The Coppell ISD Weekly Round-Up is your snapshot of the latest district happenings — from engaged learning in our classrooms to achievements, events, happenings and more. Stay connected each week as we celebrate why there's no place like CISD. This week features the Little Library event at Wilson Elementary, a special book reading at Denton Creek Elementary, the CISD Homecoming Parade, and Austin Elementary and CMS East honoring Texas First Responders in honor of September 11, which is Texas First Responders Day and Patriot Day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfaJlOStxcw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfaJlOStxcw
The 2025 Homecoming Parade featuring Grand Marshal Vonita White will take place on Wednesday, Sept.10 starting at 6:30 p.m. down Parkway Ave. White served in CISD from 1971 to 2003 as a teacher, principal, Director of Instruction and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. The CISD Administration Building is named in her honor. The Homecoming game is Friday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. vs. Arlington Bowie.
✨ The CISD Weekly Round-Up is here! ✨
Catch a snapshot of the latest district happenings — from classroom learning to student achievements and special events.
This week’s edition highlights Denton Creek Elementary, Cottonwood Creek Elementary, Valley Ranch Elementary, and Coppell High School.
Stay connected and see why there’s truly no place like CISD! 💙❤️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXrhtABg4Q
Catch a snapshot of the latest district happenings — from classroom learning to student achievements and special events.
This week’s edition highlights Denton Creek Elementary, Cottonwood Creek Elementary, Valley Ranch Elementary, and Coppell High School.
Stay connected and see why there’s truly no place like CISD! 💙❤️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXrhtABg4Q
Congratulations to Suhas Nandyalam, a sophomore at New Tech High @ Coppell, for winning 2nd place in the Junior World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth Global Young Leaders Summer Art Contest. He submitted his work through his JWAC club participation and a Human Geography project, under the leadership of teacher Danae Boyd. Nandyalam created a piece that reflects his passion for a global issue that mattered to him, which is “the delicate balance between human impact and the effects of nature.” For his achievement, he will receive a $100 prize and recognition from the Junior World Affairs Council’s Global Young Leaders of Dallas/Fort Worth, highlighting his talent and commitment to connecting art with meaningful global topics.
The Coppell ISD Weekly Round-Up is your snapshot of the latest district happenings — from engaged learning in our classrooms to achievements, events, happenings and more. Stay connected each week as we celebrate why there's no place like CISD. This week's edition features a tour of the newly renovated Valley Ranch Elementary led by fourth-grader Judah Robinson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afy61Ig6_qI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afy61Ig6_qI
🌟 Honoring Service & Leadership 🌟
At this month’s meeting, CISD Trustees recognized the Cowboy Cultivate 4-H Club for their extraordinary service and achievements! 💚
From leading food and nutrition projects to competing at the state level and managing the Coppell High School Food Pantry, these students truly embody leadership, teamwork, and community impact. 👏
This year’s honorees include:
✨ Annabella “A.B.” Perk – President, USDA MyPlate Ambassador, Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador, award-winning competitor
✨ Isheeta Bajjuri – Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador, award-winning competitor & photographer
✨ Lincoln Gardner – Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador, 1st in County Food Show
✨ Jacob Johnson – Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador
✨ Nathalie Petit – Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador
✨ Liam Gatlin – Texas Water Ambassador
✨ Mariah Calvillo – Food Pantry outreach leader
✨ Mateo Morales-Miranda – Food Pantry & culinary outreach supporter
✨ Ennis Kadri – Food sustainability & pollinator project leader
👏 We are so proud of these outstanding students for representing Coppell ISD with dedication and heart!
At this month’s meeting, CISD Trustees recognized the Cowboy Cultivate 4-H Club for their extraordinary service and achievements! 💚
From leading food and nutrition projects to competing at the state level and managing the Coppell High School Food Pantry, these students truly embody leadership, teamwork, and community impact. 👏
This year’s honorees include:
✨ Annabella “A.B.” Perk – President, USDA MyPlate Ambassador, Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador, award-winning competitor
✨ Isheeta Bajjuri – Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador, award-winning competitor & photographer
✨ Lincoln Gardner – Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador, 1st in County Food Show
✨ Jacob Johnson – Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador
✨ Nathalie Petit – Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador
✨ Liam Gatlin – Texas Water Ambassador
✨ Mariah Calvillo – Food Pantry outreach leader
✨ Mateo Morales-Miranda – Food Pantry & culinary outreach supporter
✨ Ennis Kadri – Food sustainability & pollinator project leader
👏 We are so proud of these outstanding students for representing Coppell ISD with dedication and heart!
