![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)
![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)
Seniors Ball Out One Last Time in the Timberdome
Seniors Mathew Minor and Luke Ferguson Reflect on Basketball Season Ahead of Senior Night
Scoring against Rouse, senior Mathew Minor helps the team defeat the Raiders, 60-32. Minor has been on the team for four years. “Senior night to me is a chance to be recognized for all the hard work you’ve put into the program for the last four years,” Minor said. “I’m looking forward to my close friends being able to be congratulated in front of the community for all they’ve done.”
February 12, 2020
In the Timberdome, the sound of dribbling on the court, the abundance of screaming fans and the feeling of adrenaline rushing will come to an end as boys basketball plays the final home game on Friday.
This isn’t just any last home game for some players, however. For the seniors on the team, this game means everything, according to senior center Mathew Minor. Friday night is senior night, which allows the seniors to have one last hurrah before they close the chapter that is their high school career.
“Senior night to me is a chance to be recognized for all the hard work you’ve put into the program for the last four years,” Minor said. “I’m looking forward to my close friends being able to be congratulated in front of the community for all they’ve done.”
Minor, who has been playing basketball since the age of seven and has been on the high school team all four years, knows that this night gives him a chance to highlight all of his success he has had throughout his time on the team. As a junior on the team during the 2018-2019 season, Minor helped the team become district champions, a memory that Minor said he’ll remember forever.
“My most memorable part of my basketball season so far was cutting down the nets last year as district champs,” Minor said. “I want to leave a legacy of hard work and a district winning tradition behind me.”
For other seniors such as power forward Luke Ferguson, this game symbolizes the bonds he has made with not only his senior teammates, but the team as a whole. Ferguson, who has also been playing basketball since elementary school, said that it’s not the wins that has made his high school career memorable, but rather his former and current teammates.
“My favorite part of my high school basketball career has been the teammates,” Ferguson said. “From the guys who have already graduated, to the people on the team now, I’m grateful for all of them and wish them the best in everything they do.”
The close relationships and the senior’s success has not only has impacted each player, but also the team’s success as a whole, according to Ferguson. The team is currently 9-1 in district and is at the top of the district standings.
“I’m going to miss the five on five games during offseason, the workouts after school, the game time excitement and the team dinners,” Ferguson said. “I’m looking forward to remembering all the years and hard work this senior class has put into this team.”
The game will be Friday versus the Marble Falls Mustangs and will begin at 7:00 p.m. The seniors will be joined by their parents on the court and will be honored before the game.
“We’ve formed a family in this team,” Minor said. “Even the younger guys fit right in and we all hang out with each other outside of sports.”
