![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)
Hoppe wins $10,000 Scholarship at Skillathon
At the County stock show in January, junior Charlie Hoppe directs his pig. The competition requires the competitors to look at the judges while keeping control of the pigs. “It can sometimes be really difficult to control the pigs,” Hoppe said. “Knowing where exactly to go, all at the same time keeping an eye on the judges and your surroundings, really makes you be on top of your toes.”
March 25, 2015
The Swine Skillathon is a pig competition where junior Charlie Hoppe won a $10,000 scholarship on Feb. 11-13. This competition helps expand the swine industry to students that are in FFA or interested in this specific industry. Students from high schools can compete for the winning scholarship of $10,000, after passing the requirements of the competition. Hoppe has participated in the competition before, but this was his first win.
“I did the competition last year so I knew from participating in the first time, that I wanted to do it again and try to get that scholarship,” Hoppe said. “I suspected that I was going to do it again during the school year, and so I started preparing for it and signed up in November, so from mid-December to early February I studied and spent the bulk of my time for training for it.”
Hoppe didn’t prepare alone, FFA sponsor and agriculture teacher Jack Winterrowd helped Hoppe learn the necessary information for the competition. The assessment covers skeletal parts, cuts of meat and tools of the trade. Hoppe tried several different methods of preparation for the competition.
“After they posted all the study material online I printed it out and looked over it whenever I got the chance,” Hoppe said. “Then I practiced for about three months preparing for the hard part of the competition, the essay requirement. There was also a speech at the end, if you made it to the finals; so I went over current topics and prepared what my speech could potentially be over, it took a while to get the right topic.”
The $10,000 scholarship really motivated Hoppe to enter the competition again, especially after not winning last year’s competition.
“We were there anyway showing purebred gilts and so it was just another opportunity to compete,” Hoppe said. “I always had been interested in the swine industry and I wanted to do things with pigs and learn about them, so the competition got my attention; I felt like I could do well in it this year and winning one of those scholarships was my major incentive for doing it.”
