students... Read more

BY KYLE NELSON For once, students at Cooper City High School are encouraged to leave class. On November 9, the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) will be holding the largest fundraiser of the year, the first annual CCHS Stampede. The event will be carnival-esque event that will take place... Read more

BY SOPHIA WENGIER With college application deadlines quickly approaching, there’s no question that the month of October is crunch time for seniors. However, the various steps of applying to college can be overwhelming and confusing for those who have never gone through the process. Here is an all inclusive... Read more

BY CASEY CHAPTER After school on Monday and Tuesday, the senior class officers gathered in room 4107 to begin evaluations for hosts of the annual senior variety show. “Host tryouts are going well so far,” senior class president Jessica Less said. “We finished day one of tryouts and had... Read more

BY THOMAS CAETANO At CCHS, students are expected to hold each other with the utmost respect and to treat everyone as equals. For some, simply following the rules isn’t enough – at Best Buddies, they are given the chance to change lives. The ultimate goal of Best Buddies is... Read more

BY NOAH CASTAGNA This Wednesday freshman, sophomores and select juniors strapped in for a lengthy three-and-a-half hour testing session: the Preliminary SAT (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). For some it was only a taste of what was to come, and for others it was another rung on the... Read more

BY KENDYL COUNTS On October 19, a handful of CCHS students spent the afternoon glued to their cell phones, obsessively refreshing their emails. After having undergone a rigorous application process involving numerous essays and an early deadline, they were awaiting an email that could potentially transform their lives –... Read more

BY KENDYL COUNTS Orange and black are not the only defining colors of October; for the CCHS Cowboys, pink is of equal significance. October, designated “National Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” is full of activities and donation opportunities hosted by the Cowboys in the hopes of “giving breast cancer the... Read more