![Senior Jett Mckinney stores all the clothes in his own room, with half of it stored in his closet along with his personal clothes, and the rest taking up space in his room.
“There’s been times [when] there’s so much clothing stored here and it gets overwhelming, so I end up having to sleep somewhere else in the house,” Mckinney said.](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSC_0951-1200x800.jpg)
![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)
![Taking a breath, senior Parker Huang cuts through the water while swimming the 100 breaststroke at the district meet on Jan. 23. Huang advanced to the regional meet in the 100 fly, 100 breast and 200 medley relay. “It’s been really exciting to see everyone make it [to regionals],” Huang said. “There’s been a lot more people who have been advancing than last year, so it’s really awesome to see that.”
Photo by Skyler King](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/skyler-swim-district.jpg)
Standing on the side of the pool, senior Ella Mongenel waits for the sound of the whistle while breathing in the chlorine in the air. She puts her goggles on and takes off her parka. After two sharp sounds, she steps up onto the block. She prepares for the race ahead of her while awaiting the starting whistle. She hears the whistle, and pushing off the block, she dives into the cold pool.
Mongenel and the rest of the team competed at the district meet at Round Rock Aquatic Center on Jan. 23. Twenty-one swimmers advanced to the regional meet, which will take place Feb. 7-8 at Texas A&M University.
“I’m really excited for the regional meet,” Mongenel said. “I’m excited to continue bringing the hype [at regionals] and get some [representation] at state. Hopefully, I’ll [drop time] and get some first place finishes.”
Mongenel, who is committed to swim at The University of Texas, was named the female swimmer of the meet, after placing first in all of her events: 50 free, 100 free, 400 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay. She swam the medley relay with sophomore Leah Cho, junior Addie Vogan and senior Savanna Williamson and the freestyle relay with Cho, junior Lauren Lucas and freshman Evelyn Richards.
Photo courtesy of CPHS Swim
“[Relays] are really exciting,” Mongenel said. “Realizing that you’re swimming with your teammates, as a team, is super awesome. It’s a lot more hype and chanting for each other. We really look out for each other as a team.”
Senior Parker Huang, one of this season’s team captains, advanced in the 100 fly and 100 breast and 200 medley relay. He swam the fly leg of the boys’ medley relay.
“It’s been really exciting to see everyone make it [to regionals],” Huang said. “There’s been a lot more people who have been advancing than last year, so it’s really awesome to see that.”
Senior Ryder Wilkinson swam the 200 IM, 100 fly and 200 freestyle relay, and advanced in all three events.
“I’m excited to hang out with my friends and swim fast at regionals,” Wilkinson said. “It may be my last meet since I’m a senior, which makes it more important. I’ll probably never see a lot of these people again, so it’ll be cool to share that last moment with my friends.”
