Atlantic atmospheric conditions cause an increase of hurricanes this season
BY GENNA NORDLING There has been a noticeable increase of hurricanes and named tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico this hurricane season because of the warmer water. These warmer conditions also cause more category three, four and five hurricanes to occur. The 2017 hurricane... Read more
Hurricane Harvey hit hard as Hurricane Irma looms in the Atlantic
BY NOAH CASTAGNA Category 4 Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the mainland United States on Friday, August 25, bringing with it a wave of flooding and destruction that rocked the nation to its core. As of the writing of this article, there are 50 confirmed deaths and a projected economic... Read more
Broward County Public Schools launches SSO and Canvas
BY SOPHIA WENGIER This school year, CCHS is changing the way students access information by introducing single sign on and adopting Canvas, a learning management system, for all teacher websites in order to give students a uniform experience throughout their classes. Single sign on (SSO), is used by many... Read more
Clubs attract new members during annual Rush Week
BY KYLE NELSON With students dancing, music thumping and colorful banners covering walls and table, the cafeteria and courtyard of Cooper City High School spent the week of August 28 looking like a movie set. Rather than filming yet another sequel for High School Musical, however, the students were... Read more
Total solar eclipse awes the nation
BY NOAH CASTAGNA On the first day of school CCHS students got a fleeting taste of a cosmic anomaly that hasn’t graced the country for over a century: a total, coast-to-coast solar eclipse. For those on the path of totality, the sun was totally covered by the moon for... Read more
CCHS sends students to Miami Montage journalism workshop
BY CASEY CHAPTER This summer, some students were utilizing their break from school… with more school. Each year, twenty high school journalists are selected to take part in the Peace Sullivan/James Ansin High School Workshop in Journalism and New Media. Held at the University of Miami, the three-week program... Read more
Upcoming events for the new school year                                 
BY THOMAS CAETANO Flooding the hallways, new students bolt to their classes at the 7:25 bell. But at 2:30, these teenagers have endless possibilities ranging from partaking in activities to their interest to preparing for an annual dance. “Freshman year, right after that 2:30 p.m. bell on my first... Read more
New year, new IOC policies
BY SABRINE BRISMEUR Cooper City High School’s clubs, honor societies and publications have some new rules and regulations to follow for the 2017-2018 school year, after the first Inter-Organization Council (IOC) meeting of the year outlined some key changes. “We want to create a cohesive community with our club... Read more
2017 final exam exemption information
BY  SOPHIA WENGIER With final exams just around the corner, it’s time for students to open up Pinnacle and decide which classes they are going to exempt.  On Monday, June 5th, final exams will begin and the school year will come to a close. Exam exemption forms were passed... Read more
HOPE Sunshine club holds suicide awareness week
BY NOAH CASTAGNA The CCHS chapter of the HOPE (Helping Overcome Problems Effectively) Sunshine Club held its Suicide Prevention and Awareness Week, which began on Monday, May 15 and concluded with the Hugs for HOPE 5K Run and Walk on Saturday, May 20. One of the HOPE Sunshine Club’s... Read more