![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)
Pro Promposals
As prom season comes around, boys and girls start popping the question, “Will you go to prom with me?”
May 6, 2016
Going Bananas
What would you do if a person in a banana suit was in your driveway? On her way home from work, senior Meredith McQueen believed that she was meeting up with friends at her house. Little did she know that she would come home to a surprise in her driveway. Spelled out in bananas, with a clever poster reading “I would go bananas if you would go to prom with me,” and an outfit to match, McQueen’s good friend and fellow senior Ty Marwitz popped the promposal question.
On the night of prom, McQueen and Marwitz “had a really nice time taking pictures, eating dinner and dancing” with their friends. To top it all off, they joined a group of seniors and went to TopGolf.
Wynning Streak
When Jack Grimm was called up by Coach Nadira King at this year’s cheer banquet, junior Wynne Mcdonald laughed because she thought he didn’t have a speech planned. Grimm began his speech thanking the parents and cheerleaders for their effort and support throughout the football season.
“We went 16-0 this season and I’d like to keep my Wynning streak going. Wynne McDonald will you go to prom with me?” Grimm said as McDonald recalls it.
When Grimm asked and walked over to her with a bouquet of flowers, McDonald turned bright red and could only nod her head yes because she was truly speechless.
In regards to prom, “I wouldn’t have wanted to be anyone else’s date,” McDonald said.
High School Musical IRL
We grew up with our expectations of high school being set by Disney original movies, and much to our dismay, dramatic outbursts of song and dance aren’t part of the status quo. This couple however, made a piece of fiction a reality. Senior Taylor Rowe was caught off guard while at work with her boyfriend’s surprise promposal; a banner inspired by High School Musical with a Wildcat t-shirt to match.
Gone Fishin’ for a date
A casual kayaking outing for senior Lauren Shimer turned into a promposal when senior Aaron Richter surprised her with a fish, not just any fish of course. While Shimer was distracted, Richter attached a wooden fish with “Prom?” to the end of a fishing pole. When she turned back around, Richter asked the question.
![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)
