![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)
“All My Sons”, a drama written by Arthur Miller, was simply perfected by the cast of the CPHS Theatre department. I enjoyed the way the actors portrayed and embraced their characters, and really brought out the emotion at the right moments, although I thought Miller’s plot was somewhat lacking because of the hanging ending, leaving lots of unanswered questions.
“All My Sons” is a story about the hardships of the Keller family in the 1940’s after World War II when only one of their sons comes back from the war. It also involves a forbidden love between old neighbors and a dispute over a shipment of plane parts that leads to a court case, ending with one man in jail and another keeping a dark secret that comes to light.
Mr. Aviles’ theatre tech classes did an excellent job putting together the set. They did an excellent job re-creating the Keller’s front yard, including the house and the furniture props.
“The hardest part of the play was that we only had six weeks to put it together, so it was hard to try to learn everything in such a short amount of time,” freshman Avery Phillips said.
Because of the short amount of preparation they had, and the inexperience of the freshman in high school theatre who participated in the play, I wasn’t expecting much, but it turned out to be really amazing and unexpectedly astounding.
My favorite characters in the play were Dr. Jim Bayliss, played by sophomore Chris Washington, because of his happy and supportive personality, and Bert, played by freshman Ayah Alomari, because of Bert’s peppy and adorable “little kid” attitude. The actors that played these parts stood out to me, because the way they portrayed their characters made me choose their characters as my favorites and also because of their excellent acting work.
“My character and I have a lot in common,” Phillips, who played Lydia Lubey, said. “We’re both really hyper and peppy.”
Look for more coming from the CPHS Theatre department, including “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, premiering Friday, Nov.9 at 7:30 p.m. at The Curtain Theater. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased online at www.cphstheatre.com. The musical “Wand” will premier Thurs., Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the PAC.
