![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)
![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)
![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)
Best Homemade Costume Ideas for Halloween
Character Inspirations, Easy DIYs
With Halloween approaching fast, it can be difficult to find the perfect costume in time. No worries, there is an easy way to make a great costume with only a few supplies.
Halloween is just around the corner but, oh no, you don’t have a costume! And you can’t afford to buy a new one, what ever will you do? Well, have I got the perfect solution for you- just make your own. Don’t worry if you’re having trouble figuring out what to make, here are some costume ideas you can easily make yourself.
1. Eleven from “Stranger Things”
Just because the show is over, doesn’t mean you can’t kick some Demogorgon butt this Halloween season. For this costume you will need:
- Fake blood
- blonde wig
- Denim jacket
- Empty box of Eggos
- Pink dress
2. Morton salt girl
I don’t know about you but my favorite seasoning in the whole wide world is salt. My reasoning is simple: it goes well with everything, and I mean everything. So why not show salt some love by dressing up as its official mascot.
For this costume you will need:
- Short blonde wig
- Yellow raincoat
- White stockings
- Black shoes
- Yellow umbrella
- Norton salt container
3. Area 51 specimen
As many of you may know, the Area 51 raid was a success. Many captured alien specimens were rescued, and what better way to accommodate our new extraterrestrial friends than to dress up like them this Halloween.
For this costume you will need:
- Green bodysuit
- Scissors
- See-through black cloth (for the eyes)
- Balloon (for the brain)
- Hot glue (for gluing on the eyes)
4. Oscar the Grouch
Maybe Halloween just isn’t your thing, maybe holidays aren’t your thing either, or maybe nothing is your thing, if that’s the case then this costume is just for you… or not, as we already established that you are a grouch.
For this costume you will need:
- Fuzzy green sweater
- A large cardboard box
- Silver paint
- Black paint
- Scissors
- Brown eyebrow pencil (for uni-brow)
- Green gloves
5. Avocado toast
This is a costume for those who like to go against the status quo of peanut butter and jelly, those who really like avocado toast.
You will need:
- 2 cardboard boxes
- Cream colored paint
- Dark brown paint
- Green paint
And in the end, if none of these costumes fit you can always just pull something off of the internet… like me.
Isaiah is a senior and a third year reporter. In his free time he enjoys cooking while listening to music and watching good horror movies. Fun fact, he is the middle child of five other sisters. He enjoys writing about social issues as well as worldly news. After high school he plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin for business.
