Students React to Betsy DeVos Confirmation
NewsOff-campus February 12, 2017
BY CHARLIE BLODNIEKS Around twelve P.M. on Tuesday, February 7, the news broke that Betsy DeVos would serve as the next Secretary of Education. Extending the admittedly controversial election, DeVos’ confirmation has been met with heavy pushback. “I feel that an individual with a closed mind in regards... Read more
BY KYLE NELSON On Thursday, February 2 the hallways of Cooper City High School were flooded by a whole slew of brand new innocent faces. This time, it wasn’t the incoming freshmen on the annual eighth grade walkover, but the faces of teachers children who came to experience a... Read more
BY NOAH CASTAGNA Cooper City High School’s National Honor Society has begun accepting submissions for their annual Black History Month Art Gala. “The NHS Gala shows we have a lot of creative people here,” Senior Benjamin Goldstein said. “And they do good things with that, and put a lot... Read more
BY CASSI NOWOSAD Nova’s partnership with CCHS allows anyone attending CCHS who completes the early childcare program, passes several tests and works as a teacher for Nova’s preschools will receive a full scholarship to the school. Recently early childcare programs across Florida are getting their ECPC (Early Childhood Professional... Read more
BY SABRINE BRISMEUR Accompanied by dramatic Italian opera tracks and festive British wind pieces, the All-County Honor Band and Superintendent’s Advanced Placement Studio Art Exhibition took place at the Coral Springs Museum of Art to award Broward County students for their accomplishments in music and art. A section of... Read more
BY TAMARAH WALLACE Since the beginning of the school year, DECA students have been perfecting their manuals and testing skills in various categories such as finance, foodservice, and hospitality in order to demonstrate their business prowess. On January 23rd at the 48th annual Broward County DECA Awards ceremony at... Read more
BY CHARLIE BLODNIEKS In the age of fake news and alternative facts, the CCHS journalism department journeyed to Fort Lauderdale to explore the role of activism and accountability in new media. Hosted by the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the conference took place at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six... Read more
BY NOAH CASTAGNA “The auditorium was full of excited energy,” 9th grade guidance counselor Mr. Ziccardi said, describing the anxious anticipation of the crowd of 8th graders stepping onto Cooper City High School’s campus for the first time. That was the scene last Thursday as the Class of 2021... Read more
BY SKYLER JONES-BOXWELL For the few students who were affected these past weeks by the appearance of a schedule on your desk during 5th period, worry not. There is a perfectly reasonable explanation for why some classes changed and rearranged themselves at the start of the 3rd quarter, and... Read more
CCHS Reacts to the Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting
NewsOff-campus January 29, 2017
BY SABRINE BRISMEUR After an eight-hour flight from Alaska to Florida, 26 year old Esteban Santiago was in no hurry to pick up his personal belongings at the luggage claim and get home. Instead, he brought his only checked baggage to the airport bathroom – a small bag holding... Read more