Coppell ISD

10/07/2021

PE + Music + Art = Drum Fit at Pinkerton Elementary

As the saying goes, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” Third graders at Pinkerton Elementary have the opportunity to do both, as they keep the beat and join together in drumming via the Drum Fit program, which combines the physical education, music and art specials at the school. "Drum Fit incorporates rhythm, music, balance and creativity,” says Pinkerton Physical Education Teacher Colleen Michaelis. ”It also aligns with our physical education standards and state educational standards.” Read more at go.coppellisd.com/DrumFit.

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PE + Music + Art = Drum Fit at Pinkerton Elementary

As the saying goes, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” Third graders at Pinkerton Elementary have the opportunity to do both, as they keep the beat and join together in drumming via the Drum Fit program, which combines the physical education, music and art specials at the school. "Drum Fit incorporates rhythm, music, balance and creativity,” says Pinkerton Physical Education Teacher Colleen Michaelis. ”It also aligns with our physical education standards and state educational standards.” Read more at go.coppellisd.com/DrumFit.

#CISDOurStory #IHeartCISD

10/07/2021

CISD Announces 40 National Merit Semifinalists for 2021-2022

CISD Announces 40 National Merit Semifinalists for 2021-2022

Thirty-nine Coppell High School seniors and one New Tech High @ Coppell senior have been selected as 2022 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. This is a record number of National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists for CISD.

CISD’s 2021-2022 National Merit Semifinalists are New Tech High @ Coppell Senior Anekah Kelley and CHS seniors: Ashrith Anumala, Dia Atluri, Trisha Atluri, Ananya Balaji, Natasha Banga, Lauren Chamberlain, Ananya Chintalapudi, Anshuman Das, Lin Hlaing, Mira Jiang, Veda Kanamarlapudi, Vishal Kantharaju, Sahana Kaushik, Beomseok Ko, Devika Kohli, Anjali Kota, Rudra Krishnamurthy, Arpan Kumar, Devesh Lahoti, Isabella Malick, Nikita Nair, Atharva Nijasure, Yoichiro Nishino, Caleb Onggosanusi, Rohan Palavali, Aakash Patel, Arnav Patil, Priyanka Prasad, Adarsh Pullasseri, Param Raval, Rudra Raval, Anshul Shah, Jaanvi Shah, Dhruv Shetty, Kashvi Singh, Chandana Sirigireddy, Anne Thomas, Aksh Tyagi and Sahan Yerram.

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Thirty-nine Coppell High School seniors and one New Tech High @ Coppell senior have been selected as 2022 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists.

10/07/2021

Purchase Food Tickets for CISD Community Tailgate

Join Coppell ISD for our Annual Community Tailgate before the Oct. 29 CHS football game vs. Plano East. Order your Hard Eight BBQ boxed dinner in advance for $10. You may purchase your brisket or turkey sandwich boxed meal online at www.coppellisd.com/tailgate. Orders are limited to the first 250 dinners. Please present your receipt at the Community Tailgate to redeem. The Hard Eight dinner must be purchased in advance online. The CISD Community Tailgate begins at 5:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there. #IHeartCISD #CISDOurStory

Purchase Food Tickets for CISD Community Tailgate

Join Coppell ISD for our Annual Community Tailgate before the Oct. 29 CHS football game vs. Plano East. Order your Hard Eight BBQ boxed dinner in advance for $10. You may purchase your brisket or turkey sandwich boxed meal online at www.coppellisd.com/tailgate. Orders are limited to the first 250 dinners. Please present your receipt at the Community Tailgate to redeem. The Hard Eight dinner must be purchased in advance online. The CISD Community Tailgate begins at 5:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there. #IHeartCISD #CISDOurStory

10/06/2021

Spotlight on Town Center Elementary Custodian Sara Cruz

Sara Cruz has served as the custodian for Town Center Elementary school for 11 years and has worked in CISD for 24 years. She says she loves serving the school, because the students, teachers, staff and parents make her feel like she is an important part of the Town Center Elementary "Texans" family. “I love it here and watching the students grow from kindergarten to 5th grade,” Cruz says. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/SaraCruz.

#IHeartCISD #CISDShoutOut #CISDOurStory

Spotlight on Town Center Elementary Custodian Sara Cruz

Sara Cruz has served as the custodian for Town Center Elementary school for 11 years and has worked in CISD for 24 years. She says she loves serving the school, because the students, teachers, staff and parents make her feel like she is an important part of the Town Center Elementary "Texans" family. “I love it here and watching the students grow from kindergarten to 5th grade,” Cruz says. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/SaraCruz.

#IHeartCISD #CISDShoutOut #CISDOurStory

10/05/2021

The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Oct. 5 as World Teachers’ Day.

Let's give a #CISDShoutOut to our amazing teachers that serve our students and families every day.
#worldteachersday #CISDOurStory

The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Oct. 5 as World Teachers’ Day.

