![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)
Fundraising with a Twist
At the Football game against Aledo on Aug. 28 senior co-captain Savannah Shadle twirls her flag during the half time show. The Painting with a Twist fundraiser will go towards buying the new flags and costumes that the guard needs every year. “I love the social aspect [of Painting with a Twist].” said Shadle. “Everyone’s laughing and eating, it’s so awesome.”
September 21, 2015
On Sunday Oct. 4 from 3 to 5pm, color guard will be hosting a fundraiser at Painting with a Twist at 12129 Ranch Road 620 N. Painting with a Twist offers guided painting classes for all skill levels and ages. They have a calendar online that shows all the upcoming classes; you can reserve a seat online or over the phone. There is also an option to hold a private party, like senior and co-captain of the color guard Savannah Shadle did for her 16 birthday.
“[At the party] we painted a mom and a baby moose,” said Shadle. “Everyone had so much fun. The social aspect of it is probably my favorite part, everyone’s laughing and eating together, it was awesome.”
The fundraising party will also be painting a heron in rainbow tones. Guard member and junior Erin Ryan is excited to take a stab at painting it herself.
“I really love how colorful it is,” said Ryan. “Many of the colors on the bird remind me of the pop of color at the beginning of our show when we bring out all the flags.”
Shadle’s co-captain and close friend, junior Maddie Cuff, is also looking forward to going to Painting with a Twist for her third time. The first time she went was to Shadle’s party, and the second was when she painted a Van Gogh-esque version of the TARDIS from the popular TV show “Doctor Who.”
“Both times I’ve been I’ve had a lot of fun and learned a lot about painting,” said Cuff. “I’m not an artist by any means – I’m actually quite bad at it if I’m being honest – but they walk you through every step and you get to eat and talk and it’s a lot of fun for everyone at any age. Both paintings I’ve done are hanging in my house and I’m really proud of them”
If you’d like to sign up to go paint and support color guard, go to https://www.paintingwithatwist.com/events/viewevent.aspx?eventID=497179 and purchase tickets, or call (512) 258-7928 .
![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)
