Dear CISD Families,
Our community has been dealing with some very traumatic events. With the untimely loss of family members and loved ones taking a toll on our emotional well-being, now more than ever is a time for us to come together as a family to support those in need. By leaning on our family, friends and faith, together we can work through even the most challenging of situations. I am so grateful to live in a community that values relationships and supports one another during the times we need help the most. It is during the darkest times that we can see the brightest parts of a community. Please know we you matter and we have people and resources in CISD to support you during your time of need.
Monday was Valentine’s Day, and it was so nice that our elementary children were able to celebrate this holiday with the traditional classroom parties, candy hearts and exchanging notes of appreciation at our schools. This is a time when we can share what we love about one another. I think now more than ever, we need to be spreading that love and kindness. Speaking of love, our “I Heart CISD” campaign continues, as we promote our district to prospective teachers, staff and families.
I encourage you to visit www.iheartcisd.com to learn more about this campaign. Our latest recruitment video can be found at go.coppellisd.com/22IHeartVideo. Personally, I love our school district because of the relationships between our educators, students and families. Our parents and guardians are important partners in educating a child, and we appreciate the transparent communications and engaging ways we work together to serve our children. We cannot do our work without our high level of parental involvement, and I thank our parents for being involved in our schools, serving on committees and volunteering in a variety of capacities. Parents are a child's first teacher and I thank our parents for sharing their wonderful children with us every day.
Another reason to love this district is our incredible girls' basketball team, whose record-breaking season continues as the Cowgirls won their first playoff game Monday night, on Coach Ryan Murphy’s birthday. Please join me this Friday as our girl's basketball team continues their playoff run against Irving MacArthur at Euless Trinity High School. The game starts at 7 p.m. Go Cowgirls!
I know our teachers and staff, as well as our students and families, are looking forward to the upcoming four-day weekend. I hope you all take this well-deserved break to rest, rejuvenate and hug your loved ones just a little bit tighter.
Sincerely,
Dr. Brad Hunt
Superintendent
#CatchupWithHunt: CHS Juniors Merlin Prince and Malkam Wallace
Tune in to YouTube each week, as Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt updates us on all things Coppell ISD with his #CatchupWithHunt videos. This week’s kid superintendents are CHS Juniors Merlin Prince and Malkam Wallace, members of the CISD Student iLead program.
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Four-Day Weekend Reminder:
CISD Closed Feb. 18 and Feb. 21
As a reminder, there is a four-day weekend from Feb. 18 to Feb. 21. CISD will be closed on Friday, Feb. 18, which is a district holiday, and Monday, Feb. 21, which is an unused weather day. To make up for CISD closing Feb. 3-4 due to the winter weather, CISD is using built-in instructional minutes for elementary and middle schools. The district also added five minutes to the high school day, moving dismissal to 4:15 p.m. In addition, the high schools will not have an early release day on March 11 — the Friday before Spring Break — to make up for being closed two days last week. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/Minutes22.
CISD Announces 35 National Merit Finalists
 CISD announces 35 National Merit Finalists for the 2021-2022 school year, the highest number in district history. Congratulations to the 2022 National Merit Finalists Ashrith Anumala, Dia Atluri, Trisha Atluri, Ananya Balaji, Natasha Banga, Lauren Chamberlain, Ananya Chintalapudi, Anshuman Das, Mira Jiang, Veda Kanamarlapudi, Vishal Kantharaju, Sahana Kaushik, Beomseok Ko, Devika Kohli, Anjali Kota, Rudra Krishnamurthy, Arpan Kumar, Isabella Malick, Nikita Nair, Atharva Nijasure, Yoichiro Nishino, Rohan Palavali, Aakash Patel, Arnav Patil, Priyanka Prasad, Adarsh Pulasseri, Rudra Raval, Anshul Shah, Jaanvi Shah, Dhruv Shetty, Kashvi Singh, Chandana Sirigireddy, Anne Thomas, Aksh Tyagi and Sahan Yerram. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/22MeritFinalists.