Coppell High School Debate is once again making its mark on the national and state stage with several students earning prestigious honors at the start of the 2025–2026 season.
CHS Senior Anjana Boppana has been named the top World Schools Debater in the nation by the National Speech and Debate Association after scoring the highest in last season’s competitions. As she enters her final season, she continues to place Coppell Debate on the national radar.
Sophomore Sidharta De was selected as one of only 12 underclassmen across the nation to join the USA National Development Team. This honor allows him to represent the United States in national and international competitions, while training for a future spot on the official National Team.
In addition, CHS Seniors Safiya Azam and Sivaank Pothukooch were chosen for Team Texas, a highly competitive state team made up of the best debaters from across Texas. With only 16 spots available, earning two of them is a significant achievement for Coppell Debate.
These accomplishments highlight the talent, dedication and leadership of Coppell Debate and its students, who continue to serve as ambassadors for our school, district and community at the state, national and international levels. The program is led by Debate Director Dr. Jason Sykes and Debate Coach SunHee Simon.
CHS Senior Anjana Boppana has been named the top World Schools Debater in the nation by the National Speech and Debate Association after scoring the highest in last season’s competitions. As she enters her final season, she continues to place Coppell Debate on the national radar.
Sophomore Sidharta De was selected as one of only 12 underclassmen across the nation to join the USA National Development Team. This honor allows him to represent the United States in national and international competitions, while training for a future spot on the official National Team.
In addition, CHS Seniors Safiya Azam and Sivaank Pothukooch were chosen for Team Texas, a highly competitive state team made up of the best debaters from across Texas. With only 16 spots available, earning two of them is a significant achievement for Coppell Debate.
These accomplishments highlight the talent, dedication and leadership of Coppell Debate and its students, who continue to serve as ambassadors for our school, district and community at the state, national and international levels. The program is led by Debate Director Dr. Jason Sykes and Debate Coach SunHee Simon.
Coppell ISD has been selected as one of only 15 employers nationwide — and the only school district — to receive the 2025 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest U.S. government recognition for employers supporting members of the National Guard and Reserve. The honor comes after Lieutenant Colonel Esther Gomez Splawn, a Coppell High School special education teacher and Marine Corps Reservist, nominated the district for its strong commitment to employees who serve.
Read more here: https://www.coppellisd.com/o/cisd/article/2369404
Read more here: https://www.coppellisd.com/o/cisd/article/2369404
Irma Lazos-Kennedy, the teacher adviser of the KCBY-TV student TV news station at CHS, was featured in a back to school story by NBC 5 reporter Alicia Barrera. Barrera is a CHS and KCBY alumna, who was Kennedy's student while at CHS. The segment aired on Aug. 13.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7sw9fB8RCM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7sw9fB8RCM
Coppell High School junior Sahasra Kalakonda achieved a remarkable academic milestone this summer with the acceptance of a research paper she co-authored on the Theory of Mind in AI to the NAACL Student Research Workshop. The North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL) is one of the most respected organizations in the field of computational linguistics and natural language processing. The student workshop is highly competitive, selecting only a small number of papers from across North America. Kalakonda was part of a team that presented their work to leading scholars and researchers from across the United States, sharing insights from their study, DIG-DIS: Transformer-Based Models vs. State Space Models on Complex Theory of Mind Reasoning Tasks. This accomplishment reflects exceptional dedication and expertise, and she hopes it will inspire other students interested in STEM and research. The authors of the research paper "DIG-DIS: Transformer-Based Models vs State Space Models on Complex Theory of Mind Reasoning Tasks" are Aayushya Patel, Maximilian Prince, Adithri Manda, Hannah You, Sahasra Kalakonda, Kevin Zhu, Aslihan Akalin, Sean O’Brien and Vasu Sharma.
The Coppell Middle School North Honor Winds Band really blew away the competition, earning 2nd place in the Texas Music Educators Association CCC Middle School Honor Band competition. From start to finish, these talented student musicians hit all the right notes. Congratulations to CMS North Band Director Jeremy Lindquist, Associate Band Director Allie Guinn, and our outstanding student performers on this incredible achievement.
📚✏️ Last week, Brinks Security made a special delivery to our Administration building—over 1,500 school supplies for learners in need!
