![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)
Smart Art
Ceramics, Design Student Uses Talent, Teaches Kids At Studio
Photo courtesy of Kelsey Jones
Senior Kelsey Jones spends 12-18 hours per week as an assistant teacher at an art studio called The Studio. “I think my favorite part of the job is interacting with the kids,” Jones said. “I’ve been teaching some of the same students for four years now and I truly cherish those relationships.”
May 21, 2019
On three days of the week, for four to six hours each, senior Kelsey Jones works at The Studio, a local art studio where she is an assistant teacher for kids’ classes. She has taken art classes from her current boss since she was five years old, and said that she learned more about herself and how she likes to express herself from doing so.
“I’ve been making art ever since I can remember,” Jones said. “With painting, it’s just a fluid and freeing thing to be able to sketch out an idea and then put paint to paper and bring something to life. You can create such detail and so many beautiful complex colors with paint. And with ceramics, you get to work with your hands more which I love and make things you can use every day but put an artistic spin on it.”
Jones said that growing up, she went through other interests and hobbies but none of them stuck around like art, despite the fact that not every medium is for her.
“I used to be a swimmer,” Jones said. “I had done that since I was six, but after swimming for so long I was just kind of over it. Although I liked it, I just wasn’t as good at it as I was at art and I had no true passion for it as I do with my art. I love to paint and make pottery, but I am not a huge fan of drawing because I like to be more fluid with my art and the way I create things and drawing doesn’t really give you that.”
Being a part of school activities such as National Art Honor Society, Art Club and art classes like ceramics and AP Design, Jones said that revolving her schedule around art has allowed her to grow and learn along with her peers.
“I really liked art club and National Art Honor Society because it gave me a chance to create fun projects and it’s a great platform for artists to get to know each other and share ideas,” Jones said. “I also really enjoyed AP design and highly recommended any other artists at CPHS to take that class if they have the chance. It really gave me the opportunity to develop my art and bring it to a new level.”
Having worked at The Studio since freshman year, Jones said that her job has helped her develop her passion for art. With a new group of kids every hour, Jones’ responsibilities involve getting students set up on their work once they arrive and going back and forth from kid to kid, giving advice and making conversation. She is also responsible for many of the cleaning duties at the end of each hour.
“Some classes are crazier than others and there is a lot of multitasking,” Jones said. “One kid can be working on a sculpture, [while] the next [is at] the pottery wheel, and another three or four [kids are] painting and drawing, so you just have to be on your toes ready to help wherever you are needed.”
Jones said that this job has been something she has been able to look forward to every day and that she is most grateful for the experience to teach and help others learn about art.
“I think my favorite part of the job is interacting with the kids,” Jones said. “I’ve been teaching some of the same students for four years now and I truly cherish those relationships. I cannot count all the hilarious things I’ve heard some of my students say and all the fun times we’ve all had joking around as a class and making art that they are proud of. The kids can be crazy, smart, creative, and so extremely funny. Every day I get to spend time with them and teach them is just another day I get to make an impact on their lives.”
![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)
