![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)
ComicCon returns to Austin Oct. 2-4
September 30, 2014
The Austin Comic Convention, or “ComicCon”, is returning on Oct. 2. This convention is a huge event with many activities such as panels and celebrity meet-ups. There is also a lot of unique merchandise.
Junior Madeline Jordan fondly remembers her visit to ComicCon last year.
“It’s insane, crowded, and one of the best experiences of my life,” Jordan said. “It’s an awesome way to meet people with similar interests to your own.”
ComicCon will take place at the Austin Convention Center Oct. 2-4. The convention will go from 4 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, 2 to 9 p.m. on Friday, and 11 to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
The three-day weekend tickets are $80, and the tickets for a single day are $40 for Thursday, $45 for Friday, and $50 for Saturday. The tickets get you in for all of the activities, but autographs and photo-ops with celebrities costs extra.
Junior Marian Herring loves the experience of going to the convention.
“There’s tons of cool stuff for cosplay along with movies, comic books, and famous people,” Herring said. “You’ll hear about all sorts of fandoms. Even if it isn’t a very popular fandom, there’s a good chance you’ll hear about it at a convention.”
Many celebrities will be at Austin ComicCon this year, including Norman Reedus, from the Walking Dead, Bruce Campbell, from Spiderman and Hercules, Tyler Posey from Teen Wolf, Evan Peters, from X-men: Days of Future Past, Rebecca Mader from Once Upon a Time and many more.
“I’m excited to possibly meet some famous people at ComicCon,” Jordan said. “I love to hang out with my friends and fangirl about everything, along with seeing everyone’s cool cosplays there.”
Junior Katy Stevenson agrees with Jordan.
“My favorite part is seeing all the artists and actors,” said Stevenson. “It’s a great experience to see everyone who loves something come together and have a great time.”
Many fans cosplay when they go to conventions, meaning they dress up like characters from shows, movies, or books that they love. Groups of fans can dress up together and all be characters from one fandom, such as Jordan’s and Herring’s group, who will all be dressing up like characters from the Marvel comics and movies.
“Last year I was Captain Jack Harkness from Doctor Who,” Jordan said. “This year I am James “Bucky” Buchanan Barnes from Captain America and Marvel Comics.”
Tickets for admission, autographs and photo-ops are available online at www.wizardworld.com, which has all the information about this year’s convention.
![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)