Items Donated -
-Sturdy Refillable Water Bottles
-Lunch Boxes for PK-5th grade age range (4 years old to10 year old)
-Lunch Bag (reusable) for 6th-8th grade age range (11 years old to 14 years old)
-Wired Earbuds
-Play Dough
-Colored Pencils
-Markers
-Dry Erase Markers
-Crayons
-Lined Composition Books/Lined Spirals/Sketch Books
-Backpacks (PK-5th grade size wise 4years old to 10 year old)
-Clorox Wipes
A huge thank you to Brinks for this generous donation and for supporting our students’ success. #TheresNoPlaceLikeCISD
Items Donated -
-Sturdy Refillable Water Bottles
-Lunch Boxes for PK-5th grade age range (4 years old to10 year old)
-Lunch Bag (reusable) for 6th-8th grade age range (11 years old to 14 years old)
-Wired Earbuds
-Play Dough
-Colored Pencils
-Markers
-Dry Erase Markers
-Crayons
-Lined Composition Books/Lined Spirals/Sketch Books
-Backpacks (PK-5th grade size wise 4years old to 10 year old)
-Clorox Wipes
A huge thank you to Brinks for this generous donation and for supporting our students’ success. #TheresNoPlaceLikeCISD
The Coppell ISD Weekly Round-Up is your snapshot of the latest district happenings — from engaged learning in our classrooms to achievements, events, happenings and more. Stay connected each week as we celebrate why there's no place like CISD. This week's edition spotlights the first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
https://youtu.be/eE_9Su9ZPA4
https://youtu.be/eE_9Su9ZPA4
✨ Last night, our elementary campuses came alive for Meet the Teacher Night! ✨ Smiles, laughter, and pure excitement filled the halls as students reconnected with friends and met their new teachers. Here’s to an amazing 2025-26 school year ahead! 📚💙
#theresnoplacelikeCISD
#theresnoplacelikeCISD
On Aug. 4, the team at Richard J. Lee Elementary hit the road for one of their favorite back-to-school traditions — the annual Lee Bus Tour!. Each year, teachers and staff board a bus and roll through the neighborhoods to greet students and families, delivering hugs, high-fives and a healthy dose of first-day of school excitement.
This year’s tour was full of smiles, signs and special moments as the Lee crew reconnected with their beloved FamiLEE. From hugs, signs and joyful reunions, it was the perfect way to fuel anticipation for the new school year.
This year’s tour was full of smiles, signs and special moments as the Lee crew reconnected with their beloved FamiLEE. From hugs, signs and joyful reunions, it was the perfect way to fuel anticipation for the new school year.
The Coppell ISD Weekly Round-Up is your snapshot of the latest district happenings — from engaged learning in our classrooms to achievements, events, happenings and more. Stay connected each week as we celebrate why there's no place like CISD. This week's edition spotlights CISD's back-to-school preparations including the CISD New Hire Breakfast and Expo in partnership with the Coppell Chamber of Commerce, schedule pick up at CMS East and Austin Elementary's pep rally to welcome teachers back to work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MvPTSelGm8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MvPTSelGm8
The Coppell ISD Weekly Round-Up is your snapshot of the latest district happenings — from engaged learning in our classrooms to achievements, events, happenings and more. This week's edition spotlights 2023 Bond projects at CHS and Valley Ranch, Denton Creek and Town Center Elementaries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ajFuxX90Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ajFuxX90Q
The Coppell High School Technology Student Association (TSA) continued its tradition of excellence at the 2025 TSA National Conference, held June 27–July 1 in Nashville. A total of 58 CHS students qualified to attend and compete in 28 events, bringing home numerous Top 10 national honors. Among the standout results:
TEAMS Mathematical Modeling Contest:
3rd Place (Team C): Rachel Chio, Greeshma Marathu, Ujesha Pachare and Chloe Tan
Top 10 Finalist (Team D): Ajay Anandan, Anmol Deepak, Ashwin Mohan and Aryaman Singh
TEAMS Build / Design Contest Top 10 Finalist (Team D): Ajay Anandan, Anmol Deepak, Ashwin Mohan and Aryaman Singh
High School Biotechnology Design 5th Place: Prajwal Amara, Shawroj Khan, Satvik Kolathaya, Sameeksh Komatreddy, Vinayak and Vipinachanran Subha
High School Chapter Team – 5th Place: Ajay Anandan, Anmol Deepak, Ameya Kella, Sameeksh Komatreddy, Aryaman Singh and Alanna Sun
High School Drone Challenge (UAV) – 8th Place: Sai Sashank Cherukuri, Sai Amol Kuttuva Gokul Babu, Sharvesh Ramakrishnan, Sharan Sathish, Vignesh Somasundaram and Parjanya Vedula
High School Software Development – 4th Place: Prajwal Amara, Ameya Kella and Sameeksh Komatreddy
High School System Control Technology – 9th Place: Neerav Puppala, Sharvesh Ramakrishnan and Vignesh Somasundaram
High School Virtual Reality Simulation – 7th Place: Sai Sashank Cherukuri, Aryan Kumar and Neerav Puppala
High School Webmaster – 9th Place:Amay Babel, David Chae, Samanyu Hebbar and Kunal Katiyar
The success of the Coppell TSA chapter is possible thanks to the dedicated advisers and chaperones Grant Garner (Lead TSA Advisor), Nicholas Brown (TSA Advisor), Kathryn Womochel (HOSA Advisor) and Kay Walder (Engineering Teacher).
