![Broadcast, yearbook and newspaper combined for 66 Interscholastic League Press Conference awards this year. Yearbook won 43, newspaper won 14 and broadcast took home nine. “I think [the ILPC awards] are a great way to give the kids some acknowledgement for all of their hard work,” newspaper and yearbook adviser Paige Hert said. “They typically spend the year covering everyone else’s big moments, so it’s really cool for them to be celebrated so many times and in so many different ways.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/edited-ILPC.jpg)
![Looking down at his racket, junior Hasun Nguyen hits the green tennis ball. Hasun has played tennis since he was 9 years old, and he is on the varsity team. "I feel like it’s not really appreciated in America as much, but [tennis] is a really competitive and mentally challenging sport,” Nguyen said. “I’m really level-headed and can keep my cool during a match, and that helps me play a bit better under pressure.” Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hasun.jpg)
![Bringing her arm over her head and taking a quick breath, junior Lauren Lucas swims the final laps of the 500 freestyle at the regionals swimming competition on date. Lucas broke the school’s 18-year-old record for the 500 freestyle at regionals and again at state with a time of 4:58.63. “I’d had my eye on that 500 record since my freshman year, so I was really excited to see if I could get it at regionals or districts,” Lucas said. “ State is always a really fun experience and medaling for the first time was really great. It was a very very tight race, [so] I was a bit surprised [that I medaled]. [There were] a lot of fast girls at the meet in general, [and] it was like a dogfight back and forth, back and forth.” Photo by Kaydence Wilkinson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kaydence-2.7-23-edit-2.jpg)
![As her hair blows in the wind, senior Brianna Grandow runs the varsity girls 5K at the cross country district meet last Thursday. Grandow finished fourth in the event and led the varsity girls to regionals with a third place placement as a team. “I’m very excited [to go to regionals],” Grandow said. “I’m excited to race in Corpus Christi, and we get to go to the beach, so that’s really awesome.” Photo by Addison Bruce](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brianna.jpg)
Austin is an eclectic city that thrives on events and festivals. Known for its music scene and thrilling community, the capitol city is a destination for big events and festivals of all kinds. The start of a new year has brought many different kinds of community events for people of all ages.
Carnaval Brasileiro is a giant festival that originated in Brazil and is now celebrated all over the world; Austin hosts one of the biggest celebrations outside of Brazil itself. People dress up in flamboyant costumes and dance to authentic Brazilian samba music and have a great time. This event takes place February 4 through 5at the Palmer Event Center; tickets are $38 in advance and $40 at the door. This is the perfect event to let loose with friends and have a ball.
The LIVESTRONG Austin marathon comes to Austin once a year to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation which benefits people with cancer and even funds cancer research. The 26.2 mile course goes through some of Austin’s most charming and historic neighborhoods with 40 local, live bands cheering you on the whole way. This is a great way for family and friends to get outside and get active while, all for a great cause. You can register online at www.livestrong.org/AustinMarathon.
The Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo is held in Austin every year, its lasts for two weeks, from March 11 to March 26, at the Travis County Expo Center. This event features a wide range of things to do for adults and kids alike. They offer ProRodeo events, daily and nightly concerts, a live stock show and the largest carnival in the Austin area. Tickets are available at the admissions gate and prices vary depending on what you want to do. Parking is $10 per car and season tickets are available as well. This is a great family event or just something fun to do with friends, eat authentic carnival food and ride a carousel or two.
South By SouthWest (SXSW) is a internationally recognized event held annually in Austin. It’s a chance for noted film makers, musicians, and multimedia artists to come together for one enormous affair. Music, film and interactive events all have separate days and tickets; music normally lasts for six days, interactive for five and film for nine. SXSW tickets for these events can be purchased on their website, www.sxsw.com, but there are lots of non SXSW related events happening downtown at the same time as SXSW that are free and open to the general public.
Austin is a great place for family, friends and fun. There is always something happening and it’s almost impossible not to have a good time. Go to one of these events and a exciting experience is almost guaranteed.
