![Musical theatre class runs through “Footloose” during their dress rehearsal. Senior student director Mia Morneault says how much she’s enjoyed working with the cast and crew. “I am very proud of all the cast and crew who worked as hard on it as I have. A lot of people care about [this show],” Morneault said. “I have a lot of friends on the cast and on the crew, but I’ve also grown and gained friendships through the show, even as director where I may be a little more stricter than normal. And I am very grateful for everyone I’ve gotten to work with.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_0657-1200x800.jpg)
![Sitting in a line of artwork, senior art student Kaemon Kato’s painting titled “Right Side of History” is displayed for attendees of the district’s art showcase. Kato’s painting is a political piece inspired by a photo of elementary schoolers in the street protesting against ICE. “I think it's also symbolic because they're surrounded by snow, which can represent ICE, and they are still marching,” Kato said. “[The kids] are not stopping until equality or justice is served, which I think is really important to represent and show.” Photo by John Pinion](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-03-26-114740.png)
![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)
![Holding up the bi-district champions trophy, junior shortstop Hudson Cuevas cheers alongside his team. The varsity baseball team played in the bi-district round of playoffs against the Boerne Greyhounds April 30-May 2, where they won Game 1 6-4, lost Game 2 2-1 and won the last game 5-2, allowing them to advance to area. “Honestly, [my favorite] big moment that wasn't even part of my moment was Dom's grand slam,” Cuevas said. “That was a big game changer in Game 1 of round one that ultimately helped us win that game and even move on. It set the tone for the games after and has really impacted and sparked this whole playoff run.” Photo by Allie Tseng](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/allie-boerne00159-1200x800.jpg)
![After he takes the handoff, senior running back Trae Hill runs down the field in search of a first down. Hill rushed for three touchdowns in the 43-36 loss against Frisco Wakeland last Friday, but the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention. “[I’m] just happy I got to experience the game with my brothers,” Hill said. “I’m going to remember how close and how enjoyable everything was with these guys. They are my brothers for life. Just waking up and grinding together, and proving the naysayers wrong [was my favorite part].”
Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/trae-hill-wakeland.jpg)
Chalk and Jump Ropes and Painting, Oh My!
PACK Organizes Courtyard PACKtivity to Destress, Have Fun After PSAT
Running in a three-legged race, students participate in the Oct. 10 PACKtivity in the courtyard.
October 10, 2018
After four long hours of PSAT and Senior Summit, students flooded into the courtyard today at 3:05 p.m. for this year’s first PACKtivity. There was chalk, hula-hooping, three-legged races, jump roping and pumpkin painting, all of which was set up by PACK, a club with hopes of bringing the student body closer together.
For most of the 45 minute event, freshman Arya Yazdi was hanging around the jump rope station. While two students held the ends of the long rope, Yazdi and about five others rushed in to all jump at once. He said that although he had not met most of those jumping with him, they were still able to have a fun time.
In mid-jump, freshman Arya Yazdi spends time jump roping at the PACKtivity in the courtyard on Oct. 10. He said that many of the people jumping together did not know each other, but they were still able to enjoy the fun. “Everyone was going together, no one knew anybody,” Yazdi said. “We were just hyping each other up and urging each other to keep going.”
“Everyone was going together, no one knew anybody,” Yazdi said. “We were just hyping each other up and urging each other to keep going.”
Sophomore Stephani Gonzalez drew on the pavement with chalk during the event and said that even though she got messy, it was her favorite aspect of the PACKtivity.
“Being able to draw in such a large scale is not something you get very often,” Gonzalez said. “So being able to do that and experiment was a lot of fun.”
She said that with people admiring students’ chalk creations and laughing together, the chalk also helped her feel one with the pack.
“It definitely feels like it strengthened our bonds,” Gonzalez said. “[The chalk] certainly gets you out there, especially when you are drawing and you have a huge crowd around you.”
Holding up her pumpkin outside of the cafeteria during the fall PACKtivity on Oct. 10, sophomore Vivianna Mendieta lets her paint dry. After re-painting her pumpkin three times, Mendieta finally settled on blue, which inspired her to then do her makeup in the acrylic. “This was last minute thinking,” Mendieta said. “Makeup is basically like the canvas is your face.”
To contribute to this event’s fall theme, PACK brought mini pumpkins to paint on the tables outside of the cafeteria. Sophomore Vivianna Mendieta painted her pumpkin blue, and then decided to use the acrylic to give herself makeup as well. She said that having more options and going by a specific theme made this PACKtivity stand out from previous ones.
“I actually liked this one more than the others, this was more fun,” Mendieta said. “We got to choose what we did and there was actual fall stuff to do which was good.”
In addition to bringing the pumpkins, second-year PACK member, sophomore Abby Cheek, also made sure all of the club’s stations were prepared beforehand. She said that with this year’s slightly different twist on the PACKtivity, such as clubs like Mu Alpha Theta and Key Club getting to run their own stations, a wider range of people were reached.
“I think it did a good job of making everyone feel included,” Cheek said. “I feel like if somebody was just standing alone then the people in PACK did a good job in trying to reach out.”