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Cowgirls Basketball Advances in Playoffs
Birthday Display: Cowgirls Gift Murphy Dominant Bi-District Victory
By CHS Senior Meer Mahfuz. Courtesy of the CHS Sidekick student newspaper.
Photo by CHS Junior Angelina Liu
Feb. 14, aka “Murph Day” attributed to the birthday of Coppell coach Ryan Murphy, provided the Coppell girls basketball team a taste of something it has been longing for: sweet, sweet playoff victory. To celebrate “Murph Day”, the Cowgirls presented Murphy with cupcakes during walkthroughs and before heading down to Prosper to play in their first playoff game in four years as well as holding up a “Happy Murph Day” sign after their playoff game. After scoring nine unanswered points to open the game, the Cowgirls never looked back as they cruised to defeat Allen, 63-39, in a Class 6A Region I bi-district playoff game on Feb. 14 at Prosper Rock Hill. The team takes on Irving MacArthur on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. at Euless Trinity High School. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/Bi-DistrictBasketball.
Four Wrestlers Qualify for State After Regional Championships
Led by two individual Regional Champions, Coppell Wrestling advanced four to the State Championships to be held Feb.18-Feb.19 in Cypress in the Houston area. Senior Maria Husain maintained her perfect record and improved to 32-0 in winning her first Regional Title. Junior Scout Carrell achieved her first Regional Championship as well. This will be the third trip to the UIL State Championships for both girls. Freshman Piper Carrell also advanced to State with a 4th place finish. For the boys, Sophomore Cameron Girard placed 5th and will go to state as an alternate.
Two High School Swimmers Headed to State Competition
CHS Sophomore Sean Li is headed to the UIL State Swim Competition for the 100 yard breaststroke. Sophomore Katelyn Jost also will swim at the State Competition in the 500 yard freestyle event.
CMS West Student Nikita Pradeep Wins State Flag Design Contest
 
New Tech Students Organize Adulting Day “Passion to Precision” Event
  
New Tech High @ Coppell Juniors Anthika Gunaselan and Soha Alam organized an Adulting Day "Passion to Precision Career Development” event at the school on Feb. 11. This learner-led and designed opportunity allowed community professionals to come to New Tech High @ Coppell and speak candidly about their careers as part of Flex Friday at New Tech. Students were able to hear about careers from professional community members. Speakers ranged from dentists, law enforcement personnel, entrepreneurs, the President and CEO of YMCA, bank officers, former members of the U.S. Military, and medical students. There will be another Adulting Day "Passion to Precision Career Development" event at New Tech on March 25. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/NewTechAdulting.
CHS Students Give Music Lessons Across Metroplex
By Winston Henvey. Courtesy of the Coppell Gazette.
 A band of six CHS students are giving music lessons to students who don’t have access to music education. Nivi Anandaraj founded Texas’ first and only chapter of Notelove – a nonprofit organization where students give students music lessons – particularly in areas where music programs remain underdeveloped.
She runs the organization with her friends, Claire Wang, Destiny Wang, Ashley Zhang, Matthew Tindoc and Megha Pazhayidathu serving as a board of directors. There are currently two chapters – one in Boston and one in California, where the organization is headquartered. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/Notelove.
Hitting the Mark: Robotics Team Leveling Sights on Victory
By CHS Junior Saniya Koppikar. Courtesy of the CHS Sidekick student newspaper.
 
Photos by CHS Junior Shreya Ravi.
The Mark X robotics team, which was started by brothers Aryan and Arnav Damle and CHS Junior Adarsh Goura, will be competing at the North Texas Regional Championship on Feb. 26. Read more at go.coppellisd.com/MarkXRobotics.
CISD Education Foundation Super Star Nominations Close Feb. 25
 Help the CSD Education Foundation spotlight the dedicated and hardworking students, teachers, administrators and support staff in CISD by nominating them for a Super Star award. The deadline for Super Star nominations is Feb. 25. Everyone nominated, regardless of whether they are chosen as a winner, will receive a printed certificate which is recognition in itself, so please nominate as many deserving educators and CISD staff members as possible. Click here to nominate.
