![Holding up T-wolves, the tour group poses for a picture in the Chinese classroom. Sophomore Lydia Ou, junior Phu Trung and senior Yushan Pan gave a tour to Taiwanese diplomat Andrea Yang on Nov. 8. “I was so excited when I heard I would get to give the tour because it’s a big deal,” Ou said. “She’s from the US embassy for Taiwan, so she’s really important. I’m so privileged [to get this opportunity] and I’m so excited.” Photo by Skyler King](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Main-Taiwan.jpg)
![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)
![Sucking in a breath of air, freshman Lily Pope competes in the 200 yard individual medley. On Oct. 25, the swim team competed in the AISD Swim Invitational. Overall, the girls team took second place and the boys team came in eleventh. “My favorite stroke is butterfly because I do the best in that stroke,” Pope said. “I feel like [butterfly] can test how [your ability] to convince yourself to keep going. The hardest part of swimming is convincing yourself to stay strong and keep pushing during a hard race [when] everything is tired.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/POPE-1200x804.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)
Fundraising with a Twist
![At the Football game against Aledo on Aug. 28 senior co-captain Savannah Shadle twirls her flag during the half time show. The Painting with a Twist fundraiser will go towards buying the new flags and costumes that the guard needs every year. "I love the social aspect [of Painting with a Twist]." said Shadle. "Everyone's laughing and eating, it's so awesome."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/by-macy-900x600.jpg)
At the Football game against Aledo on Aug. 28 senior co-captain Savannah Shadle twirls her flag during the half time show. The Painting with a Twist fundraiser will go towards buying the new flags and costumes that the guard needs every year. “I love the social aspect [of Painting with a Twist].” said Shadle. “Everyone’s laughing and eating, it’s so awesome.”
September 21, 2015
On Sunday Oct. 4 from 3 to 5pm, color guard will be hosting a fundraiser at Painting with a Twist at 12129 Ranch Road 620 N. Painting with a Twist offers guided painting classes for all skill levels and ages. They have a calendar online that shows all the upcoming classes; you can reserve a seat online or over the phone. There is also an option to hold a private party, like senior and co-captain of the color guard Savannah Shadle did for her 16 birthday.
“[At the party] we painted a mom and a baby moose,” said Shadle. “Everyone had so much fun. The social aspect of it is probably my favorite part, everyone’s laughing and eating together, it was awesome.”
The fundraising party will also be painting a heron in rainbow tones. Guard member and junior Erin Ryan is excited to take a stab at painting it herself.
“I really love how colorful it is,” said Ryan. “Many of the colors on the bird remind me of the pop of color at the beginning of our show when we bring out all the flags.”
Shadle’s co-captain and close friend, junior Maddie Cuff, is also looking forward to going to Painting with a Twist for her third time. The first time she went was to Shadle’s party, and the second was when she painted a Van Gogh-esque version of the TARDIS from the popular TV show “Doctor Who.”
“Both times I’ve been I’ve had a lot of fun and learned a lot about painting,” said Cuff. “I’m not an artist by any means – I’m actually quite bad at it if I’m being honest – but they walk you through every step and you get to eat and talk and it’s a lot of fun for everyone at any age. Both paintings I’ve done are hanging in my house and I’m really proud of them”
If you’d like to sign up to go paint and support color guard, go to https://www.paintingwithatwist.com/events/viewevent.aspx?eventID=497179 and purchase tickets, or call (512) 258-7928 .
![Sucking in a breath of air, freshman Lily Pope competes in the 200 yard individual medley. On Oct. 25, the swim team competed in the AISD Swim Invitational. Overall, the girls team took second place and the boys team came in eleventh. “My favorite stroke is butterfly because I do the best in that stroke,” Pope said. “I feel like [butterfly] can test how [your ability] to convince yourself to keep going. The hardest part of swimming is convincing yourself to stay strong and keep pushing during a hard race [when] everything is tired.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/POPE-300x201.jpg)
