![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)
![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)
Valentine’s day can be depressing if you’re single; however, there are solutions for the lonely-hearted. Dwelling on the obvious can lead to being unhappy on an otherwise uplifting day. There are many positive outlooks and activities available for single people on February 14.
Pursue your passion.
Whatever it is that you are passionate about in life (be it a particular hobby, travel, craft projects, charitable acts, etc.) use this day to make great strides by just doing that. This is also known as drowning yourself in productivity. As long as it’s something you are completely driven to succeed at, then you will still be having fun while accomplishing great things at the same time.
Cherish your friends.
Invite your single friends over and marvel over the fact that you don’t have to take time to impress anyone with your appearance. Your friends like you for you, not your new dress, heels, or lipstick that you’ll wear once. Laugh about all the memories you have made together and realize that this relationship will last longer than a couple of months. One awkward first date or boring hundredth date doesn’t measure up with spending time with really good friends.
Pamper yourself.
Spend Valentine’s Day doing exactly what YOU want to do. Having a day just for yourself is said to be therapeutic for some. Purchase that shirt that you were eyeing that was a little out of your price range. Get take-out from your favorite restaurant and treat yourself to a delicious meal (and have no guilt after finishing it). Do not answer your phone or door. Do nice things for yourself the entire day. Looking and feeling more refreshed will be the payoff for a day like this.
Acts of service.
Singles can spend Valentine’s Day in a meaningful way by spending time with the needy. Touching others’ lives can be more fulfilling than receiving gifts on Valentine’s Day. What better way to show your appreciation for others than to spend your time and money on others who truly are in need. Lending a helping hand will make you realize how many blessings you really do have in your single life.
