![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)
1. Scarlett Johansson’s commercial that redefines soda, was one that will not easily be forgotten. With her sassy appearance and bold looks, I’m certain she changed many minds on the idea of creating your own soda. Perhaps this new fad will catch on with her familiar face at the forefront of the campaign.
2. The Volkswagen was my favorite car commercial of the bunch. “When a Volkswagen reaches 100,000 miles, a German engineer gets his wings”. Genius. The scene where there are giant wings bursting from engineer’s backs was perfect.
3. The Go Daddy commercial was horrifying. A flock of buff and meaty people swarming a tanning salon is a nightmare. It made for a great commercial, though. I definitely paid attention. Even if i was distracted by my disgust.
4. “Make Love, Not War”. Coined in the 60’s, brought back to relevance by the images of current foreign and domestic issues. By making the viewer assume the worst, and then completely swapping it to reveal the positivity of the situation, you are enthralled the whole time. The real kicker, it was Axe Body spray that managed to pull of such a thought provoking commercial. Props to them for stepping out of their comfort zone.
5. Wow, um, crying over how cute the Budweiser commercial with the horse and puppy is. Coupled with the angelic voice of Passenger, it was almost too much cuteness. I can’t even tell you what they were trying to convey in this commercial. I don’t actually care. The horse and the puppy were adorable, therefore Budweiser is adorable.
