![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)
Meet and Greet: Coaches & Social Studies
September 13, 2016
Four new coaches were added to the CPHS staff this 2016-17 year.
Matt Kuykendall
Kuykendall is new to Cedar Park and is expanding his passion by becoming a football coach. He also teaches Government.
Q: What do you like so far about Cedar Park High School or the community in general?
A: I like the kids at the school and think that the community is very supportive and welcoming.
Q: If you could have a superpower what would it be?
A: I would want to fly so I could get out of awkward situations.
Q: What extracurricular activities were you in in high school?
A: I was in football, baseball, NHS and SAD which stands for Students Against Drugs.
Greg Garcia
Garcia teaches Professional Communications and is a baseball and volleyball coach for the Cedar Park.
Q: What do you like so far about Cedar Park High School or the community in general?
A: The community is very close knit. The students support everyone and have each others backs.
Q: What is your favorite memory of your high school?
A: Winning back to back district champions in baseball.
Q: If you were in the Zombie Apocalypse, what would your role be?
A: I would be in charge of the food supply because there is no better job.
Allen Stewart
Stewart teaches World Geography along with World History
Q: What do you like so far about Cedar Park High School or the community in general?
A: I like how respectful everyone is and there is a great staff here.
Q: What extracurricular activities were you in in high school?
A: I was in soccer, cross country and track. I could run.
Q: What is your favorite movie ever?
A: I like movies that make you think. I really like the “Matrix” because there is so much philosophy in it.
Greg Gamble
Gamble is the new AP U.S. History teacher and is also the head girl’s soccer coach.
Q: What do you like so far about Cedar Park High School or the community in general?
A: I really like all of the friendliness that all of the students have. They are very respectful and all shook my hand.
Q: What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
A: I enjoy spending time with my three boys who are seven, ten and ten months.
Q: What is your favorite movie ever?
A: “Dr. Strange Love” and “So Far Ahead of Time” because they’re so funny.
Josh Marsh
Q: What is your favorite thing about CPHS so far?
A: I like the close family feel. The sense of community is amazing and I love how supportive the Cedar Park area is of CPHS.
Q: What was your favorite class in High School?
A: US History. That’s why I teach what I teach.
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: I love “Gettysburg” because of the history aspect, but other than that, probably “Ghostbusters.”
![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)
