![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)
![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)
Cedar Park alters crest flag tradition
The school’s crest flags hang on the upper walls of the library. “I like it,” 2014 graduate Luis Martinez said. “It makes me feel like I’m still a part of the 2014 class.”
December 3, 2014
The library here at CPHS is home to not only books, computers, and other educational tools, but also decorative crest flags that line its upper walls. According to the school librarian, Mrs. Barnes, these crest flags represent each senior class over the years of our school.
“The officers of each senior class design a crest and with the help of the art department, create a flag/banner,” Barnes said. “[Each year’s class flag] will be displayed on stage at graduation before it is mounted in the library.”
Because the crest flags are representative of seniors, they include specifics unique to the class to which they pertain.
“Each crest is specific to that senior class,” Barnes said. “For example, last year’s senior class included a Lone Star Cup since CPHS was awarded this honor.”
The creation of these crest flags is not a new one.
“The first crest was designed by the class of 2001,” Barnes said. “[2001 was] the first graduating class from CPHS.”
The way in which the senior class decides certain portions of their crest flag, however, is new.
“In the spring semester, faculty and students will receive a survey in their email,” Barnes said. “[The email will tally a] vote on different options for how/where to display this year’s senior class’s crest and those in the future.”
According to Barnes, these crest flags are a positive addition to each senior class.
“I think the crests add history and tradition,” Barnes said. “Each class gets to leave a little piece of itself – a legacy – for future students.”
Students’ view on the crest flags are also similar to Barnes’s. One senior, Daniel Matas, sees the crest flags as a positive feature of each CPHS senior class.
“I think it’s a cool tradition to have each class have a unique thing to leave behind,” Matas said. “It’s a good idea and I can’t wait to see the one for my class.”
While the crest flags represent only seniors, student in other grades, like junior Dylan Gatliff, are excited about their year’s flag too.
“They remind me of Harry Potter prep school,” Gatliff said. “It would actually be very nice to work together on it.”
