![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)
Girl’s Basketball hoops their way to the third round
Playing at the Timber Dome basketball court, junior guard Jennifer Stallings aims the ball at senior forward Lexus Ojeda during the Dripping Springs game on Dec. 19. All three teams, varsity, JV and freshman beat Drip. “It was really a good feeling knowing that all our teams beat Dripping springs,” Stallings said. “It just shows how passionate we are of the game, and what we all put into the sport.”
April 17, 2015
Girls’ varsity basketball played their last playoff game on Feb. 23 against Georgetown, ending the season with a 15-7 record. All district games were won except one against Georgetown and two against Vista Ridge.
The team tied for second place in district with Georgetown, which junior guard Jennifer Stallings considers a great accomplishment after beating them in the middle of their season.
“We had to beat one of the teams,” Stallings said. “We beat Georgetown, which was a great win for us and it’s something that I’ll remember for a long time. It would have been nice to be second and not have to be tied.”
Georgetown was ranked second in the state, so the team looked forward to playing the game.
“Considering we had all the odds stacked against us being the underdogs in the game, tying for second is a great accomplishment on our part and I’m happy with the outcome,” Stallings said.
Making it to the third round of playoffs, senior power forward Lexi Green enjoyed the playoff wins.
“The feeling was unforgettable,” Green said. “Even with the victory of winning second in district, winning the games in the playoffs is still a thrill to get. Though we only got to the third round, it was still a memorable season, considering that this is my last as a senior.”
To prepare for games, the varsity team kept up their traditions. The varsity team developed the tradition of playing “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars to help them get focused for their games.
“We actually put a line from the song on the back of the shirts we made for the playoffs,” Stallings said. “It was the line, “Don’t’ believe me, just watch.’”
The varsity team traditions tend to involve team bonding, which junior post LeeAnn Stephens found enjoyable.
“We put on some music just to dance and get hyped up,” Stephens said. “We would encourage each other to dance, whether we’re good or not at dancing, everyone dances a little in order to build up a sense of unity. It’s reassuring that we have each other’s backs on and off the court. And after that we’d pray for a good and safe game and then go out and give it our all.”
The varsity team’s strengths helped lead the team to the playoffs this year.
“Our team work is our greatest strength,” Stallings said. “We got really good at finding open players on the court and setting them up to take shots at the three point line.”
![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)
