The Quill, Vol. 62, No. 5, Published Wed. Feb 25, 2026

The fifth issue of the school year was published on February 25. Learn what's new at Cooper High School. Our award-winning newspaper The Quill is full of new information about Music Cafe, blood drives and more! 

• Cover: ICE Protocols remain despite end of surge
• Cover: Winter musical enters its final performances
• Cover: IB program ending at Cooper following next school year
• NEWS: January blood drive meets donation goals, pg 2
• NEWS: District welcomes new chemical health specialist, pg 2
• NEWS: District cuts transportation for Minneapolis students, pg 2
• NEWS: NHS members in middle of active 25-26 school year, pg 2
• NEWS: Catch Up and Relish returned in January, pg 3
• NEWS: Part 2 of 2: Lunch period use can look different for every teacher, pg 3
• NEWS: Engineering field trip took Hawks to Dunwoody, pg 3
• OPINION: Bus exit times leading to stress for Cooper riders, pg 4
• OPINION: Theft at school is an avoidable issue, pg 4
• OPINION: Open lunch should be accessible to all four grades, pg 4
• OPINION: Bad Bunny performance was much-needed moment of positivity, pg 4
• VARIETY: Music Cafe class shifts focus to guitar, pg 5
• VARIETY: Way of Water an enjoyable entry in Avatar franchise, pg 5
• VARIETY: Uptown Girls is a feel-good trip to early 2000s filmmaking, pg 5
• VARIETY: Premier Performers, pg 6
• VARIETY: Specialty band groups seek players, pg 6
• VARIETY: Music training has positive impact on other skills, pg 6
• VARIETY: Goldmine a gorgeous love letter to glam, pg 7
• VARIETY: Camp dramedy Housewives is bingeworthy TV, pg 7
• VARIETY: Disco Elysium brings existential ideas to gaming, pg 7
• VARIETY: Horror film The Deliverance strives for realistic approach, pg 7
• SPORTS: Hawk alumnus returns to teach, pg 8
• SPORTS: Cooper Competitors, pg 8

You can read the new issue HERE. 

Read issue 4 HERE.

Read issue 3 HERE.