![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)
This year’s Spring Show really was the Celebrities’ finest hour. Every second of the three night event was filled with dazzling performances by the Celebrities as well as some very special guests, including the CPMS Crimson Cadets, the Emeralds, Knowles Elementary, Cedar Park Dance Company as well as CPHS’ own Rising Stars and Winter Guard. Not to mention hosts seniors David Looney and Chris Vaughn.
“Our Finest Hour” opened with “Pop Danthology 2012”, a routine that showcased all the squads and companies within the team through a mash-up of 2012’s most popular songs. The opener was a favorite of senior Captain Katie Seesselberg and senior line member Melissa Acosta.
“It makes me feel powerful,” Acosta said.
As for Seesselberg, it was just a good time.
“It was really fun and the song was fun to dance to,” Seesselberg said.
Between the various hip-hop routines like Knowles Elementary’s “Holla at the DJ”, Winter Guard’s district winning “Spy Versus Spy”, and the annual Guys’ Dance to “Suit and Tie” there was plenty of lighthearted fun.
But behind all the glamour was a lot of hard work, according to Seesselberg.
“Getting prepared and getting everything perfect was the most difficult part,” Seesselberg.
New Celebrity Kaleigh Welch also acknowledges the immense effort that went into this year’s showcase.
“The hardest part of the show was the physical stress of the practices,” Welch said. “But the best part was just being on stage under the lights and performing with my team.”
The spring show is a time of celebration, but it also marks the end of the season. It’s the last time that the team gets to dance together, some who have even danced together their whole lives.
The hardest part of this year’s senior dance was to ‘This Ain’t Goodbye” by Train, according to Acosta.
“It was hard because it was the last time I danced with all my friends,” Acosta said.
The crowning moment of spring show, according to Seesselberg, was the finale.
“My favorite moment was the ending position of our finale because it showed that our hard work paid off,” Seesselberg said, “It made me proud.”
Junior Second Lieutenant Devan Dudek, who is running to be next year’s team captain, agrees with Seesselberg.
“Everyone was crying and it was really emotional,” Dudek said.
With their last hurrah over and done with, the Celebrities are looking forward to next year. With officer tryouts going, and officer and line camp over the summer the Celebrities will be busy.
According to Seesselberg, Celebrities will help her succeed as a Rangerette at Kilgore College next year.
“I learned how to be a good leader and what sisterhood really means,” Seesselberg said.
