![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 week is homecoming week at CP. It features spirit days for students to show their pride and build anticipation for Friday. Monday is Nerd Day, Tuesday is Twin Day, Wednesday is Disney Day and Thursday is Superhero Day. Friday, the day of the game, is the ultimate opportunity to dress out in Timberwolf green and black for school spirit.
“Our goal in choosing spirit days was to allow everyone to fit in and be enthusiastic,” junior class Vice President Nathan Vu said. “Last year, there wasn’t much of a theme, so this year, we wanted to generate more spirit by affecting what people wear.”
The week climaxes with the varsity football game against Marble Falls on Friday, Oct. 4 at Gupton Stadium. The game begins at 7 p.m. Attendance may be affected by this year’s conflict with weekend one of the Austin City Limits music festival. The senior class king and queen will be announced on the field at halftime. King nominations include Ethan Goldberg, Ethan How, Chandler Lyle, Peter Maneikis and Austin Yeatman. Queen nominations include Elizabeth Aldape, Kassi Hormuth, Sara Knight, Madison Meehan and India Westenhaver.
The dance will be held the next night on Saturday, Oct. 5 in the school cafeteria from 8-11 p.m. Tickets can be purchased next week. Student Council is hosting a costume contest for a free ticket to the dance, which students can enter into by coming to A229 before school. The dance will feature live 80s movies, a photo booth and live performances by Black Tea, B.L.U. and Penguin National Guard.
“We wanted to integrate as much of the student body as possible,” student body President Katerina Lee said. “By hosting live performances, we hoped to attract more students than the ‘normal’ homecoming crowd.”
Homecoming is also a time for couples to show their school spirit together. Mum-making is one of the classic traditions of Southern homecomings. The hallway is sure to be jingling will bells, sparkling with glitter and flying with streamers as girls feature their large, homemade flowers decorated with Timberwolf pride.
Another tradition is finding creative ways to ask one’s significant other to the dance. Linebacker Mack White asked his girlfriend, cheerleader Maddie Lee, to the dance by decorating her car, bringing flowers, and decorating her room with a frog balloon and a banner that said “hop with me to homecoming.”
“I was really excited because it was a complete surprise and I had no idea,” Lee said. “I’m really excited to spend next week dressing up for spirit days and just having fun.”
Senior Princess nominees:
India Westenhaver, Madison Meehan, Elizabeth Aldape, Kassi Hormuth and Sara Knight
