![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)
![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)
![Smiling at the camera, the Varsity Tennis team celebrates winning districts. They played against Liberty Hill on Tuesday night and won with a final score of 10- 5. “We improved a lot even from the last game,” senior Blake Hillis said. “We lost against them the last time we played [Liberty Hill], but it was really close. It was just really important for us to win this match since it was the district finals. [When we won I felt] overwhelmingly happy, especially being there with my teammates and it being my senior year. It was just really great. It [felt] like a community.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tennis-Districts-e1728060882260.png)
If you are in the eyes of relevant media, you have probably seen the TikTok trend of AI turning a picture of you into a beach model with a spray tan, followed by asking the internet if you look like a “Kook or a Pogue.” For those who have no idea what this means, they are talking about a series known as “Outer Banks,” where Kooks are the rich and the Pogues are poor, yet both groups are attempting to get more money through treasure hunting. Since season one, I have always been rooting for the Pogues; this new season is no different. It got me even more excited for the uprising of Poguelandia.
On Oct. 10, Netflix introduced the first part of season four of “Outer Banks,” hinting at what twists and turns co-creators Shannon Burke, Josh Pate and Jonas Pate have in mind. This season is filled with mystery as the team of Pogues return home with the treasure from El Dorado, finally settling down…or not.
The rivalry between Pogues and Kooks has recurred throughout the series. The Pogues continue to search for treasure because they are done with the Kooks’ mistreatment. The Pogues include characters John B. Routledge, JJ Maybank, Kiara Carrera, Pope Heyward, Sarah Cameron and Cleo Anderson. Season four is not short of this rivalry, even more so after Ward Cameron’s death in the previous season.
Unexpectedly, we see some character development from Rafe Cameron, who, in the previous season, showed signs of intense jealousy and hatred toward his sister. Could it be because of his lover Sofia, or is he finally done with his lifelong feud with his sister Sarah? Even Topper, another territorial Kook, seems to feel sympathy for the Pogues even after the betrayal from his ex-girlfriend Sarah, who surprisingly joined the Pogues after season one when she fell in love with John B.
As the characters get older, they face more mature challenges as they continue on their same old adventures. The Pogues meet old enemies turned allies, and each faces dire circumstances as the first part of season four ends. How will Josh Pate and the other directors finish this story where the Pogues come out on top? What exciting challenges will they face, and how will the audience cling to their seat in anticipation of part two, which comes out on Nov. 7?
I truly enjoyed part one of the new season, especially the sibling dynamic between the group of Pogues. If I were to give it a rating based on a five-star scale, I would give it a 4.5/5 because the directors gave an excellent build-up to what part two would be about. I finished part one on the edge of my seat, expecting more, waiting for more, only to be left with the cliffhanger of the decade. I expect part two to be even better, hoping they will show more character development and alliances. I recommend watching the other seasons first, but hurry and watch because once you get to season four, that cliffhanger only makes you more thrilled for the next part.