CISD Announces 2022—2023 Enrollment Dates
CISD is announcing enrollment dates for our choice elementary schools and high school, and enrollment for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students. More information can be found at www.coppellisd.com/enrollment.
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Feb 23 — Dual Language Immersion program for Denton Creek Elementary and Wilson Elementary Parent Information Session, 6-7 p.m., at the Vonita White Admin Building
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Feb 28 — Dual Language Immersion applications accepted
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Feb. 28 — NTH@C application window closes
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March 1 — Pre-Kindergarten enrollment begins
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March 3 — Pinkerton IB Parent Information Meeting #1 at 6 p.m. at Pinkerton Elementary
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March 3 — Pinkerton Elementary applications go live
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March 4— NTH@C student lottery
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March 8 — Pinkerton IB Parent Information Meeting #2 at 6 p.m. at Pinkerton Elementary
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March 9 — Pinkerton IB Tour #1 — 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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March 9 — Dual Language Immersion program for Denton Creek Elementary and Wilson Elementary Parent Information Session, 6-7 p.m., CISD Brock Center Training Room 1
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March 28 — DLI applications due
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March 22 — Kindergarten Enrollment begins
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March 22 — Pinkerton IB Tour #1 — 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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April 6 — Pinkerton IB Applications Due
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April 8 — Lottery for the Dual Language Immersion program and Pick Pinkerton IB program, 8:30 a.m at the CISD Administration Building
Save the Date: Parent University Conference March 26
Save the Date: CISD will host a Parent University Conference — Parenting through the Pandemic — on Saturday, March 26. This conference is focused on how to support the mental health and well-being of children and families, while providing an avenue to connect with others as we navigate the ongoing, multi-year pandemic.
The conference will be held at Coppell High School from 8:30 a.m. to noon and will include a keynote speaker and an opportunity to select two choice sessions. After the event, there will be an outdoor community picnic. Register at go.coppellisd.com/22ParentU to attend. The event is limited to 500 participants.
CISD Seeking Graduation Sponsors
After a successful event in 2021, Coppell ISD will again hold its graduation events locally and onsite on May 27. CISD is looking to continue to make this year’s graduation ceremonies special, once-in-a-lifetime events for the nearly 1,000 Coppell ISD graduates. Coppell ISD will have several exciting surprises during the graduation festivities in honor of our amazing seniors. Join us in honoring the hard work of these exceptional students and their families.
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Coppell High School Class of 2022 graduates will graduate on Friday, May 27 at 7 pm at Buddy Echols Field.
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New Tech High @ Coppell Class of 2022 graduates will graduate on Friday, May 27 at 3 pm in the Coppell High School Arena.
Sponsorship opportunities are available from $500 to $5,000 to cover the cost of the fireworks and confetti cannons at the ceremonies. To further discuss our sponsorship packages, please contact Angela Brown at abrown@coppellisd.com or Mark Winneker at 1Vision Media at mwinneker@1vision.media.
Board of Trustee Applications Due Feb. 18 for May 7, 2022 Election
CISD is now accepting applications for a place on the ballot of the May 7, 2022, CISD School Board Trustee Election. Places 1, 2 and 3 are up for election. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. For more information, visit go.coppellisd.com/boardelection or contact Carol Snowden at csnowden@coppellisd.com or 214-496-8002.
- Feb. 18 — District Holiday
- Feb. 21 — Bad Weather Day (District Holiday)
- Feb. 28 — Regular Board Meeting 6 p.m.
- March 7 — Board Workshop 5:30 p.m.
- March 11 — Early Dismissal for Elementary and Middle Schools Only
- March 14-18 — Spring Break
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https://coppelltx.gov/1042/Citizen-Self-Service-CSS-Portal
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