![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)
![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)
After the final bell rings many people leave school and go to local restaurants. However, with high gas prices, many are on a tight budget for food. Here are some of the best ‘bang for your buck’ value menus along Cypress Creek.
Sonic- Sonic has happy hour from 2 to 4 pm and if you leave right after school, you may be able to indulge in the half-price drinks. The happy hour special includes all drinks other than coffee and ice cream. Sonic also has one dollar snacks, such as small tots or small fries.
McDonalds- The McDonalds value menu is fairly well known. The dollar menu includes fries, hamburgers, drinks, two pies and many more food items, all for the low price of one dollar. The food may be smaller on the dollar menu, but if you order four or five items from the dollar menu, you may just have yourself a full meal for a lower price than if you order one of the combo meals.
Whataburger- Much of the food on the Whataburger menu is not very cheap, but if you look hard on the menu, you may be able to find a few items under a dollar or a little bit above a dollar. For under a dollar you can get a hot apple pie, a cookie, fruit chews, and a biscuit. For a little over a dollar you can get small fries, a side salad, a small drink, or a single chicken strip.
So for those on a budget and looking for a nice treat to eat, consider going to one of these local restaurants. Or combine the value menu deals from all of these restaurants and get a large meal for a cheap price.
