Story by CHS junior Katie Park and photo by CHS sophomore Reece Murry. Story is courtesy of The Sidekick, the student newspaper at CHS.
Coppell Student Media was named one of the 13 recipients for the 2025 NSPA Online Pacemaker for the eighth time at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Seattle on Saturday. This marks the second major national recognition this spring for Coppell Student Media as the program received a Gold Hybrid News Crown Award in March from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the second Gold Crown for The Sidekick and the seventh Crown Award in the program’s history.
“We’ve had a great foundation built for us by our adviser, [Chase Wofford], especially because we have been winning this award for six consecutive years,” editor-in-chief Sukirtha Muthiah said. “The leadership and mentorship that we had from Mr. Wofford is what propelled us to win this Pacemaker.”
Read more at https://coppellstudentmedia.com/137580/news/coppell-student-media-racking-up-prestige-claiming-2025-nspa-pacemaker-award/.
The Sidekick is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Communications Program of Study.