![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)
![Looking down at his racket, junior Hasun Nguyen hits the green tennis ball. Hasun has played tennis since he was 9 years old, and he is on the varsity team. "I feel like it’s not really appreciated in America as much, but [tennis] is a really competitive and mentally challenging sport,” Nguyen said. “I’m really level-headed and can keep my cool during a match, and that helps me play a bit better under pressure.” Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hasun.jpg)
![Bringing her arm over her head and taking a quick breath, junior Lauren Lucas swims the final laps of the 500 freestyle at the regionals swimming competition on date. Lucas broke the school’s 18-year-old record for the 500 freestyle at regionals and again at state with a time of 4:58.63. “I’d had my eye on that 500 record since my freshman year, so I was really excited to see if I could get it at regionals or districts,” Lucas said. “ State is always a really fun experience and medaling for the first time was really great. It was a very very tight race, [so] I was a bit surprised [that I medaled]. [There were] a lot of fast girls at the meet in general, [and] it was like a dogfight back and forth, back and forth.” Photo by Kaydence Wilkinson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kaydence-2.7-23-edit-2.jpg)
![As her hair blows in the wind, senior Brianna Grandow runs the varsity girls 5K at the cross country district meet last Thursday. Grandow finished fourth in the event and led the varsity girls to regionals with a third place placement as a team. “I’m very excited [to go to regionals],” Grandow said. “I’m excited to race in Corpus Christi, and we get to go to the beach, so that’s really awesome.” Photo by Addison Bruce](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brianna.jpg)
Top Five Christmas Movies to Watch
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Reporter Isaiah Prophet compiles a list of five Christmas movies to enjoy during the holiday season.
December 24, 2019
It’s that time of year again, the time for hot chocolate, presents and Mariah Carey. But one thing I have always loved and still love today is sitting together on the sofa as a family and watching a marathon of Christmas movies. But… every year we always struggle to figure out which movies to watch, so I’ve compiled a list of the top five Christmas movies for this season.
5. “The Grinch” (Live action)
As difficult as it is to believe, not everyone loves Christmas. Some, in fact, would go as far as to say that they hate Christmas. The Grinch is one of those people, as a child, the Grinch was bullied for his appearance so he decided as an adult to ruin the one thing the Whos loves the most…Christmas. Overall this movie is one of the best live-action remakes I’ve watched.
Choo! Choo! All aboard the Polar Express. This movie is about a boy that is visited on Christmas eve by a mysterious conductor. He then embarks on an adventure to the North Pole where he will meet Santa. Along the way, he makes new friends and they overcome challenges together. It’s a great movie about friendship, and overcoming doubt.
3.“Elf”
Made in 2003, Elf is a movie like no other, it’s also the first Christmas movie I’ve ever watched. The movie is about an ‘elf’ that finds out he’s adopted (huge shocker) and then travels to New York to find his real dad. Elf is a hilarious comedy movie that is sure to keep your family entertained.
2. “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
The sequel to an amazing classic, Home Alone 2 takes the cast of the original movie out of the suburbs and into the city where Kevin will have to outsmart and trick his enemies to survive the holiday season. “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” is a funny and family friendly sequel to a wonderful movie, but for as great as this movie is, it’s not the best Christmas movie.
1. “Home Alone”
That title belongs to the original Home Alone. I’m sure many of you know of this iconic classic about a mischievous little boy that managed to fend off two burglars through trickery and guile. It’s a true Christmas classic and I would be doing the movie a disservice if I didn’t place it at the top of my list. this movie also has a special place in my heart because it was the first movie I watched with my little sister on her very first Christmas.
![The fire department came to the school after students were evacuated when smoke started coming from the ceiling of a classroom. All students and staff are safe. “All of my friends left their stuff too, so we couldn’t contact our parents, and it was stressful,” senior Brynn Fowler said. “It was scary because I didn’t know [what was going on], and I couldn’t find anyone because it was a big crowd.” Photo by Anthony Garcia](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/firetruck-300x200.jpg)
