![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)
Passion Driven Future
Senior Describes Plans For Career Based On Dance
Photo Courtesy of Danielle Walker Photography
Posing for senior pictures, senior Cally Hall describes her excitement to continue her 16 year dance journey at Texas A&M. “I decided A&M was best for me partially because it’s the only school in Texas with a dance science degree, but I also was really excited about being part of the massive Aggie network,” Hall said. “People are connected all over the world because they’re Aggies, and I am super excited to be joining and carrying on that tradition.”
May 15, 2020
At two years old she was already dancing. By second grade she was competing. Now a senior, Cally Hall became one of the 20 people in the nation to be accepted into the Texas A&M Dance Science Program.
Hall started dancing at Dance Emotions and then moved to Cedar Park Dance Company where she began her 11 year competing career. Over the past 16 years, dance has helped Hall juggle school with a hard working attitude.
“The biggest way dance has benefited me is by causing me to develop a good work ethic,” Hall said. “I know the importance of hard work, and I always try my best in all my endeavors because that’s the way I was taught to do things growing up in the dance studio.”
Between after school studio dance, four different honor societies and being an officer for the Cedar Park photo club, Hall is also the social officer captain for the Celebrities. Her in-school dance began with Cedar Park Middle School Crimson Cadets in the seventh grade. Hall commented that she fell in love with the school dance team and decided to continue through senior year.
“[Through Celebrities] I feel like I’ve learned so much about how to lead with grace and serve my peers to the best of my ability,” Hall said. “I also have loved the years of friendship and getting to dance at school every single day.”
After graduating, Hall is planning on attending Texas A&M to major in dance science, which is a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a dance concentration. Eventually Hall’s goal is to become a physical therapist. When researching for majors before Physical Therapy school, Hall discovered that it is important to major in something science related while still standing out amongst other candidates.
“I’ve known for a while that I wanted to become a physical therapist, so I did a lot of research on what you should major in for your bachelor’s degree before applying to PT school,” Hall said. “I thought dance science was perfect for this because it combines my love of dance with my career goals, and it’s unique which will help me stand out.”
Hall applied to A&M and was accepted in November. After her acceptance she then decided to pursue the dance science program and tried out via video due to her busy schedule.
“After I sent [the video] I got a letter saying I got in,” Hall said. “I was super excited because they only accept 20-25 people per year.”
Ultimately, dance has made up a big part of Hall’s life and will continue to help her pursue her dream career in the future. Hall is excited to join the large Aggie family in the fall and help to carry on such an important university legacy.
“I decided A&M was best for me partially because it’s the only school in Texas with a dance science degree, but I also was really excited about being part of the massive Aggie network,” Hall said. “People are connected all over the world because they’re Aggies, and I am super excited to be joining and carrying on that tradition.”
