![Musical theatre class runs through “Footloose” during their dress rehearsal. Senior student director Mia Morneault says how much she’s enjoyed working with the cast and crew. “I am very proud of all the cast and crew who worked as hard on it as I have. A lot of people care about [this show],” Morneault said. “I have a lot of friends on the cast and on the crew, but I’ve also grown and gained friendships through the show, even as director where I may be a little more stricter than normal. And I am very grateful for everyone I’ve gotten to work with.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_0657-1200x800.jpg)
![Sitting in a line of artwork, senior art student Kaemon Kato’s painting titled “Right Side of History” is displayed for attendees of the district’s art showcase. Kato’s painting is a political piece inspired by a photo of elementary schoolers in the street protesting against ICE. “I think it's also symbolic because they're surrounded by snow, which can represent ICE, and they are still marching,” Kato said. “[The kids] are not stopping until equality or justice is served, which I think is really important to represent and show.” Photo by John Pinion](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-03-26-114740.png)
![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)
![Holding up the bi-district champions trophy, junior shortstop Hudson Cuevas cheers alongside his team. The varsity baseball team played in the bi-district round of playoffs against the Boerne Greyhounds April 30-May 2, where they won Game 1 6-4, lost Game 2 2-1 and won the last game 5-2, allowing them to advance to area. “Honestly, [my favorite] big moment that wasn't even part of my moment was Dom's grand slam,” Cuevas said. “That was a big game changer in Game 1 of round one that ultimately helped us win that game and even move on. It set the tone for the games after and has really impacted and sparked this whole playoff run.” Photo by Allie Tseng](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/allie-boerne00159-1200x800.jpg)
![After he takes the handoff, senior running back Trae Hill runs down the field in search of a first down. Hill rushed for three touchdowns in the 43-36 loss against Frisco Wakeland last Friday, but the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention. “[I’m] just happy I got to experience the game with my brothers,” Hill said. “I’m going to remember how close and how enjoyable everything was with these guys. They are my brothers for life. Just waking up and grinding together, and proving the naysayers wrong [was my favorite part].”
Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/trae-hill-wakeland.jpg)
Sophomores make their way to TFA
Sophomores Morgan Grosch and Macalah Thomas have both recently qualified for TFA State, and are very excited about the upcoming competition and to possibly bring home debate trophies like the ones they are holding. “I’m more excited for the competition than I am nervous,” Grosch said. “It’s a big deal for sophomores to qualify.”
February 20, 2015
Qualifying for the Texas Forensic Association (TFA) State Competition, varsity sophomore debaters Morgan Grosch and Macalah Thomas will compete in El Paso on March 5-7. In order to qualify, debaters needed to receive 12 total State Points, which you get by competing in many tournaments and going through preliminary rounds.
Thomas qualified back in August, while Grosch qualified in January. Grosch and Thomas have both been debating for two years.
Qualifying for TFA State was anticipated for Thomas as she had been working towards the goal for much of the last two years.
“Finding out I qualified was actually a little anti-climactic because I found out very early into the school year,” Thomas said. “I competed every weekend even without the school’s team sometimes so I knew exactly when and how I would qualify.”
Thomas and Grosch have both been preparing by checking out other peoples’ cases and doing research for the resolution, or topic being debated. Debaters must write cases for and against the resolution: “Just governments ought to ensure food security for their citizens.”
Grosch qualified later on in January, and was excited to be headed to the state competition.
“Macalah and I are both sophomores and we don’t have the pressure on us to win, so I’m more excited for the competition than I am nervous,” Grosch said. “Not many people qualify for state, especially sophomores. I’ve been spending a lot of time on the weekends and during the week reading topic literature and cutting cards, which is finding evidence online and shortening it to the point where you can use it in cases.”
Grosch and Thomas have both spent the majority of their free time working on debate by reading and writing. They also go to the novices’ class sometimes to help them with their cases and guide them. Thomas and Grosch are both considered mentors to the novices.
After knowing Grosch and Thomas for two years, coach and teacher Dawn Azbill is very proud of the students’ accomplishments.
“[Grosch and Thomas] work harder than any student I’ve ever worked with,” Azbill said. “I knew when they were freshmen that they would be successful debaters because I could see that they had a drive. They took the initiative to go above and beyond the rest of the novice class.”
Azbill has high hopes for the state competition, and is looking forward to it.
“I love the idea that they qualified for State,” Azbill said. “They’ll just get better and better from the experience. I want them to have a good experience, but we definitely want to win.”
