![After placing second in their respective LDEs at the Capital District contest in early November, freshman Jesus Jaramillo-Gallegos and freshman Wyatt Pickett will compete at the Area XII LDE contest in Georgetown on Nov. 23. Jaramillo-Gallegos is competing in Greenhand Spanish Creed Speaking, while Pickett’s LDE is Greenhand Creed Speaking. “Honestly, [I’m excited for] just traveling around, maybe meeting more people,” Jaramillo-Gallegos said. “And [I’m] nervous about probably just not being able to define my weak areas. I feel like I did decent for my first time ever doing this. I just think it’s fun.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Navy-and-Yellow-Simple-Group-Project-Presentation-1200x675.png)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
Addy’s Three Sleeper Teams
April 23, 2019
With the longest four months of the year finally coming to an end, it’s time to say goodbye to the cold weather and hello to the boys of summer. Since the start of the MLB season back in March, many teams have put their previous struggles behind them and have allowed the new season to show the world they’re not messing around. Whether it be acquiring big name power hitters or simply rebuilding an infield, teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Mets and the Minnesota Twins are proving to the world that 2019 will be their year.
Tampa Bay Rays
After a devastating end to the 2018 season, finishing third in the AL East standings with a 90-72 record, the Tampa Bay Rays have turned things around and have already started to prove that they are ready to take on the 2019 season. Since last year’s trade deadline, the Rays have signed power hitters such as Yandy Diaz, Tommy Pham and Mike Zunino. On the pitching side, the Rays acquired former Houston Astros starting pitcher, Charlie Morton, who has been dominating in the rotation alongside ace Blake Snell, making for a stronger rotation than the previous season. With the Rays already dominating the AL East, with a 15-8 record, with the second closest being 12-10 held by the New York Yankees, the Rays have already started to prove that they aren’t here to play, they’re ready to make a comeback from last year and take the AL East to their five year postseason drought.
New York Mets
They were 77-85 and second to last in the NL East. This is something that the Mets will not have to worry about this year. After struggling for the past two seasons, finishing fourth in the NL East for both, the Mets have made some big moves throughout the postseason, rebuilding the program, especially in the infield. With the addition of former Seattle Mariners second baseman, Robinson Cano, and utility players such as Jed Lowrie and Jonathan Davis, the Mets infield has made a huge step in the right direction and has aided in their 2019 success, where they lead their division with a 12-10 record. With a stellar pitching rotation, thanks to aces like Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom, the Mets are proving that their offense and defense are going to be a big obstacle for anyone who faces them throughout the season.
Minnesota Twins
Another team that has been rebuilding the program within the past five years has been the Minnesota Twins. After a second place finish in the weakest division in all of baseball at the end of the 2018 season, the Twins added power hitters such as Nelson Cruz from the Mariners and utility player Marwin Gonzalez, whose defense was a major key during the Astros’ 2017-2018 playoff runs. After finishing the 2017 season with a .303 batting average and 2018 with a .247, Gonzalez has struggled at the beginning of the new season, batting .154. But don’t sleep on Gonzalez; as soon as he gets in the swing of things, Gonzalez will prove to all Twins fans why the program acquired him. Due to Gonzalez’s success on the defensive side and ability to hit in the deeper innings, Gonzalez will be a key player throughout the season for those tight games the Twins might play. As soon as the Twins get in their groove, they will be a team to definitely watch out for.
