![Senior Jett Mckinney stores all the clothes in his own room, with half of it stored in his closet along with his personal clothes, and the rest taking up space in his room.
“There’s been times [when] there’s so much clothing stored here and it gets overwhelming, so I end up having to sleep somewhere else in the house,” Mckinney said.](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSC_0951-1200x800.jpg)
![Broadcast, yearbook and newspaper combined for 66 Interscholastic League Press Conference awards this year. Yearbook won 43, newspaper won 14 and broadcast took home nine. “I think [the ILPC awards] are a great way to give the kids some acknowledgement for all of their hard work,” newspaper and yearbook adviser Paige Hert said. “They typically spend the year covering everyone else’s big moments, so it’s really cool for them to be celebrated so many times and in so many different ways.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/edited-ILPC.jpg)
![Looking down at his racket, junior Hasun Nguyen hits the green tennis ball. Hasun has played tennis since he was 9 years old, and he is on the varsity team. "I feel like it’s not really appreciated in America as much, but [tennis] is a really competitive and mentally challenging sport,” Nguyen said. “I’m really level-headed and can keep my cool during a match, and that helps me play a bit better under pressure.” Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hasun.jpg)
![Bringing her arm over her head and taking a quick breath, junior Lauren Lucas swims the final laps of the 500 freestyle at the regionals swimming competition on date. Lucas broke the school’s 18-year-old record for the 500 freestyle at regionals and again at state with a time of 4:58.63. “I’d had my eye on that 500 record since my freshman year, so I was really excited to see if I could get it at regionals or districts,” Lucas said. “ State is always a really fun experience and medaling for the first time was really great. It was a very very tight race, [so] I was a bit surprised [that I medaled]. [There were] a lot of fast girls at the meet in general, [and] it was like a dogfight back and forth, back and forth.” Photo by Kaydence Wilkinson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kaydence-2.7-23-edit-2.jpg)
![As her hair blows in the wind, senior Brianna Grandow runs the varsity girls 5K at the cross country district meet last Thursday. Grandow finished fourth in the event and led the varsity girls to regionals with a third place placement as a team. “I’m very excited [to go to regionals],” Grandow said. “I’m excited to race in Corpus Christi, and we get to go to the beach, so that’s really awesome.” Photo by Addison Bruce](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brianna.jpg)
PSAT proves valuable
The PSAT workbook includes all subjects that will appear on the actual PSAT. “Students can practice with more than just the PSAT book,” Colman said. “There are other websites on the LISD page that provide practice.”
October 14, 2014
As the PSAT approaches, many students continue to busy themselves with study, especially juniors. Why? Because they can receive scholarships by earning good scores.
This doesn’t mean that the PSAT isn’t important to freshmen or sophomores as well. Sophomores are capable of being placed in a class their junior year that is dedicated to achieving the National Merit Scholar status.
Many students believe that the PSAT doesn’t matter and that there is no point in taking it, but it allows all students to be exposed to a mock SAT. It also provides more practice for sophomores and juniors.
Dean of Instruction Jennifer Colman compared the two tests.
“The PSAT and SAT are scored very similarly,” Colman said. “PSAT is scored from 80 to 240 and SAT is scored from 800 to 2400.”
As well as similar scoring, the two tests are also very similar in structure.
There are many websites that are listed for helping students practice for the PSAT. Students are also given a PSAT practice work book in school. There is much emphasis on the PSAT, but many people never take it into consideration.
To prepare yourself for the PSAT you should rest and eat a well-rounded breakfast, according to Colman.
“Time management is key,” Colman said. “Many students are not used to being timed for tests, so this can be a surprise to some. Just make sure to pace yourself.”
After the PSATs have been scored, there are many helpful sources that allow you to study and prepare yourself for the SAT.
“Once students receive their test scores back, they can go to www.mycollegequickstart.com to see exactly what they missed on the test,” Colman said. “The website will help you prepare for the SAT and pinpoints what topics you need to focus on. The website also provides information on colleges and helps students search for a career.”
If students want further information on the PSAT and SAT they can go to www.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt.
![Holding a microphone, baseball booster club president Chris Cuevas announces the beginning of the annual cornhole tournament. The event has been held for the past two years and is designed to raise money for the baseball program in a fun way. “We’re a baseball team, so people love to compete,” Cuevas said. “So we figured we better do something that gets [their] attention. They want to compete. It’s not a hard sport to do, and we have all different [skill] levels [of participants].” Photo by Henry Mueller](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Henry-715-1200x900.jpg)
