BY KAYLA GATES Political events such as the State of the Union Address are what most students can only learn about through their history classes. But for 15-year-old Emily Kaufman, a sophomore at Cooper City High School, this lesson became a reality as she accepted an invitation to Capitol... Read more

BY ISABELLA MARCON Nearly two years after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, gun violence disturbed the peace and safety of the Cooper City community.  This time, the shooting occurred during a Super Bowl party on February 2 that was being held near... Read more

BY SOFIA MENDEZ On Friday, December 6, the Cooper City community gathered to kick off the holiday season with food, community youth performances, bounce houses, train rides, craft fairs and a variety of children’s activities at the annual Light Up Cooper City Festival. It took place between Cooper City... Read more

BY RYAN MERARD Starting June 2017, Boulton Commercial Real Estate sought to establish a shopping center in Cooper City. Towards the summer of 2018, they secured a construction loan and began to work on the site, marking the beginning of the “Cooper Square” project, which is planned to be... Read more

BY EMMA HUERTA Although October 31 is another day of the week for most parents and students, something out of the ordinary occurs during the evening hours of this date. October 31 is the day of the extremely popular holiday known as Halloween. Despite the holiday’s abnormal traditions—such as... Read more

BY CAMILA FERNANDEZ “It can wait.” This is a vague catchphrase that has found its way onto billboards and advertisements all over America. Most commonly associated with the campaign against texting and driving, this slogan simplifies a very urgent topic: limiting cell phone use while on the road. As... Read more

BY JULIA SAFRIN It’s not a secret that junior year of high school can be stressful, especially when students have to start preparing for and taking college entrance exams like the SAT and ACT. If students don’t score as highly as they would like the first time they take... Read more

BY VICTORIA MARTIN The cheers begin to dissipate and any movement on the field ceases to exist. The announcer’s voice fills the empty air, and the band begins.  On October 12, the Sound of Pride (SOP) band program performed at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida at the... Read more

BY SOFIA MENDEZ This past Saturday, October 12, Renaissance Charter School at Cooper City (RCSCC) held its fifth annual 7K ‘MORE THAN PINK’ Walk. The purpose of this walk is to unite the community to honor breast cancer survivors. Students, staff and their families were encouraged to participate in... Read more

BY ISABELLA MARCON A recent outbreak of mumps has been confirmed at CCHS’s neighboring school, Pioneer Middle School, last week.  Mumps is a highly contagious viral disease that causes one’s salivary glands to swell. Although the disease is almost fully wiped out due to the development of vaccines, sudden... Read more