![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)
One Direction heads in a new direction
November 20, 2015
The pop band, One Direction’s new album “Made in the A.M” is out as of Nov. 13, 2015. This album is the first one without member Zayn Malik, who left in March of 2015, and the last album before their extended hiatus in 2016.
Three of the songs have been pre-released and two of them already have music videos to them. The band dropped “Drag Me Down” without any promotion and was announced by Liam Payne (@LiamPayne) on Twitter. The first single without Malik debuted at #1 in the U.K, Ireland, France, Austria, Australia and New Zealand. Also, “Perfect” is 1D’s fifth top 10 debut on the Hot 100, and second from its album “Made in the A.M”. With five songs, One Direction breaks the record for the most top 10 Hot 100 debuts among groups, passing the Beatles’ four, according to Billboard.
The soundtrack consists of different types of melodies and vocals that made me feel a whirlwind of emotions. The entire album has a very relaxed vibe to it and differs very much from their past tracks. The album kicks off with an upbeat song called “Hey Angel.” It begins with powerful lyrics by Harry Styles and has a very pop feel to it. It goes on to have many other beautiful ballads and songs that you just want to dance to. The album speeds up with “Never Enough” which has a fast pace with a very catchy chorus. Another favorite is “A.M,” which to me it is the perfect way to sum up the album and the band. It’s a gorgeous song about how the album was quite literally “Made in the A.M” because of their busy schedules.
The album as a whole is very well made and vocally is outstanding. The album is available at Target as well as iTunes and Amazon for $13.99. I give this album 4 out of 5 only because a small part of me misses their old songs. Besides that, I highly recommend this album to anyone who is looking for new music.
![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)
