![Holding up T-wolves, the tour group poses for a picture in the Chinese classroom. Sophomore Lydia Ou, junior Phu Trung and senior Yushan Pan gave a tour to Taiwanese diplomat Andrea Yang on Nov. 8. “I was so excited when I heard I would get to give the tour because it’s a big deal,” Ou said. “She’s from the US embassy for Taiwan, so she’s really important. I’m so privileged [to get this opportunity] and I’m so excited.” Photo by Skyler King](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Main-Taiwan.jpg)
![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)
![Students drew chalk art in honor of Veterans day. This is just one of many things the school does to show appreciation to veterans, and the art will remain in the courtyard as a reminder of all of the veterans who served their country. “On veteran’s day, I think it’s a great thing we do at school to honor people that served [who are] at our school or family members,” English teacher and cheer coach Nadira King said. “It makes me feel proud, and it makes me remember the [veterans].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Capture.png)
![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)
Varsity Color Guard becomes WGI San Antonio Regional Finalist
![Senior co-captain Jamie Bailey performs "Endohedral" with the color guard at the Cedar Park Classic competition on Feb.23. According to Bailey, "Endohedral" is darker than past routines the color guard has performed. “For all of winter season we work on perfecting our show which is around four and a half minutes long,” Bailey said. “[The routine] is about being trapped so we use our props almost like the cage [is] trapping us.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/try-900x600.jpg)
Senior co-captain Jamie Bailey performs “Endohedral” with the color guard at the Cedar Park Classic competition on Feb.23. According to Bailey, “Endohedral” is darker than past routines the color guard has performed. “For all of winter season we work on perfecting our show which is around four and a half minutes long,” Bailey said. “[The routine] is about being trapped so we use our props almost like the cage [is] trapping us.”
April 5, 2019
After football season, the color guard transitions into winter guard, the competition season for color guard without the band accompanying them.
On Feb. 2, the varsity color guard placed third at the WGI San Antonio Competition finals with a final score of 66.4. The color guard performed their piece titled “Endohedral,” routine that according to senior co-captain Jamie Bailey is darker than past routines they have performed.
“For all of winter season we work on perfecting our show which is around four and a half minutes long,” Bailey said. “[The routine] is about being trapped so we use our props almost like the cage [is] trapping us.”
According to junior Danielle Natera, competitions early in the winter guard season are nerve-wracking due to the lack of performing experience beforehand.
“Once we actually get out there and hear the crowd cheer for us, we feed off their energy and excitement,” Natera said. “The adrenaline kicks in, removing any nervous energy.”
The morning of the competition, the color guard reported to the school at 9:45 a.m. for an hour-long rehearsal and then they traveled almost two hours to Canyon High School in New Braunfels, the location of the competition.
They performed later that day, Bailey said that she was content with the results, despite not getting first.
“I was really happy and proud with how the results turned out,” Bailey said. “[I am] very proud of my team for all the hard work they’ve put in and I can’t wait to just keep getting better.”
Sophomore Emily Chapa said that although she thinks they did well, there is still room for improvement for the team.
“I think we would do better in the future competitions when we become more confident in what we are doing,” Chapa said.
The color guard hosted Cedar Park Classical, a color guard showcase and competition, on Saturday, Feb. 23. The team performed “Endohedral” again and according to Natera, the color guard performed well among the 70 schools who performed.
“We keep improving every week, and I have a feeling that this could be a very good season,” Natera said.
The team captain, senior Ally Hall, said that the color guard’s improvement and overall growth this year is in part due to the expanding middle school color guard program.
“As our guard gets more established, we build a larger vocabulary of skills and tricks,” Hall said. “We took a chance this year by doing a darker show than our usual light-hearted and bubbly shows and it’s really working in our favor.”
![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-300x201.jpg)
