![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)
This October, there are a lot of anticipated publications coming out. Here are just some of the few:
- The Enchanter Heir by Cinda Willems Chima: Oct. 1
The Enchanter Heir is the fourth book in the Warrior Heir series. It is not from the point of view of the original characters, but instead introduces completely new characters.
- House of Hades by Rick Riordon: Oct. 8
House of Hades is the fourth book in the Heroes of Olympus series, which is a continuation of the Percy Jackson series. In this new series, Mother Earth, known to the Greeks as the goddess Gea, is planning to destroy the gods, and only the prophesized seven can stop her.
- Emerald Green by Kristin Gier: Oct. 8
Emerald Green is the third book of the Ruby Red trilogy. Gwen is able to time travel, a genetic trait. She is a part of The Circle of Twelve, and she suspects that the founder of the Circle, Count Saint-German, is up to something, and it’s up to her to figure out what.
- The Fire: 58th volume of Bleach by Tite Kubo: Oct. 15
Bleach is a manga series that features Ichigo Kurosaki, a soul reaper that hunts creatures called Hollows to protect the World of the Living (Earth).
- Revealed: House of Night Series #11 by Kristin Cast: Oct. 15
The House of Night Series is about a girl named Zoe, who goes to the House of Night, a school where she will train to become an adult vampire.
- The Fall of the Hotel Dumort by Cassandra Clare: Oct. 15
The Fall of Hotel Dumort is a book in the Bane Chronicles, a spinoff series of The Mortal Instruments, featuring the warlock Magnus Bane.
- Allegiant by Veronica Roth: Oct. 22
Allegiant is the third book in the Divergent trilogy. It is a dystopian novel that takes place in the future Chicago area. The people have been split into five factions and there is turmoil within each.
- Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia: Oct. 22
Beautiful Redemption is the fourth and final book of the Beautiful Creatures series. One of the main characters, Lena, is one in a family of castors, or commonly known as witches.
- The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa: Oct. 29
The Iron Traitor is the sixth book in the Iron Fey series. Meghan Chase is the daughter of a mythical faery king, and that she has a secret destiny.
- The Shadowhunter’s Codex by Cassandra Clare: Oct. 29
The Shadowhunter’s Codex is a book based on the one that appears in the Mortal Instrument’s series. It is a guide and is a necessity for any young Nephilim on their journey to becoming a Shadowhunter.
- Altered by Gennifer Albin: Oct. 29
Altered is the sequel to Crewel. The book takes place in the fantasy world of Arras, where a sixteen year old girl named Adelice has the ability to weave time with matter.
With so many exciting new books to read, the only problem is deciding what to read first!
