![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)
HOSA Club Earns Recognition
Juniors Nisha Raan, Mallory Matthys, Cathy Nguyen, and Cristina O’Hanlon won 5th place in the HOSA bowl at the HOSA Area 1 Spring Conference.
January 24, 2017
What exactly is HOSA?
HOSA stands for Health Occupation Students of America. It’s a club for students who are interested in going into the medical field in the future. Club members learn all about the many professions in health care and how to pursue their ideal career.
“[People should take HOSA next year because] it’s a really good way to meet new people who are also interested in being a healthcare professional,” senior Secretary Nicole Mutton said. “Competition isn’t necessary, but it’s an amazing opportunity for those who are passionate about their event and want to possibly earn scholarships.”
On Jan. 14, Cedar Park students attended the HOSA Area 1 Spring Leadership Conference in San Antonio. At the conference, HOSA members participated in various competitive events, with events ranging anywhere from Dental Science to Home Health Aide.
Mallory Matthys (11), Cathy Nguyen (11), Christina O’Hanlon (11), and Nisha Raan (11) all won 5th place in the HOSA bowl. Taking 5th place in Home Health Aide, was sophomore Kristin Knight. Ridah Shaik (11), took 5th place in Extemporaneous Writing. Scoring 5th place in CERT, were Deena Ismail (12) and Preethi Keerthipati (12). Nicole Mutton (12), won 2nd place in Dental Science, and will advance to the state competition.
“Competing is a great way to learn more about a profession or topic in the medical field that you find interesting or want to gain some basic experience in,” said sophomore Kristin Knight. “It’s lots of fun because you get to meet people from tons of other schools that are also excited about the medical field.”
Deena Ismail (12) and Preethi Keerthipati (12) participated in CERT skills in which they splinted a closed fracture and conducted a head to toe assessment in front of judges. Nicole Mutton (12) competed in Dental Science, so she mastered the skills of brushing, flossing, and identifying dental instruments.
“For my competitive event, HOSA Bowl, my team did not think that we placed,” said junior HOSA Vice President Mallory Matthys. “So at the closing ceremony, when they announced our name for 5th place, we were ecstatic. We all stood up and screamed and practically ran to the stage. We were very happy. It was the first time in our HOSA history that a HOSA bowl team placed.”
