![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)
CP defeats Rouse to go 2-0
Senior receiver #5 Tommy Lavine pushed through a Rouse player to gain more yards. “We have a lot to improve on as we head into the Westwood game this Thursday,” Lavine said.
September 10, 2015
On Sept.4, CP continued their winning streak against Rouse High School at Gupton Stadium, 42-17.
An interception and almost three fumbles resulted an unusual rocky first half for the T-Wolves.
Senior wide receiver #16, Jack Grimm, believes that the team really needs to focus on what they learn in practice in order to not fumble as much.
“It’s really just focus,” Grimm said. “Just using the technique we are taught.”
Even though the team made some noticeable errors, they also made some noticeable achievements.
Junior safety #3, Hunter Valk, made an interception towards the end of the game.
“When I made that interception, I was just focusing on getting up near the hash,” Valk said. “I was trying to gain as many yards as I could.”
Moving on in the season, players such as Senior reciever #5, Tommy Lavine, are setting their sights on becoming better through each game.
“I think I played alright,” Lavie said. “I had some catches, scored a touchdown and made some plays on special teams. There is still a lot I can improve on as we go into the third week.”
Grimm expressed that the team played really well together overall.
“Everyone was really encouraging towards each other, which helped up play to our capability.”
According to Valk, the team still thinks that they should work on not getting as many penalties.
“We were getting a variety of penalties,” Valk said. “We just need to not get lazy and sloppy.”
Lavine shared that the boys still have a lot to work on, but just need to keep looking for wins.
“As a team, if we keep our eyes on the prize, I believe we can be really special,” Lavine said. “In the first half of the game we were making silly mistakes, but in the second half we came together as a team.”
