![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
In the Swing of Things
Players Prepare for 2021 Season
![Preparing to hit the incoming ball, sophomore Mary Lawler looks forward on Feb. 6. As Lawler prepares for another season, she said she hopes the team is able to play their whole season with minimal interruptions. "I'm looking most forward to the games this season since last year's were canceled by [COVID-19]," Lawler said. "I like the individuality of the sport and how I can put my focus into one position."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_1638-900x600.jpg)
Preparing to hit the incoming ball, sophomore Mary Lawler looks forward on Feb. 6. As Lawler prepares for another season, she said she hopes the team is able to play their whole season with minimal interruptions. “I’m looking most forward to the games this season since last year’s were canceled by [COVID-19],” Lawler said. “I like the individuality of the sport and how I can put my focus into one position.”
February 11, 2021
Losing the chance to redeem themselves at playoffs in 2020 with the unexpected ending of the season in March 2020, the softball team is prepared to get out into the field and compete this spring. After finishing 4-13 overall and fifth in the district, according to MaxPreps, the team remembers the uncertainty of the time and was hopeful looking toward 2021.
“I really had no clue if there was going to be a season or not,” junior pitcher Madyn Singleton said. “We had a game on Mar.13, and I remember Coach telling us all to take our equipment home from the locker room ‘just in case.’ We all kind of jokes about not coming back or not playing, but I definitely didn’t expect all the shutdowns to happen. I just hoped and hoped we had a season, and luckily we are.”
With policy changes because of COVID-19, players can only have two spectators each, masks are mandatory and the team’s anticipated overnight tournament in College Station was canceled. Despite changes to how the games look this year, senior pitcher Taylor Alexander said she wants to ensure that she works hard to contribute to the team’s goals.
“My personal goal for this season is to give my all out on the field, especially because this is my last season that I’ll ever play softball,” Alexander said. “The team’s goal is to just go out and have fun and work together to get some wins.”
Facing new and more difficult opponents, like Leander and Georgetown, as a result of changes to the softball district, the team is frequently training and sharpening their skills.
“We have been working hard in the weight room and have done a lot of conditioning to prepare for this year,” Alexander said. “I think we are most excited to play Leander this year. Myself and a lot of the girls on the team have several friends on Leander as well, so it should be a fun game.”
After losing to Glenn last year, catcher and outfielder sophomore Annika Oberg said winning a game against them this year would be a highlight for her.
“Our most difficult opponent will be Georgetown with multiple transfers and a stacked roster they definitely have the benefit of the doubt,” Oberg said. “Although, Glenn is a game we lost last year. If we can get our bats going that game should be a well-earned win for the books.”
With new COVID cases in the community every day and an unpredictable schedule because of sickness and quarantines, Singleton said at times it can be difficult to play.
“It’s kind of hard to stay motivated when you never know what’s going to happen from week to week, but we all just try to make the best out of our situation and have fun,” Singleton said.
As they get ready for future games, Oberg said the mindset of what the team and work they can do is important to determine the season’s final results.
“The fate is in our hands, we have a couple of holes on the field since last year’s senior class left, but at this point, it is up to us to put in the work to make it far,” Oberg said. “We have a small but powerful group of girls.”
![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)
