Coppell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Coppell, TX)

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g from We owhere Riding down the black top road on a crisp December morning in 1964, the first graduating class of Coppell arrived at their new cam- pus. The first sight was a small, guishable from wealthier students torn and faded Jeans and T shirts characterize someone Sty e. And quietly, almost inpercepti- gravel parking lot with a few cars belonging mostly to teachers. I remember coming into the parking lot and seeing only about two students' cars, the rest be- longed to teachers, said Mrs. Shir- ley Harwell, school secretary for 20 years. In the foyer the smell of newness pervaded the air. It was 8:00, and a few kids had gathered in the halls, but by this time most were in classrooms involved in extra-cur- ricular activities. Glancing around the rooms, one noticed a great dis- tinction between rich and poor. If somebody were poor, you could tell because his white T-shirt was all dirty and grungy, and his jeans were tattered and old, but if someone was better off, his jeans and shirt were new, clean-look- ing, said Mr. Wheelice Wilson, drama teacher and the valedictori- an of the first graduating class of CHS. Twenty-four years later, the black topped road is worn and bumpy. The main hall is packed with students. A musty old smell has replaced the aroma of newness from that opening day in 1964. Now the poor are hardly distin- 2 opening bly, the little-knowm country school has transformed itself into a school known around the state for academic and extra-curricular ex- cellence. Though many changes have oc- curred at CHS between 1964 and 1987, one thing has remained the same. With a student body of over 500, compared to 102 of 24 years ago, there's still that sense of a family atmosphere. When I first walked in, I didn't think I would like it because it was so small, but Coppell has turned out to be a very pleasant place to go to school, commented junior Robyn Brinkman, who transferred from a 5-A high school. We get more attention from teachers here, and the students have been really polite and nice to me. I guess that was prejudgmental of me. Emerging almost FROM CUT OF NOWHERE, Coppell High School has come to be respected and admired for its friendly people and high standards. CAPTURED. Senior Ashley Stroud, por- traying a Bonham Warrior, holds cheer- leaders captive during a pep rally. Fresh- men Micki Williams and Misty Mayfield and sophomore Laura Ferguson were freed by the Cowboys, Copy and Design by Amanda Riley Editor ln chlef

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Out of Context Getting a little crazy with friends after the last school bell rang kept up an old tradition Cruising Forest Lane in your '57 Chevrolet with Locomo- tion by Little Eva blaring on the radio, you and your friends pulled into the parking lot of Jack-in-the-Box to see and be seen. Or maybe you took your date to a drive-in movie or a party. The time was 1964 - a typical Saturday night. Twenty years later CHS stu- dents were still cruising Forest. Drowning out the traffic noise, songs like I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany or In My Dreams by REO Speedwagon roared over the radios of Mus- tang GT's and Cameros. Guys were still taking their dates to parties and movies although drive-ins had been replaced by theaters. And even though there were a few more places to hang out in Coppell, you still had to travel to surrounding cities for real en- tertainment. I like living in Coppell even though there's not a lot to do here, senior Mike McVey said. You're close enough to other cities that have plenty going on. Q f. LAVIVI Wyvirwrriffiwqwfmzilgagl mi A. W n 9? 4 student life divider Copy and Design by Amanda Riley, Editor ln Chl