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COPPEL ISD STUDENTS ACHIEVE at the Highest Levels in Fine Arts
CISD is jumping for joy and singing the praises of our fine art students, who continue to achieve at the highest levels in their field.
The Coppell High School Varsity Cheer Team recently competed at the 2023 National Cheerleaders Association national competition and won 2nd place in their category. The team also won first place for the best use of tumbling.
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CISD is in the top 10 in the state for the number of student performers — choir, band and instrumentalists (orchestra) — who made state for the 2022-2023 school year, as designated by the Texas Music Educators Association or TMEA. CISD had nine band members, seven choir students and one instrumentalist/ orchestra student make state. CISD had the highest number of singers who made the 2023 Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choir from our area.
These results are a byproduct of the incredible teachers we have in our district working with these diligent student-performers dating back to Kindergarten.
In the area of drama, 16 CISD high school theatre students qualified for the International Thespian Festival after competing at the Texas Thespian Festival in Grapevine. These students will compete at the International Thespian Festival in Indiana in June.
The Coppell Band marched successfully through competition season in the fall of 2022, collecting multiple accolades along their way. Their accolades include: UIL Region 31 Straight Super Ratings, UIL Area B 6A Area Champions, 11th Place Finalist at the Bands of Americas San Antonio Super Regional before “creshendowing” in an 8th place finish at the UIL 6A State Marching Contest. This is the second consecutive year the Coppell Band has finished in the top 10 at state.
In the spring of 2022, CHS9 and CHS students brought home 11 state medals and one Gold Seal at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) competition. There were more than 31,000 entries submitted to the regional level of the VASE competition in Texas. Only 150 artworks were selected for the Gold Seal, the highest level of competition.