Let's give a #CISDShoutOut to our amazing teachers that serve our students and families every day.
#worldteachersday #CISDOurStory

10/01/2021

#CatchupWithHunt — Oct. 1, 2021

Here is #CatchupWithHunt for Oct. 1, 2021, featuring Kid Superintendents Riley and Landrey from CMS North introducing Dr. Brad Hunt. https://youtu.be/WHDcMjHeYoU Keep tuning in each week as Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt keeps you updated on all things Coppell ISD. #CISDInformed #CISDOurStory

Here is #CatchupWithHunt for Oct. 1, 2021. Keep tuning in each week as Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt keeps you updated on all things Coppell ISD. #CISDInforme...

09/29/2021

National Voter Registration Day

Tuesday, September 28, is National Voter Registration Day! National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy.

You can register to vote at
https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-vote.

National Voter Registration Day

Tuesday, September 28, is National Voter Registration Day! National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy.

You can register to vote at
https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-vote.

09/28/2021

Alicia Braun Chosen as National 'TrayBlazer'

CISD Coordinator of Child Nutrition, Alicia Braun, R.D., L.D., has been selected as a national “TrayBlazer” by General Mills. Braun is one of three child nutrition professionals nationwide chosen for this distinction. Braun is featured on the General Mills website and received a commemorative Wheaties cereal box with her photo on it in recognition of her efforts to ensure CISD students were served nutritious food during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/Braun.

Alicia Braun Chosen as National 'TrayBlazer'

CISD Coordinator of Child Nutrition, Alicia Braun, R.D., L.D., has been selected as a national “TrayBlazer” by General Mills. Braun is one of three child nutrition professionals nationwide chosen for this distinction. Braun is featured on the General Mills website and received a commemorative Wheaties cereal box with her photo on it in recognition of her efforts to ensure CISD students were served nutritious food during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/Braun.

09/27/2021

Natasha Banga Places 13th at Yale Debate Tournament

Coppell High School Senior Natasha Banga placed 13th out of 148 competitors in the Yale University Invitational Debate Tournament. The virtual tournament took place Sept. 17-29. Banga achieved the top 10 percent finish in the extemporaneous speaking category. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/Banga.

Natasha Banga Places 13th at Yale Debate Tournament

Coppell High School Senior Natasha Banga placed 13th out of 148 competitors in the Yale University Invitational Debate Tournament. The virtual tournament took place Sept. 17-29. Banga achieved the top 10 percent finish in the extemporaneous speaking category. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/Banga.

09/26/2021

Help Celebrate CISD Staff with New Fun Friday Opportunity

CISD is looking to partner with our community to honor our amazing staff members. Our teachers and staff are working diligently to provide the best educational experience for all our students. Will you help us show our appreciation to them? Each week, we will have a pop-up celebration offering something fun for staff. We are looking for businesses and community members to partner with us to offer tokens of appreciation to our amazing staff who are working so tremendously hard to provide the very best educational experience for all our students. Would you be willing to offer a door prize (gift card, gift), discount, or a small treat for a campus or department or all district staff? We encourage you to be creative and innovative as you celebrate our amazing staff. We will work with you to determine the campus, building or department that you might want to honor.

Fun Friday Dates for the first semester begin on Oct. 1 and end on Dec. 17. Sign up to join in the fun by emailing Angela Brown at [email protected]. Visit www.coppellisd.com/funfridays for more information.

Help Celebrate CISD Staff with New Fun Friday Opportunity

CISD is looking to partner with our community to honor our amazing staff members. Our teachers and staff are working diligently to provide the best educational experience for all our students. Will you help us show our appreciation to them? Each week, we will have a pop-up celebration offering something fun for staff. We are looking for businesses and community members to partner with us to offer tokens of appreciation to our amazing staff who are working so tremendously hard to provide the very best educational experience for all our students. Would you be willing to offer a door prize (gift card, gift), discount, or a small treat for a campus or department or all district staff? We encourage you to be creative and innovative as you celebrate our amazing staff. We will work with you to determine the campus, building or department that you might want to honor.

Fun Friday Dates for the first semester begin on Oct. 1 and end on Dec. 17. Sign up to join in the fun by emailing Angela Brown at [email protected]. Visit www.coppellisd.com/funfridays for more information.

09/24/2021

#CatchupWithHunt - Sept. 23, 2021

Here is #CatchupWithHunt for Sept. 24, 2021, featuring Kid Superintendent Darshan from Mockingbird Elementary introducing Dr. Brad Hunt. https://youtu.be/al7rwKbfmEQ Keep tuning in each week as Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt keeps you updated on all things Coppell ISD. #CISDInformed #CISDOurStory

Here is #CatchupWithHunt for Sept. 23, 2021. Keep tuning in each week as Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt keeps you updated on all things Coppell ISD. #CISDInfor...

09/21/2021

Redefining Success: PA Baking Company

For Kimberly Politz, the recipe for success in educating her special education students includes creating the PA Baking Company to promote acceptance, teach problem-solving skills and develop social and emotional growth. Each week, her students bake an item, package it and travel around CMS North delivering the goodies to the teachers who ordered it. Most Thursdays are reserved for baking and on Fridays, Politz and the learners deliver the baked goods. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/PABaking. #CISDShoutOut #CISDOurStory

Redefining Success: PA Baking Company

For Kimberly Politz, the recipe for success in educating her special education students includes creating the PA Baking Company to promote acceptance, teach problem-solving skills and develop social and emotional growth. Each week, her students bake an item, package it and travel around CMS North delivering the goodies to the teachers who ordered it. Most Thursdays are reserved for baking and on Fridays, Politz and the learners deliver the baked goods. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/PABaking. #CISDShoutOut #CISDOurStory

09/20/2021

Homecoming Community Pep Rally Sept. 22

CISD invites the entire district community to join us at the Homecoming Community Pep Rally at Buddy Echols Field on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m.

