![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)
As media and entertainment become increasingly digitized, so is the demand for efficiency. That’s where fully digital products such as Youtube TV come in and fully dominate the tv market. YouTube, the flagship site for publishing homemade videos for the world to see, decided to enter the live television market on Feb. 28, 2017. For the past seven years, it has grown substantially in popularity. I have used it for almost a year, and I think that the hype is justified, and no, this is not a sponsored ad (sadly).
Accessibility and Efficiency
One of the biggest hassles when it comes to setting up a new TV provider is the actual setup. Obviously, YouTube TV is not a cable-based platform; most recently-produced televisions have it as an app on its built-in store. For example, my family uses Apple TV to access our streaming apps, and that’s how we found YouTube TV. All that is needed to create an account (besides paying for your plan), is to have a preexisting Youtube/Google account. You will use these credentials to sign in and out of your YouTube TV account. Additionally, you can watch YouTube TV on any device you own, as well as being able to add up to five additional family members at no additional cost.
YouTube TV also functions purely on a stable internet connection, with no satellite needed. So again, very little hassle involved.
Pricing
YouTube TV’s base plan is $72.99 per month, with new members enjoying a lowered price of $62.99 through the first three months. While this may sound a bit pricey, remember how much the product offers in terms of where and when you can watch your favorite shows, as well as being able to have multiple devices and multiple users using one account at the exact same time. There are also add-ons such as the 4k package, sports plus, entertainment plus and Max, etc. So for a very limited extra cost, you’re able to fully customize your experience while using this service. Compare that to DirecTV Stream’s base plan, which goes for $80 annually, you will get quite a bargain for a product that has much more to offer.
Con (there’s only one)
You have to own a smart device/tv in order to access this service. While this may not seem that much of an issue to you and me, not everyone has the ability to possess such devices. Basically, you need to have a stable financial situation figured out before even thinking about purchasing a subscription.
In conclusion, I think that Youtube TV is an excellent product. There are definitely more factors to consider as to whether or not you personally should make such a purchase, but I think that I covered all of the key points. If you have any other questions or concerns, you can visit the Youtube TV website.
