![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)
Girl’s Basketball hoops their way to the third round
Playing at the Timber Dome basketball court, junior guard Jennifer Stallings aims the ball at senior forward Lexus Ojeda during the Dripping Springs game on Dec. 19. All three teams, varsity, JV and freshman beat Drip. “It was really a good feeling knowing that all our teams beat Dripping springs,” Stallings said. “It just shows how passionate we are of the game, and what we all put into the sport.”
April 17, 2015
Girls’ varsity basketball played their last playoff game on Feb. 23 against Georgetown, ending the season with a 15-7 record. All district games were won except one against Georgetown and two against Vista Ridge.
The team tied for second place in district with Georgetown, which junior guard Jennifer Stallings considers a great accomplishment after beating them in the middle of their season.
“We had to beat one of the teams,” Stallings said. “We beat Georgetown, which was a great win for us and it’s something that I’ll remember for a long time. It would have been nice to be second and not have to be tied.”
Georgetown was ranked second in the state, so the team looked forward to playing the game.
“Considering we had all the odds stacked against us being the underdogs in the game, tying for second is a great accomplishment on our part and I’m happy with the outcome,” Stallings said.
Making it to the third round of playoffs, senior power forward Lexi Green enjoyed the playoff wins.
“The feeling was unforgettable,” Green said. “Even with the victory of winning second in district, winning the games in the playoffs is still a thrill to get. Though we only got to the third round, it was still a memorable season, considering that this is my last as a senior.”
To prepare for games, the varsity team kept up their traditions. The varsity team developed the tradition of playing “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars to help them get focused for their games.
“We actually put a line from the song on the back of the shirts we made for the playoffs,” Stallings said. “It was the line, “Don’t’ believe me, just watch.’”
The varsity team traditions tend to involve team bonding, which junior post LeeAnn Stephens found enjoyable.
“We put on some music just to dance and get hyped up,” Stephens said. “We would encourage each other to dance, whether we’re good or not at dancing, everyone dances a little in order to build up a sense of unity. It’s reassuring that we have each other’s backs on and off the court. And after that we’d pray for a good and safe game and then go out and give it our all.”
The varsity team’s strengths helped lead the team to the playoffs this year.
“Our team work is our greatest strength,” Stallings said. “We got really good at finding open players on the court and setting them up to take shots at the three point line.”
