![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)
Senior Spotlight: Kendall Smith
Kendall Smith has Big Goals Set for the Future
May 3, 2018
With a passion for kickboxing, writing and serving others, senior Kendall Smith has her eyes on a few prizes.
Smith is in three AP classes, NHS, NEHS, Rho Kappa, Mu Alpha Theta, Environmental Club, Key Club, Poetry club and has a part time job at Panera. On top of this, she finds 30 minutes six days a week for kickboxing.
Her kickboxing hobby started a few months ago after she quit track and was looking for a new way to stay active.
“I really enjoy it,” Smith said. “It’s nice because I wanted to get back into the routine of working out and having an incentive [to do so].”
Smith said that trying something new was her biggest obstacle.
“When I started out, I was really nervous because I get a lot of anxiety over trying new things by myself,” Smith said. “I was trying to get some of my friends to come with me, but then they had stuff to do, so I just went by myself. It was really awkward, but the trainer is really cool and it kicks my butt everyday.”
Next year, Smith plans to attend Texas State, which does not offer kickboxing.
“I’m just going to have to figure out how to make myself do that everyday,” Smith said. “Texas State has a pretty cool workout facility and they have a boxing area with bags and stuff so I might do [kickboxing] there.”
At Texas State, Smith plans to double major in Wildlife Biology and Journalism with a minor in German. Over the summer, she wants to get an internship at one of the Texas State parks, or something related to environmental sciences, in order to get field work.
“I want to do environmental journalism, if that’s a thing,” Smith said. “Ultimately, I want to be a journalist for National Geographic, which is super in the future and it’s really competitive, but I want to try that.”
Smith is also involved in her church community at Hill Country Bible Church. She participates in Great Adventure, which is a mix of mission trips, Boot Camp and Backyard Bible Club. This is all to help prepare people to spread the gospel in a simple and understandable way. She said that she hopes to continue doing it in the future.
“After my first year in college I’m going to try to intern with the whole Great Adventure deal,” Smith said. “I think it’s pretty cool and I feel like I can do it all right.”
After college, Smith said that she plans to take a few years off.
In this time, she said that she wishes to join the Peace Corps and do a nine month mission trip called The World Race, which would bring her to 11 different countries.
“I feel like the World Race and Peace Corps will help me build my resume and gain experience to appeal to potential employers,” Smith said. “More importantly [it will] better the lives of people in impoverished countries and empower them with my knowledge so they can continue to help others. Also, I feel like the journalism aspect would help me go tell the stories of the people I meet through these experiences, which will hopefully motivate other people to go and better the world in their own way.”
![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)
