![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)
The Best of Both Worlds
Senior Combines Passion for Music and Athletics
Senior Leah Wilcox has been a part of the marching band for all four years of high school, but she said that the most memorable part was the competitions. “You get to be with your best friends all day long and march alongside them to put on a show that you’ve been working on for months,” Wilcox said.
May 28, 2019
Juggling over five honor societies, leadership positions in band and a rigorous track and cross country schedule, senior Leah Wilcox has learned throughout her years in high school how to manage such an attentive schedule.
Wilcox hands her ability to manage her schedule to staying organized and on top of what she needs to do.
“Being involved in a lot of activities can often be very stressful in trying to balance all the schedules,” Wilcox said. “I definitely had quite a few freakouts over the past four years between trying to balance doing well in school and making it to all my activities.”
Although being in many different programs can be stressful, she said that she has found her own ways to make it work.
“Taking the time to plan out ahead of time what I was going to do when and working on improving my time management skills allowed me to spread myself pretty far across the school,” Wilcox said.
One major part of her time in high school has been her dedication to the school’s marching band. As a sophomore, she was given the opportunity to be a uniform officer, which means she was in charge of all things visual, from summer uniform fittings, to football game uniform checkoffs, to hair fixes at competitions and more. Then during her junior year, she became the trumpet assistant section leader, and this year, she led the band as one of the four drum majors.
“Band has definitely been the most impactful of all on my life as I was on the leadership team for three years,” Wilcox said. “It really showed me how to step outside of my comfort zone and shaped me into the person I am today.”
According to Wilcox, after being given this leadership experience she’s been taught many life lessons on how to be a leader.
“Band has really taught me how to interact with people that you’re not used to talking to,” Wilcox said. “It has taught me how to be more outgoing and assertive and how to lead people enthusiastically and with a smile.”
Now that her four years in the band are coming to an end, Wilcox has had time to reflect on her time spent in the program.
“I like to think that I’ve made a significant impact on the band with my positive attitude and endless energy,” Wilcox said. “I really focus on getting people moving to where they’re supposed to be and leading them to want to work hard to achieve all that they can.”
Along with being involved in the school’s band, Wilcox is also in track and decided this past year to take on cross country. She said that because she grew up doing triathlons and running in 5k races, these sports were the perfect fit for her. She was the JV district champion in the 800 and mile in 2018, and she was a varsity runner for the cross country team.
“Track taught me how to enjoy a sport not necessarily because you’re the best at it, but just because you enjoy the activity and the people in it,” Wilcox said. “It also taught me how to live a healthy lifestyle and find the motivation to stay fit.”
Being in two different programs have given Wilcox the ability to learn and grow from both. She said that they worked together to make her the person that she is today.
“Being in cross country and track kept me active and physically fit, which contributed greatly to the high performance that I was able to produce in both marching and conducting an entire show,” Wilcox said. “This also helped me become a sort of team mom to the cross country girls, a title they gave me after our very first team camp.”
Ever since she was five years old, Wilcox said that she kept busy with competing in gymnastics, playing the piano and driving race cars until she was 11 years old.
“Even before coming into high school, I was always a super busy person,” Wilcox said. “My life has been moving quickly since the age of five and that’s the way that I like it.”
This fall, she is attending Texas A&M University as a business honors and finance major.
“I can’t wait to see where this next chapter in my life takes me,” Wilcox said.
