![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)
Swim Dives into a New Season
CPHS faces off the Leander Lions in their first meet of the season and came out victorious in the end. Coach Dean Lackey has specific goals for this season. “I want us to win District champions this year,” Lackey said. “We have less kids on the team this year, so I have a lot more visual attention and I’ve been able to see a lot more improvements. Judging by our first meet against Leander, we beat them and they were our real competition.”
October 5, 2016
The CPHS Swim and Dive Team splashed into the new school year by hosting a Swim-A-Thon that took place on Sept. 27 at the Millburn pool during their practice. The Swim-A-Thon was instigated by the team’s booster club with the goal to help fund the costs of travel, meals, equipment and recognition for the team throughout the year. Each lap that the team members swam was recorded and collected along with flat rate donations.
“We made over $2000 and almost met $4000,” the swim and dive team coach Dean Lackey said. “Everyone participated, some more than others, but we met our goal. Freshman Chris Lemke swam the longest length of 170 laps and sophmore Liam Ballon donated over $1000.”
Two returning team members were elected for captain positions this year, senior Kristen Perron and Junior Jack Weiland. According to Lackey, both athletes are tremendous leaders in and out of the pool and are well deserving of the honor. Both swimmers have specific goals for this 2016-17 season that will strengthen the team.
“As captain I want to make sure that everyone on the team has someone cheering for them for each race,” Perron said. “This will create a good spirit at meets and make sure everyone is feeling encouraged.”
Each year the CPHS swim team has had swimmers advance to Regionals, a championship meet that indicates if you are fast enough to compete at State. Weiland has hopes of winning Regionals, a title just as prestigious as qualifying for State.
“My plans as captain are to motivate and cheer on the team,” Weiland said. “My goal for the team this year is to have more swimmers qualify for the higher meets and for the team to place first at the Regional meet.”
Lackey has a number of goals for the 2016-17 season. He has one primary goal that he thinks the team is getting close to achieving by the looks of the season so far.
“I want us to win District champions this year,” Lackey said. “We have less kids on the team this year, so I have a lot more visual attention and I’ve been able to see a lot more improvements. Judging by our first meet against Leander, we beat them and they were our real competition.”
This weekend on Oct. 8 the team is traveling to Erving, Texas for their first sprint meet that will contain only short races such as 25’s and 100’s. If you find yourself in the Dallas area this weekend, try to go and cheer on the team who are waking up at 4:45 a.m. to swim fast.
