![The cross country team poses for the camera after finishing the district meet. The varsity boys, JV boys and JV girls all placed third and the varsity girls placed fourth. “Coach put in the right training for us for this season, so I think we will be peaking this week and the next couple of weeks,” varsity runner and junior Nathan Kukla said. “The chances of making it to state are very high, but we don’t settle for the lowest and there is always going to be that chance, so [we] race for the best.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Heidi-831-1200x900.jpg)
![Smiling at the camera, Author Ehigbor Okosun, members of Page Turners, and other students reflect on the author's visit. “I thought the visit was great,” Senior Amia De Leon said. “It was interesting talking to her and [getting to know] her process and her thoughts and books in general. But I think the reason it went well [was that] people got to ask questions. I'm glad that she said so much in response to the questions and it wasn't just one and done. [The author’s responses] felt very articulate.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sebastian-5-1200x800.jpg)
![Standing in front of the field at a freshman football game, cheerleader freshman Jacob Gaudreau along with teammate freshman Bella Gibson pose for a photo during halftime of game. “[Cheer has] definitely given me a much more outgoing personality,” Gaudreau said. “I used to be very introverted, so it's definitely made me more extroverted towards people.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ingrid-204-1200x800.jpg)
![Holding a wooden pizza toy, senior Taylor Peterson plays with small children in Bucaramanga, Colombia. During the summer, Peterson traveled to Colombia to help build an elementary school that only had two classrooms but five or six grades with one teacher. “We add[ed] two more classrooms,” Peterson said. “It’s kind of hard when you have two or three grades in one classroom and you only have one teacher. It’s very hard to actually get some beneficial learning. [The extra classrooms will give the students] a better quality of education because they’ll actually have a place specific for their learning.” Photo by Taylor Peterson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taylor-P.png)
![Swinging with his arm extended, senior Nolan Park hits the ball smoothly over the net and to the opponent’s side. Park is one of four varsity tennis captains and helped the team win district championships. “Winning district champs was a pretty awesome feeling,” Park said. “We had lost to Liberty Hill a couple of weeks before, but when we played them [again], we came out and really took care of business. We took them out and it was just a really awesome night.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kassidy-419.jpg)
![Standing proud, varsity senior athletes Rafael Escobar, Griffin Jacobs, Jakob Martin, and juniors Jackson Springer and Jack Morris pose with their newly earned medals. The varsity team finished third out of 14 teams on Sept. 25. “The team's primary goal is to win the district championship,” head coach Cody Price said. "We're confident that with our action plan in place, we can accomplish this mission. [For the next tournament], our preparation involves assessing our strengths and weaknesses, celebrating milestones and creating individual development plans." Photo courtesy of Cody Price](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/golf.jpg)
![Smiling at the camera, the Varsity Tennis team celebrates winning districts. They played against Liberty Hill on Tuesday night and won with a final score of 10- 5. “We improved a lot even from the last game,” senior Blake Hillis said. “We lost against them the last time we played [Liberty Hill], but it was really close. It was just really important for us to win this match since it was the district finals. [When we won I felt] overwhelmingly happy, especially being there with my teammates and it being my senior year. It was just really great. It [felt] like a community.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tennis-Districts-e1728060882260.png)
Celebs dance on a dream at iDance
The Celebrities will be performing at the iDance showcase which is on Oct. 7-8 and is going to be at Leander High School. Tickets can be purchased at all LISD schools and at the door for $10. ” Everybody should come out and support the drill teams of our district,” junior Celeb. manager Allison McCarty said. “They work so hard to give the best performance, everybody should come and experience it.”
October 1, 2015
The lights will shine as sparkly uniforms glint on stage and arms fly to the air, raising poms. The PAC will echo the sounds of loud music and dancing feet while kicking legs point to the sky. The stage will be a collective movement of bright colors. iDance is bringing all of the LISD dance teams together once again to show off their new dances and performances on Oct. 7-8 at Leander High School.
“It’s really a chance for all of the schools to come together and dance as one collective group,” junior social officer of the Celebrities Roxy Mota said. “It’s always really cool to see how every school dances the choreography in their own styles. I’m really excited for the finale, it has all the seniors from all the schools dancing together in their school uniforms.”
The LISD schools will be performing choreography that was taught at iDance camp during the week of Aug. 27-31 in the summer.
“I love the dances this year,” senior second lieutenant Jessie Thiemann said. “Walking on a Dream” is an intricate kick routine that showcases our technique and style. And “’Ballin’” is a super fun, hard hitting routine that’s a total crowd pleaser that’s fun to perform.”
The showcase tickets will be sold at Leander High School at the door and at each participating LISD school for $10.
“Everybody should come to iDance because you get to support the whole district and see a bunch of dances full of talented people,” junior Celebrities manager Allison McCarty said. “The showcase is fun because everybody can share school spirit and support the dance teams of this district.”
