![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)
Soloists make their way to perform at UT
June 5, 2015
The winners of the Regional Solo and Ensemble Contest competed at The University of Texas at Austin on May 30. With junior Rachel Cernosek earning a rating of 1, the Outstanding Soloist rating. Cernosek took first place and senior Griffin Northcutt won second at the third level of the Solo & Ensemble contest on May 11, which led them to the regional contest.
“When I found out that I won, I was in disbelief,” Cernosek said. “Because my brother won last year, it was really weird and amazing to finally step out of his shadow. Then after that, my parents took me to get ice cream even though I had an AP test the next day, so that was really exciting to do.”
To get to the finals, the competitors had to go through three stages of the Solo and Ensemble contest. At the first level, the majority of the band passed, then in the second round it was narrowed down to eleven soloists which then became three finalists in the contest. The contest had the entire band participate and perform the solos they have been preparing since summer 2014.
“The hardest part about the contest was practicing for it,” sophomore Chris Knox said. “I love performing and I always have, it was hard to force myself to practice. Other than that, the contest was really fun and really cool to be a part of.”
Others who also participated had the chance to perform at Georgetown High School for the contest.
“Performing at Georgetown was really cool,” junior Tegan Burgess said. “We got to perform in front of some really important judges, like the music directors from Vandegrift High school and the music professor Dr. Thompson from Texas Christian University. Performing in front of them was really fun and to see some of the band’s major role models was amazing.”
The Solo and Ensemble contest is a UIL competition and ties into the Young Solo Artist Contest. Because she won the contest Cernosek received a $300 worth in scholarship money.
“It was really cool to win, I didn’t really expect to it because I actually had memory slips while playing my solo,” Cernosek said. “I for sure thought I wouldn’t get it, so winning was really amazing and I was jumping in my seat.”
