![Musical theatre class runs through “Footloose” during their dress rehearsal. Senior student director Mia Morneault says how much she’s enjoyed working with the cast and crew. “I am very proud of all the cast and crew who worked as hard on it as I have. A lot of people care about [this show],” Morneault said. “I have a lot of friends on the cast and on the crew, but I’ve also grown and gained friendships through the show, even as director where I may be a little more stricter than normal. And I am very grateful for everyone I’ve gotten to work with.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_0657-1200x800.jpg)
![Sitting in a line of artwork, senior art student Kaemon Kato’s painting titled “Right Side of History” is displayed for attendees of the district’s art showcase. Kato’s painting is a political piece inspired by a photo of elementary schoolers in the street protesting against ICE. “I think it's also symbolic because they're surrounded by snow, which can represent ICE, and they are still marching,” Kato said. “[The kids] are not stopping until equality or justice is served, which I think is really important to represent and show.” Photo by John Pinion](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-03-26-114740.png)
![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)
![Holding up the bi-district champions trophy, junior shortstop Hudson Cuevas cheers alongside his team. The varsity baseball team played in the bi-district round of playoffs against the Boerne Greyhounds April 30-May 2, where they won Game 1 6-4, lost Game 2 2-1 and won the last game 5-2, allowing them to advance to area. “Honestly, [my favorite] big moment that wasn't even part of my moment was Dom's grand slam,” Cuevas said. “That was a big game changer in Game 1 of round one that ultimately helped us win that game and even move on. It set the tone for the games after and has really impacted and sparked this whole playoff run.” Photo by Allie Tseng](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/allie-boerne00159-1200x800.jpg)
![After he takes the handoff, senior running back Trae Hill runs down the field in search of a first down. Hill rushed for three touchdowns in the 43-36 loss against Frisco Wakeland last Friday, but the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention. “[I’m] just happy I got to experience the game with my brothers,” Hill said. “I’m going to remember how close and how enjoyable everything was with these guys. They are my brothers for life. Just waking up and grinding together, and proving the naysayers wrong [was my favorite part].”
Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/trae-hill-wakeland.jpg)
This weekend, an annual Christmas tradition will be making its way to the stage once again. Pitch Black, the school’s varsity men’s choral group, is putting on another rendition of its show, “Pitch Black Saves Christmas.”
Since Oct. 15, the singing group has been working nearly every day to bring the community another classic. The group is going through quite a couple of changes, as this year, Pitch Black has welcomed five new members, each bringing something new to the table both vocally and creatively.
Senior Krish Muthukumar shares his experience about the connection he holds to the group and how he is grateful for what everyone brings to the table.
“My connection with this year’s group is amazing because we have two sophomores, three juniors and three seniors,” Muthukumar said. “We have all the grades widely dispersed, and I think that’s amazing because we have a bunch of young minds and old minds collaborating, and that’s the best part about being in a group like this. We get input from various creative minds.”
This year’s rendition is titled “Pitch Black Saves Christmas Television,” where after the Pitch Black sitcom gets cancelled, the group has to figure out new ways to make ends meet. Each scene was written by an individual member in order to split up work in the most effective way, and also let each member shine creatively. Junior Grayson Levee said there have been some struggles within the script-writing process due to the many writers.
“You only have so much time and you can only have so many scenes, so you can’t put every part that you may want to in there, which I guess is the real unfortunate part about working with others,” Levee said. “Even though it is so great to be able to connect and really open up the world of opportunities with having more people, you do have to kind of sacrifice a lot of ideas that could be good, because you don’t have as much time.”
Despite their hardships, this barbershop octet has been putting in as much effort as possible to make sure the show is nothing short of phenomenal, as for the first time ever, Pitch Black Saves Christmas will be holding two performances; today and tomorrow night. Tickets can be purchased here.
