Coppell High School - Cowboys

Coppell ISD students are proving that discovery and innovation are thriving across the district, earning impressive honors at both the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair and the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair. At Coppell High School, under the direction of science teacher Holly Anderson, students earned top placements and special awards at the state level, while middle school campuses added an extraordinary showing of regional category awards, special recognitions and state qualifiers. These achievements reflect the strength of science learning from middle school through high school and the dedication of outstanding educators across Coppell ISD.

At CHS, students earned the following state honors:

• Ananya Ram and Sindhoora Vemula

   

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  2nd Place, Plants

   

  and the

   

  Governor’s Science and Technology Champions Academy Award

• Eshan Mahimkar and Satvik Kolathaya

   

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  3rd Place, Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

• Aarav Munjal

   

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  Naval Science Award and Internship

   

  in Biomedical Engineering

At CMS East, under the guidance of science teacher Belinda Axe, Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair honorees included:

• Kiara Shiraguppi

   

  — Honorable Mention, Embedded Systems,

   

  “Adventure Link”

• Chetan Devabhaktuni, Ishaan Ikkurthi and Sarvesh Saravanan

   

  — Honorable Mention, Engineering Technology,

   

  “From Goo to Guardian”

• Yohan Pullagurla

   

  — Honorable Mention, Translational Medical Science,

   

  “AI Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease”

At CMS North, under the direction of science teacher Jenny Portier, students earned:

• Jai Raj Krishnamurthy, Reyaansh Mandal and Srisohan Sontineni

   

  — Honorable Mention, Earth and Environmental Sciences,

   

  “How Invasive Plants Affect Our Native…”

   

  and the

   

  Terracon Environmental and Engineering Excellence Award, Junior Division 1st Place

• Kavish Dhawan and Pavansanjay Sankiliraj

   

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  3rd Place, Physics and Astronomy,

   

  “Solar Focus”

At CMS West, under the direction of Holly Millar, students earned:

• Tyler Pham, Vihaan Kalakonda and Vishwak Sai Reddy

   

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  1st Place, Junior Division Translational Medical Science,

   

  “VOC Cancer Detector”

   

  (advancing to state) and recipients of the

   

  Lemelson Early Inventor Prize

• Rithwik Maganti and Rishik Kandikonda

   

  — Honorable Mention, Cellular and Molecular Biology

• Tanyaa Sree Thangabarathy

   

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  Terracon Environmental and Engineering Excellence Award