BY KYRA BACON Construction on Cooper City High School’s new building has been making progress in the former student parking lot and it is on track to be completed by next year. All through the summer, the construction crew worked, with anywhere from 30-100 workers on site during the... Read more

BY CHERINA EUDOVIQUE In preparation for the presidential election less than two months away, many students are focused on spreading support for their favored presidential candidate and some are excited about heading to the polls to vote for the very first time. Even though a majority of the Class... Read more

BY KYRA BACON Fifteen DECA members competed at the 66th annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC) from April 28th through May 2nd in Salt Lake City, Utah. DECA, a club for marketing students, had about 14,000 kids in attendance at the conference from all over the United States, and... Read more

BY RACHEL SHARPE CCHS will switch to a seven period schedule next year as part of a recent mandate by the district to eliminate overcrowded classes and save money. Broward County Superintendent Robert Runcie announced the news on Thursday April 19th, and said that the change will allow the... Read more

The Lariat won 15 awards, including “Best Overall” for the second consecutive year, at the Sun-Sentinel High School Journalism Awards on Thursday, April 26th at Hollywood Hills High School. The Sun-Sentinel High School Journalism Awards honor the the best student journalism in Broward County. The Lariat won the following... Read more

BY ALYSSA FISHER Cooper City High School is going to be the first school in Broward County to create an eLibrary, giving students the option to check out books and textbooks on their smart phones, tablets and eReaders. On Wednesday, April 11, Principal Wendy Doll, Media Specialist Brian Kelly... Read more

BY EMILY PERL Senior baton twirler Ashley Bishop and her teammates traveled to Zurich, Switzerland on April 1st to compete at the National Baton Twirling Association World Championship. Bishop has been working her way to the top of the twirling world for the past thirteen years. Team USA, Bishop’s... Read more

BY KYRA BACON On Thursday, April 19th, CCHS became the first school in Broward County to hold student elections electronically. For the first time at Cooper City High School and in Broward County, student election ballots and procedures were the same as a real election. Separated by booths, students... Read more

BY HANNAH RAMESAR The SAT and ACT college entrance exams have tightened security following a recent cheating scandal and these changes are scheduled to take effect in September of 2012. Extensive measures are being put in place to ensure that future attempts at cheating will be discovered immediately. As... Read more