![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)
![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)
![Smiling at the camera, the Varsity Tennis team celebrates winning districts. They played against Liberty Hill on Tuesday night and won with a final score of 10- 5. “We improved a lot even from the last game,” senior Blake Hillis said. “We lost against them the last time we played [Liberty Hill], but it was really close. It was just really important for us to win this match since it was the district finals. [When we won I felt] overwhelmingly happy, especially being there with my teammates and it being my senior year. It was just really great. It [felt] like a community.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tennis-Districts-e1728060882260.png)
CPHS Gold Key winners advance to the National level
March 19, 2014
**UPDATE** March 25:
Senior Luis Martinez earned a silver medal at the Scholastic National Art and Writing Awards. Luis is one of two art students in the district that medaled at the National level. His award winning photograph is shown below.
March 19:
Many CPHS art students have advanced to the National Art competition after submitting personal work in late January. Many students received the Gold Key award, giving them the opportunity to advance to the national level. Other students were recognized with the Silver Key award, but will not be advancing.
According to CPHS art 1, photography and ceramics teacher Mandy Gregory, the students were chosen to enter the competition based on their strengths and ability to have a voice within their photography. When working on their piece to submit, students mostly worked on their own with a little help from Gregory and critiques from their peers. Once chosen, she allowed students to decide whether they would like to enter the competition or not.
“Students were judged on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal vision or voice,” Gregory said.
This years CPHS Gold Key winners that will be advancing to the National Competition are Luis Martinez, Donghee Han and Paige Townsend. CPHS students receiving the Silver Key are Emily Roblee, Savannah Freeze, Samantha Vaters and Katy Huff. Honorable mentions are Christina Lanzoni and Rachel Borges.
Students advancing to the National competition will not be submitting any new photos and the final results and winners will be announced on March 17.
Luis Martinez, Gold Key
Donghee Han, Gold Key
Paige Townsend, Gold Key
Emily Roblee, Silver Key
Savannah Freeze, Silver Key
Samantha Vaters, Silver Key
Katy Huff, Silver key
Christina Lanzoni, Honorable Mention
Rachel Borges, Honorable Mention
