![Senior Jett Mckinney stores all the clothes in his own room, with half of it stored in his closet along with his personal clothes, and the rest taking up space in his room.
“There’s been times [when] there’s so much clothing stored here and it gets overwhelming, so I end up having to sleep somewhere else in the house,” Mckinney said.](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSC_0951-1200x800.jpg)
![Broadcast, yearbook and newspaper combined for 66 Interscholastic League Press Conference awards this year. Yearbook won 43, newspaper won 14 and broadcast took home nine. “I think [the ILPC awards] are a great way to give the kids some acknowledgement for all of their hard work,” newspaper and yearbook adviser Paige Hert said. “They typically spend the year covering everyone else’s big moments, so it’s really cool for them to be celebrated so many times and in so many different ways.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/edited-ILPC.jpg)
![Looking down at his racket, junior Hasun Nguyen hits the green tennis ball. Hasun has played tennis since he was 9 years old, and he is on the varsity team. "I feel like it’s not really appreciated in America as much, but [tennis] is a really competitive and mentally challenging sport,” Nguyen said. “I’m really level-headed and can keep my cool during a match, and that helps me play a bit better under pressure.” Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hasun.jpg)
![Bringing her arm over her head and taking a quick breath, junior Lauren Lucas swims the final laps of the 500 freestyle at the regionals swimming competition on date. Lucas broke the school’s 18-year-old record for the 500 freestyle at regionals and again at state with a time of 4:58.63. “I’d had my eye on that 500 record since my freshman year, so I was really excited to see if I could get it at regionals or districts,” Lucas said. “ State is always a really fun experience and medaling for the first time was really great. It was a very very tight race, [so] I was a bit surprised [that I medaled]. [There were] a lot of fast girls at the meet in general, [and] it was like a dogfight back and forth, back and forth.” Photo by Kaydence Wilkinson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kaydence-2.7-23-edit-2.jpg)
![As her hair blows in the wind, senior Brianna Grandow runs the varsity girls 5K at the cross country district meet last Thursday. Grandow finished fourth in the event and led the varsity girls to regionals with a third place placement as a team. “I’m very excited [to go to regionals],” Grandow said. “I’m excited to race in Corpus Christi, and we get to go to the beach, so that’s really awesome.” Photo by Addison Bruce](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brianna.jpg)
Tennis Team Serves Tough Competition Going Into Playoffs
Preparing for playoffs, the tennis team celebrates before district play. The team will face Montgomery at A&M. “I am looking forward to good competition, and team-wise I’m hoping we are able to pull through,” junior varsity member Bryce Bailey said. “I think right now we have a lot of confidence being district finalists.”
October 17, 2018
After placing second in district and making it to playoffs for the sixth year in a row, the tennis team is ready to continue the school’s legacy and dominate in playoffs. The team is currently in the first round of playoffs and is preparing to play against some of the best schools in the area this season.
“I am looking forward to good competition, and team-wise I’m hoping we are able to pull through,” junior varsity member Bryce Bailey said. “I think right now we have a lot of confidence being district finalists.”
Bailey, who has been on the varsity team since his freshman year, said he has been working harder this year and competing in more tournaments in order to do well in the upcoming playoff games.
“I think this year I have improved a lot from last year, [and as a team], I think we have improved a lot on both sides, meaning boys and girls,” Bailey said. “I feel like I have a lot of confidence that I’m doing the right things.”
Even though the players compete in doubles and singles events, players who have not played in every game this year have also helped their teammates throughout the season, such as varsity extra, junior Akash Shetty.
“Akash is a great motivation to my performance,” Bailey said. “Before every game, he gives me a nice pep talk and helps with motivation.”
This is Shetty’s second year on the team and his first year being a varsity extra. Other than practicing with the other players, Shetty has gone to every match this season and has helped with providing materials and feedback in order to strengthen the team.
“I am excited to be there to support my team, provide for them and clap for them,” Shetty said. “I have really improved my form by watching them and [now] I have better gameplay.”
Shetty will also be with the team as they face different schools during playoffs and is ready to support his teammates.
“It’s great being with the varsity team because I get to practice with new people, even if I get less playing time,” Shetty said. “I have improved my game when playing against the opponents.”
Players will be competing in both singles and doubles, and the first person that makes it to 10 sets wins. The varsity won their first match 10-3 against Bastrop and will be facing Montgomery this Friday at A&M Consolidated.
![Holding a microphone, baseball booster club president Chris Cuevas announces the beginning of the annual cornhole tournament. The event has been held for the past two years and is designed to raise money for the baseball program in a fun way. “We’re a baseball team, so people love to compete,” Cuevas said. “So we figured we better do something that gets [their] attention. They want to compete. It’s not a hard sport to do, and we have all different [skill] levels [of participants].” Photo by Henry Mueller](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Henry-715-1200x900.jpg)
