BY LONDON DERNIS Broward County Public School (BCPS) mandated clear bags, backpacks and lunchboxes for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. This will go into effect for CCHS students starting Monday, August 21. Visitors, volunteers, faculty and staff are exempt from this policy. “The purpose of this requirement is to... Read more

BY ASHLYN COHEN It started off as simply COVID-19, and nearly three years later, the virus has mutated and now evolved to what is known as the Omicron variant. The first case of Omicron was confirmed in the US in California just a few weeks before Thanksgiving surprise, but... Read more

By PEYTON FOX The Cowboys take on South Plantation tonight in the homecoming game where the team hopes to land a spot as a top three football team in Broward County.  “We’re trying to finish third in the district,” head coach Rod Williams said. “I think we’ll fair well... Read more

BY JENNA HEDRICK Cooper City High School has come a long way since 1971. Major changes have occurred throughout this campus, however, CCHS staff and students are still one big family.   In honor of 50 spectacular years, CCHS is holding a multitude of events on Friday, October 15 and... Read more

BY ASHLYN COHEN In the decision between freshman high schooler Brandi Levy and Mahanoy Area High School, the Supreme Court ruled in Bradi Levy’s favor, upholding students’ right to freedom of speech. When Levy received the news that she didn’t make it onto her school’s varsity cheer team as... Read more

BY ELENA ASHBURN  What can quiet down a classroom full of rowdy students? State legislation. House Bill 529 (HB 529) went into effect on July 1, 2021, requiring first-period teachers in public schools to hold a one to two-minute-long moment of silence every day.  According to the bill’s text,... Read more