![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)
Feelin’ Good As Hell
‘Love, Lizzo’ Documentary Released on HBO Max
HBO Max released a documentary about the singer/songwriter Lizzo on Nov. 26. The documentary covers Lizzo’s life before and after she became a popular celebrity. The documentary is high energy and fun while also tackling and bringing attention to important issues in society.
January 9, 2023
My mom and I sat on the couch wondering which movie we wanted to watch. Both of us had a stressful week and we both wanted to relax and watch a new movie that was recently released. I began to browse HBO Max and we didn’t find anything we were interested in until we came across Lizzo’s new documentary called “Love, Lizzo.”
The documentary begins with clips of Lizzo when she was younger and then transitions to clips of Lizzo performing while an audience is cheering her name. This immediately reminded me of when I saw Lizzo perform in 2019 at Austin City Limits. She had just begun to get really popular because of one of her most popular songs in 2019 called “Truth Hurts.” At the time “Truth Hurts” was playing 24/7 on all radio stations and became one of the most popular songs that year. At ACL, she had a smaller stage and I remember vividly that it felt like every person at ACL went to go see her perform.
The plot began with Lizzo talking to the audience explaining that she “always was trying to chase the music” hoping to get to her dream of being a big music star. Then it moves to Lizzo giving background information about her childhood and explaining her life as she was growing up. Next, the documentary transitioned to her life during the pandemic. She explains how the pandemic affected her and how much it affected other people at the time. Then the documentary goes back to her childhood in high school. In addition, the documentary continues with Lizzo explaining how her music career developed into what it has become. The documentary focused on how she began to feel confident in her body and how she hopes to be a voice in spreading body positivity and really opens up about her life before she became super popular and after she became popular.
I really enjoyed that the documentary was split up in different parts and I was always interested in her life and the fact that there were so many things that I didn’t know about her. I found her authenticity really refreshing and honestly really inspiring because she constantly strives to be her true authentic self, carrying herself with confidence that I aspire in myself.
I admire that her music carries so much meaning and she truly tries to be a voice for change in the world. I was happily surprised by this documentary because I had always loved her music but had never known much about her. I thought that the documentary was the perfect amount of fun energy while also tackling and bringing awareness to serious issues. Her humor really brought the documentary to life and set it apart from others.
I definitely would recommend this documentary to everyone, I think everyone could find entertainment and could be interested in her story. She uses her popularity to influence others and I think that she uses her voice really well as an icon and musician which I feel is not done by many celebrities. My perception of her definitely changed after the documentary and I enjoyed watching it a lot. Lizzo has gained my respect and learning about how she worked hard to become the confident and talented women she is today inspired me and this documentary will inspire others as well.
Penny’s Rating
Plot Rating: 8/10
Music: 9.5/10
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
![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)
