![Walking through the tunnel created by the cheerleaders and Celebrities, senior Frances Tran smiles as the soccer team is sent off during DEN for their playoff game against Rouse tonight. Tran said the wins against Smithson Valley and Alamo Heights gave the team a morale boost to take on the Raiders tonight. “I know we were not 100% confident in those games,” Tran said. “But, Rouse is a big opponent for sure. We’re definitely going into tonight with a lot of morale [because of the previous wins].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/frances-tran.jpg)
![Holding a bucket of materials in one hand and a roll of tape in another, anatomy and biology teacher Tyler Terry prepares for a lab. Terry said his proudest moments are when his students are happy to see him. “When I take my wife to a football game or something and a bunch of students want to say hi to me or they like to smile and wave and it just makes me feel good that the students are really kind and supportive of me,” Terry said. “[I’m also] proud when I see students perform really well in their extracurriculars because I can see how hard they’re working in my classes, [so] when I see that they’re also working so hard in other things. Like they’re winning band competitions or they’re getting awards for their theater productions, or I see them put on their choir shows, that’s like, wow, you guys are incredible.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rags-6.png)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901.jpg)
Celebs dance on a dream at iDance
The Celebrities will be performing at the iDance showcase which is on Oct. 7-8 and is going to be at Leander High School. Tickets can be purchased at all LISD schools and at the door for $10. ” Everybody should come out and support the drill teams of our district,” junior Celeb. manager Allison McCarty said. “They work so hard to give the best performance, everybody should come and experience it.”
October 1, 2015
The lights will shine as sparkly uniforms glint on stage and arms fly to the air, raising poms. The PAC will echo the sounds of loud music and dancing feet while kicking legs point to the sky. The stage will be a collective movement of bright colors. iDance is bringing all of the LISD dance teams together once again to show off their new dances and performances on Oct. 7-8 at Leander High School.
“It’s really a chance for all of the schools to come together and dance as one collective group,” junior social officer of the Celebrities Roxy Mota said. “It’s always really cool to see how every school dances the choreography in their own styles. I’m really excited for the finale, it has all the seniors from all the schools dancing together in their school uniforms.”
The LISD schools will be performing choreography that was taught at iDance camp during the week of Aug. 27-31 in the summer.
“I love the dances this year,” senior second lieutenant Jessie Thiemann said. “Walking on a Dream” is an intricate kick routine that showcases our technique and style. And “’Ballin’” is a super fun, hard hitting routine that’s a total crowd pleaser that’s fun to perform.”
The showcase tickets will be sold at Leander High School at the door and at each participating LISD school for $10.
“Everybody should come to iDance because you get to support the whole district and see a bunch of dances full of talented people,” junior Celebrities manager Allison McCarty said. “The showcase is fun because everybody can share school spirit and support the dance teams of this district.”
![Holding her dog, Nova, senior Ariana Balakrishnan poses for her senior pictures while Nova wears a bandana with her college decision. Balakrishnan applied to 18 colleges in total, but she decided on Columbia in the end. “Right before I clicked the button to open Columbia’s letter, I literally looked at the camera and go ‘This is just gonna really suck because I wanted it so bad,’ and I clicked it and all of a sudden you hear trumpets,” Balakrishnan said. “There’s a video that plays when you open it and I actually didn’t watch the video, I just watched the screen go black, because every day of December before ED [Early Decision] I would go on YouTube and watch the acceptance video to manifest it, so immediately when the screen went black, I started screaming and jumping up and down. And my parents in the video are like ‘What are you doing, where’s the letter,’ and I was just screaming ‘I got in, I got in.” I just started crying, and it just felt like everything in the world came together.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ariana-2-300x217.jpg)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901-600x400.jpg)
