![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)
![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)
Thrusting her arm through the water towards her legs, a bright red sign appears in front of the wall ahead of her, letting her know she is on the 20th and final lap of the 500 freestyle. The sight of the sign gives her the motivation she needs to smoothly tuck into a flip turn and propel herself through the rest of the race. She finishes with one final stretch of her arm and looks back at the results, a smile breaking across her face when she sees that she has finally reached her long-time goal of swimming a sub five minute 500 freestyle.
Junior Lauren Lucas was on the swim team her freshmen year and is currently on the team in her junior year. Throughout the championship season, Lucas swam the 500 freestyle, the 200 freestyle, the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay. Lucas broke the school’s 18-year-old record for the 500 freestyle at regionals and again at state with a final time of 4:58.63. She also broke the school record for the 200 freestyle at regionals with a time of 1:51.18.
“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.”
Lucas has been swimming competitively since she was 10 years old. In addition to the swim team practices, Lucas has eight to nine practices a week, amounting to about 22 hours, at Waterloo Swimming. Lucas said that she enjoys racing in the Individual Medley event, but her main stroke is freestyle.
“I’ve kind of come to appreciate the 200 free more,” Lucas said. “It’s kind of a sweet spot for me. It’s like this balance where you have to be gutsy and kind of aggressive with your pace, but also maintain your technique, [and] I kinda like that mix.”
Amidst the competition at regionals and state, Lucas said that she had a good relationship with her competitors and she did her best to give the swimmers next to her high-fives after they finished their events together.
“There is a lot of camaraderie,” Lucas said. “A lot of the girls you’ll see high-fiving each other after a race and it’s a very supportive environment, but also competitive. A bit of both.”
Lucas plans to swim in college and is currently in the middle of the recruiting process. This process includes calling the coaches of various colleges and learning about the colleges at recruiting visits later on in the year.
“I’m talking to a couple of different schools, and I’m excited to see how it turns out,” Lucas said. “[The calls] are very professional. It’s like a conversation that you continuously keep up with over the months, and you keep coaches updated, and then later in the spring they do recruiting visits, [but] I definitely want to go see the schools I’m looking at first [before deciding].”
Lucas medaled for the first time at the state meet, placing third in the 200 freestyle, and she said that her goal for her senior year is be first place in at least one event and earn a gold medal.
“Over the years I’ve learned that swimming is kind of like a game of its own and to play it you have to learn to love the process,” Lucas said. “What keeps you coming back to the pool and staring at a black tile line for 20 hours a week is the team. You come back for your teammates to keep up that relationship.”
