![A portion of the debate team’s flier advertising their duct tape fundraiser. Debate team captain Delaney McClure said she hopes the fundraiser will raise the necessary funds to aid next year’s team with their expenses as the formerly debate class-exclusive team transitions into a club. “It costs money to do certain things that clubs have,” McClure said. “I just wanted to make sure that [the debate team] is all set up for next year and start doing fundraisers so we can get to that position as a club.” (Photo Courtesy of @debate_cphs on Instagram)](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-12-234723.png)
![Soundwave poses for a picture after performing in the Legislative Prayer Breakfast for Texas politicians. Multiple audience members, such as State Rep. Terry Wilson, approached the students afterwards or requested to take photos with the singers. “[A woman] told us that it reminded her of singing when she was younger,” Ferguson said. “She said she sang the same song, but a different version and that it was one of her Dad’s favorites. She was really proud and really liked the performance.” (Photo Courtesy of Kyra Cox)](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG-4017-900x600.jpg)
![Standing in front of the DigiPen Institute of Technology sign in Redmond, Washington, senior Simon Moss visits the college campus on a trip to Seattle. While visiting the school, Moss got to see what different programs DigiPen offers more in depth and meet new people. “[DigiPen] is going to be great because everyone that was accepted got invited to a discord [server] and everyone has been able to talk to each other and get to know everyone,” Moss said. “I don’t want to be in a campus where they have too many fields and people have different interests, but here everyone is very like minded.” (Photo courtesy of Simon Moss)](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/simon-moss-900x675.jpg)
![Leaving his opponent on the ground after a quick and precise maneuver, sophomore running back Trae Hill sprints toward the end zone. The varsity football team will play against Round Rock High School tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Gupton Stadium. “[Being on varsity] made me work a lot harder,” Hill said. “It’s a lot more mental, [too]. People don’t understand that if you’re not in the right headspace, then you won’t be at your best. I hope we make a lot of memories [this season]. We’re confident and we practice hard for sure. We realize that we have a good team this year, [that] we have potential.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tylie-1871-1200x801.jpg)
![Striking a pose in front of the Tiger-Rock Martial Arts National Championship banner, junior Brooklyn Collinsworth shows off her flexibility and blue belt. The tournament was held at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio from July 20-23. “I end[ed] up getting bronze in the overall board breaking competition,” Collinsworth said. “My opponents were much older and had a lot more experience.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kickin.jpg)
![One of the few stick vehicles in the school parking lot, senior Alex Trebilco’s 1970 Ford Maverick is a restoration project he worked on with his dad. He and his father have worked on cars together for all of Trebilco’s life, and have several finished projects because of it. “[My favorite memory with my car is] honestly just cruising with my dad in his truck and my car,” Trebilco said. “Both of the [cars] are restored. He did the truck and we did the Maverick, so it’s cool to roll down in two cars that we made run together.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ford-Maverick.png)
![Leaning back on her right, varsity tennis member junior Mia Petty prepares to receive the ball with the traditional racket swing. For student athletes, the heat has caused many changes to previously created habits involved in sport practices, but it can also be a tool, according to Petty. The heat is definitely annoying, Petty said. There are so many things that you have to do to avoid exhaustion and it feels excessive at times. [However], I think the heat further encourages me to get outside. [I want to] be exposed to the heat as much as possible so I can better acclimate to being hot and tired.](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Natalia-Varsity-Tennis-Mia-Petty-50.jpg)
Volleyball, basketball, swim and dive, wrestling, cross country, football, soccer, and track and field: these are just some of the sports that are available to students at a range of levels from freshman to varsity teams. Such sports require years of practice and hard work from the athletes, but good coaches are just as necessary to make a great team.
This year, there have been many new additions to the athletic department coaching staff with various levels of experience, interests, and ideas for coaching. For instance, Richard Eckley is now the head wrestling and assistant football coach. Eckley has wrestled since elementary school and has coached wrestling for 12 years and football for 15 years. Eckley said he is impressed with the student spirit and involvement this year.
“The kids are much more motivated and involved in extracurricular activities than the other schools I’ve worked at,” Eckley said. “Our student section for Friday’s [football] game was unlike anything I’ve seen before. Everybody seems to want every other program on campus to succeed. It is not like that everywhere.”
New swim and dive coach Kyla Gargiulo previously taught and coached in St. Johns Florida, where she worked for three years. Gargiulo said she looks forward to keeping the swim team competitive and improving throughout the year.
“The thing I love most about coaching is getting to be a part of the sport that I fell in love with,” Gargiulo said. “[I also love getting to] help the current team achieve and surpass their goals while having fun.”
According to Gargiulo, everyone has been supportive and helpful, and she hopes to make changes that will be better for everyone.
“There [have] been a lot of changes so far,” Gargiulo said. “But the most important [changes] are trying to make sure that all the swimmers [and] divers feel included and supported by both me as well as their teammates.”
This year’s new head boys soccer coach and assistant volleyball coach Kevin Fleming has been coaching for 12 years and teaches Psychology and Sociology. Fleming said he is looking forward to connecting with the students and making the soccer program more successful and has had a positive first impression of the school and its students.
“I worked closely with the [high school] coaching staff last year being a [middle school] coach, and I just loved the environment and the culture here,” Fleming said. “It reminded me of my [high school] back in Virginia and I wanted to be a part of [this] tradition. My main thought was that I wanted to leave a legacy with the soccer program that will last forever.”
New head cross country coach and head girls track and field coach Jake Alexander teaches World History and has been coaching for four years. Paperwork is the hardest part of coaching, according to Alexander.
“The hardest thing about coaching is staying on top of all the administration work,” Alexander said. “My old boss once said ‘they pay us to do the office work and let us coach for free.’”
Alexander enjoys helping his athletes improve to be their best selves, he said.
“Watching students push their bodies to the limits in a healthy way is my favorite part about coaching,” Alexander said. “We live in an era where life doesn’t have to be overly hard on people, so when a student wants to push their body and mind in athletics, I enjoy helping them in that process.”