TEAMS Mathematical Modeling Contest:
3rd Place (Team C): Rachel Chio, Greeshma Marathu, Ujesha Pachare and Chloe Tan
Top 10 Finalist (Team D): Ajay Anandan, Anmol Deepak, Ashwin Mohan and Aryaman Singh
TEAMS Build / Design Contest Top 10 Finalist (Team D): Ajay Anandan, Anmol Deepak, Ashwin Mohan and Aryaman Singh
High School Biotechnology Design 5th Place: Prajwal Amara, Shawroj Khan, Satvik Kolathaya, Sameeksh Komatreddy, Vinayak and Vipinachanran Subha
High School Chapter Team – 5th Place: Ajay Anandan, Anmol Deepak, Ameya Kella, Sameeksh Komatreddy, Aryaman Singh and Alanna Sun
High School Drone Challenge (UAV) – 8th Place: Sai Sashank Cherukuri, Sai Amol Kuttuva Gokul Babu, Sharvesh Ramakrishnan, Sharan Sathish, Vignesh Somasundaram and Parjanya Vedula
High School Software Development – 4th Place: Prajwal Amara, Ameya Kella and Sameeksh Komatreddy
High School System Control Technology – 9th Place: Neerav Puppala, Sharvesh Ramakrishnan and Vignesh Somasundaram
High School Virtual Reality Simulation – 7th Place: Sai Sashank Cherukuri, Aryan Kumar and Neerav Puppala
High School Webmaster – 9th Place:Amay Babel, David Chae, Samanyu Hebbar and Kunal Katiyar
The success of the Coppell TSA chapter is possible thanks to the dedicated advisers and chaperones Grant Garner (Lead TSA Advisor), Nicholas Brown (TSA Advisor), Kathryn Womochel (HOSA Advisor) and Kay Walder (Engineering Teacher).
Congratulations to Nathalie Petit from Coppell High School and Eesha Jogdand from CHS9 for representing Coppell ISD at the 2025 National Educators Rising Conference, held June 26–29 in Orlando. The event, themed "Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders," brought together aspiring educators from across the country to showcase their skills and passion for teaching.
Petit placed 2nd in the Varsity Interactive Bulletin Board category, and Jogdand earned 3rd place in the Junior Varsity Interactive Bulletin Board competition. Both students are part of CISD’s chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) led by teacher adviser Raneta Ansley.
Petit placed 2nd in the Varsity Interactive Bulletin Board category, and Jogdand earned 3rd place in the Junior Varsity Interactive Bulletin Board competition. Both students are part of CISD’s chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) led by teacher adviser Raneta Ansley.
New Tech Senior Andy Coffey has been selected to serve on the 2025-2026 Hope Squad National Council. She is one of 45 student leaders chosen from 33 schools across the country to serve a one-year term on the prestigious national council. The Hope Squad National Council plays a vital role in shaping mental health advocacy efforts across the nation. As a member, Coffey will continue to be a part of New Tech’s Hope Squad while also working closely with Hope Squad’s national leadership by providing student insights to inform programming, participating in webinars and research opportunities and serving as a mental health advocate at the national level. This recognition highlights Coffey’s dedication to supporting her peers and promoting mental wellness both on campus and beyond.
