![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)
![Delicately placing the string to form the shape of a cornucopia, seniors Haley Burton and Avery Nelson create the November arrangement for the Flower of the Month Club. This club is led by Advanced Floral Design Students and provides a monthly arrangement to community members who subscribe to receive them. “I think flower of the month club is a really impactful way to show your loved ones ‘hey I really care about you,’ or even if they’re just for yourself, they’re a little pick-me-up throughout the month that [say] ‘I’m doing ok, and these flowers make my day a little bit brighter,” Nelson said. “I like giving people flowers because people value the flowers more and they value themselves more.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ava-Holmes-3-edit.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)
2021 Senior Superlative Winners
May 26, 2021
Best Dressed Male
Josh Bretz
“Didn’t really try and win it, but I guess it’s nice to know my classmates think I have good style.”
Best Dressed Female
Blake Walker
“It’s pretty cool being able to be noticed for something I love to express like my fashion sense. I enjoy inspiring others in this aspect so hearing that my peers chose me feels good. “
Most Talented Male
Aidan Brown
“Thanks guys, this is cool!”
Most Talented Female & Most Athletic Female
Alisa Knight
“Winning these awards feels great because it lets me know my peers encourage my hard work and talents.”
Best Hair Male
Caden Teliha
“This award means so much to me! My hair has gone through many stages throughout my middle and high school life, and I’m so glad people have enjoyed my rather wild hair journey as much as I have. Though some waiters and waitresses still sometimes refer to me as ‘ma’am,’ as a result of my longer hair, I’m still so grateful that the effort I’ve put into maintaining my long(ish) locks has gotten me to this award! Thank you so much!”
Best Smile Male
Logan Shaw
“Winning this award means a lot to me knowing that people enjoy making me smile.”
Best Smile Female
Savanna Laughlin
“I feel honored, lol. It really put a smile on my face.”
Most Involved Male
Kuba Bard
“I’m glad to be recognized by my peers for my involvement in various club such as acting as Secretary of NTHS and SNHS and being the President of the NEHS.”
Most Involved Female
Kate Schulle
“I wasn’t expecting this! Thanks to everyone who has supported me and shoutout to everyone I’ve met through the many organizations I’m in. Y’all are what make CPHS great! GO WOLVES!!”
Biggest Goofball Female
Carly Dornak
“It means I have the ability to make someone laugh in hopes of brightening their day.”
Class Brainiac Male
Chris Kim
“I am honored to be nominated among candidates much smarter than I am!”
Class Brainiac Female
Stella Shipps
“I’m glad that my hard work in the classroom throughout high school allowed me to make a mark in the class of 2021.”
Most School Spirit Male
Grant Passi
“Pretty cool loved leading the student section and putting together a fun time at the games.”
Most Likely to Brighten Your Day Male
Davis Perron
“It means a lot. I’ve always enjoyed making people’s days a little brighter and it’s always nice to hear people enjoy being around me. And now I’ll have some tangible evidence that I was a friendly person in high school.”
Most Likely to Brighten Your Day Female
Erica Shepherd
“I’m glad to know I help people have a little more happiness in their day. You really never know what someone is going though in life, so it’s good to always be nice to everyone. All it takes is a little smile or even just saying hey in the hallway it goes a long way, don’t get me wrong not everyone going to be nice to you but hey haters going to hate. But be yourself and confident.”
Most Athletic Male
Josh Cameron
“It’s great to be nominated by my fellow classmates and I am very thankful. #GoWolves”
Cutest Couple
Breland Mungia & Josh Bretz
“I think it is sweet of our class to nominate us as cutest couple, and I’m honored and happy with this nomination!” -Breland Mungia
Best Hair Female
Jordan Hill
Biggest Goofball Male
Henry Etlinger
Most School Spirit Female
Paige Skipper
Top Senior Squad
Chris Kim, Chris Lee, Saketh Palagummi, John Nita, Connor Chen, Brian Yi, Conner Smith, Brody Bush, Alex Flores and Connor Wagner.
