![After placing second in their respective LDEs at the Capital District contest in early November, freshman Jesus Jaramillo-Gallegos and freshman Wyatt Pickett will compete at the Area XII LDE contest in Georgetown on Nov. 23. Jaramillo-Gallegos is competing in Greenhand Spanish Creed Speaking, while Pickett’s LDE is Greenhand Creed Speaking. “Honestly, [I’m excited for] just traveling around, maybe meeting more people,” Jaramillo-Gallegos said. “And [I’m] nervous about probably just not being able to define my weak areas. I feel like I did decent for my first time ever doing this. I just think it’s fun.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Navy-and-Yellow-Simple-Group-Project-Presentation-1200x675.png)
![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)
![Sitting at a desk past the rows of books laid out for the Book Fair, senior Kimberley Walters assists people in purchasing books and finding titles. The Book Fair is taking place Dec. 16 through Dec. 20, and is an annual event during which students and faculty have the opportunity to go and purchase books and other trinkets in the library. Kimberley said she encourages all to go to the Book Fair, even if they think they don’t like to read. “If you make reading something that is fun for you and you find the things that you like to read, it will never be a chore,” Walters said. “So [the Book Fair is] a good opportunity to find something that will respark your want to read [like] when you were a child and you went to the book fair and you loved the ‘I survived’ books. Maybe you'll find your ‘I survived’ books of your high school experience, and it'll re-spark that kind of love for reading that may have died out.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Addie-L-47-1200x800.jpg)
![Smiling at the camera, sophomore Olivia Mahlmeister and seniors Samantha Jameson, Adhit Eswaramoorthi and Justin Khadavi celebrate completing first chamber in the Congress Meet. All four students advanced to the final chamber. “Out of the 20 kids in the final chamber, we had a seventh, ninth, 11th and 13th, and they took the top four to move on to state,” AP US History and Debate teacher Josh Marsh said. “[Even though] we didn't make state this year, all four of them moving on [and] placing is phenomenal.” Photo courtesy of Josh Marsh](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Regional-Congress-Team.jpg)
![Standing in front of a small audience, senior Kimberley Walters shares a social criticism poem titled “Pity the Nation” by Lawrence Felinghetti. Every month, sponsored by the poetry club, the library hosts a poetry reading. “I never thought I would be interested in [poetry readings] because I’m not the biggest poetry fan,” Walters said. “I think poetry is a very succinct way to express feelings and get a story across. Whereas lots of books have a span of a whole story, but it’s put in a lot of words. The power of poetry is that you can be so succinct within, and there’s a lot of power within the words that are used.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KIM-1200x800.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)
![Holding the Grand Nationals trophies, drum majors Helashi Wijayawardhana, Abigail Pettey and Eddy Kim pose for a photo. The BOA Grand Nationals competition took place in Indianapolis on Nov. 14-17. “My favorite thing was just looking back at the field, and I was like, ‘Oh, crap. I know all of their names, I know who all of them are’,” Wijayawardahana said. “It's just insane to me that I was able to make so many connections. [Being a drum major] taught me how to build relationships with people who I’m not really that similar to, and how to juggle a ton of things all together.”
Photo courtesy of CPHS Band SmugMug](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AJC.GrandNatsFinals-169-1200x801.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)
![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)
![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)
The Horror Hater’s Guide to Halloween Movies
What to Watch for a Nightmare-Free Evening
Halloween is often considered one of the most frightening times of the year, especially with the never-ending list of horror movies available. However, for those who try to avoid jumpscares and screams, there are plenty options for nightmare-free movies.
October 29, 2020
As a lover of comfy sweaters, chilly weather and all things pumpkin, fall is one of my favorite times of the year. Did I mention that I absolutely love Halloween as well? Not because of the candy, though I do love candy corn, and while I enjoy seeing all of the different costumes on Halloween night, the movies are what I love the most about the spooky-season. Despite the name, I do not mean horror movies. I tend to avoid those at all costs during Halloween. Here is a list of five films perfect for a chilly October night, guaranteed to be horror free.
“ParaNorman”
This is probably my all-time favorite Halloween movie. During the months of October and December, my family sits down most Friday nights to watch a movie together, and this is almost always my choice. “ParaNorman,” directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell, follows the story of a boy named Norman who can see and speak to ghosts. However, everyone, including his family, believes Norman is crazy. That is until the witch that cursed the town hundreds of years ago wakes from the grave, and only Norman has the ability to stop her. While this movie does contain zombies, ghosts and witches, it is still family-friendly and has an easy, but interesting, plot. You can rent or buy “ParaNorman” on Amazon Prime, Vudu or in stores. This movie is rated PG.
“Corpse Bride”
While this is definitely a family movie, Tim Burton’s art style adds an eerie twist to this unique love story. Victor and Victoria are in an arranged marriage, and while they both like each other, Victor is extremely nervous about the ceremony. After messing up during the practice ceremony, Victor runs into the forest and decides to practice the vows so he can finally marry Victoria. However, as he says the last words, he slips Victoria’s ring onto a tree branch, which then proceeds to turn into the skeleton hand of a corpse. Meet Victor’s new, dead bride, Emily. “Corpse Bride” follows Victor as he attempts to break his vows with Emily so that he can finally be reunited with the woman he loves, Victoria. You can buy or rent “Corpse Bride” on Amazon Prime, Vudu or in stores. This movie is rated PG.
“Coraline”
When Coraline and her family move to a new house, she does not expect to find anything interesting, much less a secret door to an alternate universe where everything appears to be way better than her boring life at home. Directed by Henry Selick, “Coraline” proves that things are not always what they seem. This movie is definitely a little creepier than most animated films, but still very entertaining. You can watch “Coraline” on Hulu or rent or buy it on Amazon Prime or in stores. This movie is rated PG.
“The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Another Tim Burton film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is a tradition for family movie night, though my family oftentimes argues whether this movie is best for Christmas or Halloween. Either way, the fun animation style, along with the catchy songs and the unusual story makes “The Nightmare Before Christmas” the perfect movie to watch on a chilly fall or winter night. Bored with the same goals year-round, the Pumpkin King and leader of Halloween Town, Jack Skellington accidentally stumbles into Christmas Town and decides to kidnap Santa Clause so that he can be in charge of Christmas that year. Rated PG, you can rent or buy “The Nightmare Before Christmas” on Amazon Prime or in stores.
“Monster House”
Directed by Gil Kenan, “Monster House” follows the adventure of two friends as they attempt to warn people about the evil house across the street that eats anyone that comes near it. Full of both tense and funny moments, “Monster House” takes a comedic approach to an otherwise dark topic. While this movie is not one of my favorites, it is still pretty entertaining, especially when watching for the first time. This movie is rated PG and you can rent or buy it on Amazon Prime or in stores.
Halloween can be one of the most frightening holidays, especially with the infinite list of horror movies available. However, for people who hate jumpscares and screaming, there are plenty of Halloween movies that can be just as entertaining, but will not keep you up all night.
![Smiling during the annual Decals with Dads, varsity starting quarterback and sophomore David Cooper and his dad Jim Cooper pose for a picture. During this varsity event, players and their dads get together to put new decals on their helmets. This year, in addition to being announced QB 1, David was also voted as one of six captains on the varsity team, a role that he had difficulty adjusting to as a younger player on varsity. “It was a struggle for me, being younger than everyone else and being a leader,” David said. “I wondered if [the team] would respect me, or if they would just see me as a younger person from a younger class. I think I've become a leader, [though] and let people know that even though I'm younger, I'm still going to lead them well.” Photo courtesy of Cedar Park Football SmugMug.](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_8493-1-300x200.jpg)
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