![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)
Stepping onto the Gupton Stadium field, the Celebrities get ready to perform their practiced dance to “Lips Are Movin’” in front of other school drill teams. Nov. 13 was their first time attending the Texas Dance Education Association’s Dance/Drill Team Fall Assessment. The Celebrities were able to dance their way to winning the ranking of Division One.
While there are currently no dance UIL competitions, the assessment is the beginning of the committee proposing the competition model to UIL in 2025. The association’s main goal is to bring together different backgrounds of Texas’s drill teams and dance teams.
“We really rallied around each other,” senior captain Mia Caldwell said. “[We] really encouraged each other to do our best and have fun rather than focusing on perfection, and I think that made the difference of today being less stressful and more just making memories together.”
The Celebs have been practicing, learning and improving their performance every practice and every morning since they learned the dance over the summer. The dancers used their shows during halftime to work on making it the best they can.
“We did so much hard work,” sophomore Liv Ruth said. “Yesterday morning and this morning, it was challenging and very crucial but it was all worth it to perform so well for the first time at this competition.”
UIL’s website states their competitions are all about teamwork and representing every school’s motivation and intellect. While the Celebrities don’t have UIL, this assessment shows the other schools what their team is made of. The committee plans on proposing the idea of dance in UIL in June 2025 based on the layout of the assessment.
“Every other sport has a UIL,” junior Paulina Bodek said. “Us finally being able to introduce a UIL activity is important for showcasing that we are also capable of competing like other sports do.”
The dance team doesn’t have many opportunities to perform in front of other schools. Though this is one of their regular routines, it is one of their only times to show the other teams how the Celebrities are regularly performing.
“It was kind of scary performing in front of other schools,” sophomore Dana Jung said. “Watching people in front of us kind of was psyching us out but also, the dance community is a very supportive group of people, so it was nice.”
This is the second of new activities the team has done this year. On Nov. 1, they brought back the “Sister Kick” routine with Leander High School’s Blue Belles. This was a tradition in the early 2000s, but died out when Leander High School was realigned to the 6A division. The Blue Belles were also a part of the dance assessment at Gupton.
“I hope to honestly just have a good group of people around me,” senior Sofia De Leon said. “From going on here as a senior to having a loving community and seeing these girls and just being happy overall.”
