![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)
![Students drew chalk art in honor of Veterans day. This is just one of many things the school does to show appreciation to veterans, and the art will remain in the courtyard as a reminder of all of the veterans who served their country. “On veteran’s day, I think it’s a great thing we do at school to honor people that served [who are] at our school or family members,” English teacher and cheer coach Nadira King said. “It makes me feel proud, and it makes me remember the [veterans].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Capture.png)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
Districts 2017: CPHS Swim and Dive Blows Their Competition Out of the Water
The CPHS boys stole first place in the 400 freestyle relay by six seconds
January 30, 2017
CPHS Swim and Dive competed at their 2017 district swim meet that took place on Jan. 20 at the Nitro swim center. This was another successful meet for the team who left with numerous first and second place titles. Almost every single swimmer on the team placed in the top three of their event, ranging from freshman to seniors. At the conclusion of the meet the team was named district champions and Coach Dean Lackey was awarded the title of district coach of the year. Placing second in the 100 free, senior Kristen Perron was very satisfied with how the team competed.
“It was really exciting seeing everyone race fast at districts and seeing all of our hard work pay off,” Perron said. “I am excited to see everyone race faster at regionals, and we hope the boys and girls teams can place in the top three. Everyone has put in the hard work and training, so hopefully we can get multiple state qualifiers. I can’t wait to see how we finish off the season.”
Junior Jack Weiland and freshman Alyse Dysart both took second in the 100 free while sophomore Riley Barlage and freshman Cooper Gilkey stole second in the 100 fly. Although the girls 200 medley relay was barely out touched by Rouse, they placed second and will have the opportunity to advance to Regionals. The boys 400 freestyle relay shook off this defeat and showed Rouse who was boss, stealing first and beating them by an astounding six seconds.
“We were thrilled to win the 400 free relay,” sophomore Dominic Toledo Sanchez said. “Our strategy was to have each swimmer swim between 49 and 50 seconds. We knew we had to swim fast to win so we went for it.”
First place titles were prevalent among the team as well. Sophomore Sean Cookson won first in the 200 free followed by junior Brady Sullivan who took first in the 200 individual medley. Sophomore Sophia Roach was first in the 50 free and Dominic Toledo Sanchez was first in the 100 free. Each of these swimmers, the top six in the event, will have the privilege to advance to Regionals.
“CPHS swim demonstrated their swimming abilities and team spirit at districts,” Sanchez said. “I’m excited to have our team represent our school at region, and I believe that we will return with some wins.”
Due to the numerous first and second place finishes, Coach Dean Lackey was chosen to be named district coach of the year, a prestigious feat that he has won for the second year in a row.
“I was awarded because the team did so well,” Lackey said. “We were looking very strong in our relays. Both of them have a high potential to go to state if we get some quality swims at regionals. A&M Consolidated is our biggest competition. If the other teams perform how I think they will then we will have a good chance.”
The team has 19 swimmers and 1 diver advancing to Regionals that will take place at Texas A&M University. This meet will determine if they are fast enough to be on the state team and the top two in each event will automatically advance to state. Make sure to wish the team luck if you see them in the halls.
![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-300x201.jpg)
