![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)
Cheering for the Nation
Cheer Attends UCA National Competition For the First Time
With a strong stance, the varsity cheer team performs at state on Jan 16. Cheering at the their first National Cheer Championship and overall placing eighth in the nation, exceeded the team’s expectations. “We went to nationals because our team wanted a challenge,” sophomore Kristine Kim said. “We were coming back from a back to back state title and we wanted to step up our game and try something new.”
February 20, 2020
With flags, signs and stunts up in the air, cheer attended their first ever national competition from Feb. 7-8. The team placed eighth in the nation. After placing fourth in regionals in November and fifth in state in January, cheer used their motivation from state to be successful at nationals.
The competition team is finalized during cheer tryouts and the summer camp, and they perform the same routine at each competition. After school practices make up a lot of the preparation needed before any competition.
“Nationals was the ultimate competition, so we had to practice a lot,” senior captain Alyssa King said. “Beginning work in October and practicing it every single day was the whole year in [the] cheer [class] period, despite having pep rallies, football, volleyball, and basketball games to cheer at.”
King commented on how the end result of their state championship affected their views for nationals. She said the team kept positive energy, followed corrections and critiques to better perform their routine in Florida. Sophomore Kristine Kim similarly said that nationals was an opportunity to push their limits.
“We went to nationals because our team wanted a challenge,” Kim said. “We were coming from a back to back state title and we wanted to step up our game and try something new. We’re always up to a challenge.”
King convinced her coach to enter the competition with a friend after seeing an ad for the national competition on Instagram. King thought that with her team’s state champion title they could go far in the competition. Once they convinced Coach King, the team began fundraising.
“We fundraised a lot [through] selling cookie dough and multiple stunt clinics for the middle school cheerleaders and we made it to Florida,” King said. “It was supposed to be a fun little thing to do in Disney World, but it ended up being an awesome memory that I’ll have for life.”
Their placement exceeded their expectations and according to King throughout the trip the Cheer team grew closer and bonded.
“Honestly the trip was a lot of fun and I think the whole team can attest to that,” King said. “Getting to spend time together in Disney World was awesome whether it was walking around Magic Kingdom or waiting in a four hour line. We all enjoyed it very much and did not want to come home.”
