![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)
Hands Full After Celeb Competition
Adding to Trophy Collection, Many Wins at Waco Competition
February 21, 2018
This past weekend, the Celebrity line officers and soloists took on their annual competition in Waco. They won a multitude of awards for their line officers, soloists, a “Kick Master” award and an award for a duet.
Celebrity line officers, juniors Caiti Dodge, Kennedy Haught, Jenna McQueen and seniors Gracie Walker and Tori Rankin, took home grand champion for their line. In addition, the line officers won Sweepstakes, the Judges Award, Best in Categories and Supreme awards for Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop.
Being the close-knit group that they are, McQueen was not surprised by the officers’ success.
“We are just a very close group of people and dance really well together,” McQueen said. “We always do well when we dance together.”
As for soloists, sophomores Cally Hall, Carolynn Solorio and Reagan Orr, junior Lauren Allen and senior Claire Hodges achieved division one level in their solos. Solo finalists were juniors Jenna McQueen, Kennedy Haught, Sydney Polishook and senior Gracie Walker. The overall solo award was given to line officer and senior, Tori Rankin.
Hall says that her routine meant a lot to her, and she is glad the judges appreciated the meaning of her dance.
“It brings my confidence up when I win or do well at competitions,” Hall said. “I feel good about all the work I’ve put in and the story I’m telling with my solo.”
One of the dancers took home more than the Kick Master and division one solo award that day. Senior Claire Hodges left that day having performed the last time with her sister in competition.
“It was kind of a surreal moment because I knew it was our last competition, but at the same time it didn’t feel like it,” Hodges said. “It was a good feeling to know I was dancing with my best friend.”
Apart from being a senior and it having been her final competition as well, Rankin says how the experience turned out well for her team.
“It’s always super fun to compete with my fellow officers,” Rankin said. “It was bittersweet being our last competition but all of our hard work was worth it because we ended up the Grand Champion title.”
Their dances from this competition can be seen in their spring show which will take place April 19-21. More information can be found here.
![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)
Kayla Valentine • Feb 21, 2018 at 3:15 pm
just an FYI reagan orr is a sophomore not a senior:) just wanted to let ya know:)