![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)
Recently elected FFA officers prepare for 2016 school year
Vice President and junior Charlie Hoppe addresses FFA members during a meeting on Jan 14. Hoppe will be president of FFA next year, and said he is grateful for being selected to serve. “I’m excited to lead our chapter next year,” Hoppe said. “I definitely plan on getting more people involved in FFA next year.”
June 1, 2015
FFA officer elections were held on April 15, with president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, reporter, sentinel and student adviser positions available. Next year’s president will be junior Charlie Hoppe, VP will be sophomore Jacob Coers, secretary will be junior Connor Lowe, treasurer will be freshman Miranda Louviere, reporter will be junior Mackenzie Keefer, sentinel will be junior Walker Hormuth and student advisor will be freshman Cynthia Germaine.
In order to be an eligible candidate, one has to submit an application, take a test and have an interview. The students’ interviews and tests are scored, and they are only eligible if the scores they receive add up to 70 points. Eligible candidates then write speeches, and the voting process takes place. Students receive their officer positions based on the voters’ decisions.
VP Hoppe said he looks forward to leading his chapter next year.
“Being the president is a big responsibility and I am excited to lead our chapter,” Hoppe said. “As president, I’ll be the senior officer on the team, and I’ll help the other officers make decisions, along with working alongside the other officers at chapter functions.”
Hoppe was one of the many FFA members to attend the recent FFA BBQ and Dance, and was optimistic about the outcome of the fundraiser.
“The BBQ and Dance were a great fundraiser,” Hoppe said. “I was not involved in facilitation of the event, but I attended and the community showed a lot of support and excitement for FFA.”
Coers said he was very proud to have been chosen for the VP position.
“Being VP is a huge responsibility and I am honored to serve this position,” Coers said. “As VP, I am required to assist the president in his duties, and serve as a role model. I plan on getting more people involved in FFA and bringing more energy to the organization. This year, I helped raise awareness for the Dance, BBQ and Silent Auction fundraisers. It was important for me to raise awareness because these fundraisers all fund next year’s program.”
Secretary Lowe will be improving his current role as secretary next year, and plans for a more organized and focused year.
“I am very excited to be the secretary for a second year, I now know what to do next year and I’m ready,” Lowe said. “As secretary, I’m the person who keeps things organized. I have to report attendance for every meeting, keep track of the planning that goes on in the meetings and it’s my job to know all of the information about FFA. The next school year will be much more organized and focused than last year, I plan on it.”