The Homecoming Football game is Friday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. vs. Plano Senior High School at Buddy Echols Field. Go Cowboys! #CISDOurStory

Homecoming Community Pep Rally Sept. 22

CISD invites the entire district community to join us at the Homecoming Community Pep Rally at Buddy Echols Field on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m.

The Homecoming Football game is Friday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. vs. Plano Senior High School at Buddy Echols Field. Go Cowboys! #CISDOurStory

09/20/2021

DCE Teacher Creates Community Library

As Kathy Glover was packing up her fifth grade Dual Language Immersion (DLI) classroom last May, she thought that if her students had access to a library close to home, they might enjoy reading more. Specifically, she was thinking about her students at the Creekside Mobile Home Community, who would be home all day while their parents worked. This led to her collecting more than 200 books to establish a library at the Creekside clubhouse. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/CreeksideLibrary. #CISDOurStory #CISDShoutOut

DCE Teacher Creates Community Library

As Kathy Glover was packing up her fifth grade Dual Language Immersion (DLI) classroom last May, she thought that if her students had access to a library close to home, they might enjoy reading more. Specifically, she was thinking about her students at the Creekside Mobile Home Community, who would be home all day while their parents worked. This led to her collecting more than 200 books to establish a library at the Creekside clubhouse. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/CreeksideLibrary. #CISDOurStory #CISDShoutOut

09/19/2021

Great Teaching: CHS9's Stephanie Hinojosa

The new CHS9 Principles of A/V Tech and Communications teacher Stephanie Hinojosa graduated from Coppell High School in 2005 and has returned to Coppell to teach. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/Hinojosa. #CISDShoutOut #CISDOurStory

Great Teaching: CHS9's Stephanie Hinojosa

The new CHS9 Principles of A/V Tech and Communications teacher Stephanie Hinojosa graduated from Coppell High School in 2005 and has returned to Coppell to teach. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/Hinojosa. #CISDShoutOut #CISDOurStory

09/17/2021

Fun Science Fridays at Lakeside Elementary

Wanting to get learners excited about science, Lakeside Elementary third grade teacher Teri Keith created Fun Science Fridays. Fun Science Fridays is a show and tell with science items. Students bring an item from home and explain to the class how it is related to science. Virtual learners also do the same and often walk their iPad outside to show classmates their garden, rocks or possessions of nature. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/FunScienceFridays. #CISDOurStory #CISDShoutOut

Fun Science Fridays at Lakeside Elementary

Wanting to get learners excited about science, Lakeside Elementary third grade teacher Teri Keith created Fun Science Fridays. Fun Science Fridays is a show and tell with science items. Students bring an item from home and explain to the class how it is related to science. Virtual learners also do the same and often walk their iPad outside to show classmates their garden, rocks or possessions of nature. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/FunScienceFridays. #CISDOurStory #CISDShoutOut

09/17/2021

#CatchupWithHunt - Sept. 17, 2021

Here is #CatchupWithHunt for Sept. 21, 2021, featuring Kid Superintendent Pranav from CMS West introducing Dr. Brad Hunt. https://youtu.be/0la-bDjZlvc. Keep tuning in each week as Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt keeps you updated on all things Coppell ISD. #CISDInformed #CISDOurStory

Here is #CatchupWithHunt for Sept. 21, 2021. Keep tuning in each week as Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt keeps you updated on all things Coppell ISD. #CISDInfor...

09/10/2021

#CatchUpWithHunt September 10, 2021

Here is #CatchupWithHunt for Sept. 10, 2021. Keep tuning in each week, as Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt keeps you updated on all things Coppell ISD #CISDInformed #CISDOurStory https://youtu.be/vRwyyns08kY

Here is #CatchupWithHunt for September 10, 2021. Keep tuning in each week as Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt keeps you updated on all things Coppell ISD.

09/10/2021

East Yearbook Wins National Accolades

The 2021 CMS East Stampede Yearbook has received several national awards from the Journalism Education Association, where the publication competed against thousands of submissions in the country. Led by teacher advisers Shauna Banks and Trina Messer, several then eighth-grade students on the 2020-2021 East Stampede Yearbook Staff received honorable mention, excellent or superior ratings for their work. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/21EastYearbook.

East Yearbook Wins National Accolades

The 2021 CMS East Stampede Yearbook has received several national awards from the Journalism Education Association, where the publication competed against thousands of submissions in the country. Led by teacher advisers Shauna Banks and Trina Messer, several then eighth-grade students on the 2020-2021 East Stampede Yearbook Staff received honorable mention, excellent or superior ratings for their work. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/21EastYearbook.