![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 fall, many Cedar Park graduates will be taking the next step and attending university in hopes of receiving another diploma. However, 17 Timberwolves will be performing somewhat of a juggling act as they take on not only school, but collegiate sports as well.
Cedar Park volleyball, soccer, track, football and softball players have signed to play collegiate sports this fall. These student-athletes have committed to schools ranging from the Junior College level to the NCAA Division II level.
“I will miss Cedar Park,” senior Ryan Johnson, who will be attending Vanderbilt to play baseball next fall, said. “Mostly because of the sense of community.”
Johnson is one of the just ten seniors who will be competing in NCAA Division 1 sports next fall, along with Austin Hisler, Rylie Mayfield, Ethan Fry, Hope Lemon, Kayci Griffin, Shelby Leppin, Dana Clary, Linda Steinhardt and Madison Sanders.
“I am looking forward to playing baseball in college,” Johnson said. “I get to be on my own and have a fresh start.”
The remaining seven seniors have signed to play either NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, or Junior College. This includes Lexi Brown, Haleigh Maycomb, Sophie Sanchez, Keith Tambe, Eric Chappell, Hope Lemon and Abigail Schade.
“I will miss being close to my friends and seeing them every day,” senior Abigail Schade, who will be attending Temple College next fall, said. “I look forward to opening myself up to new opportunities and to see the start to my future.”
Future College athletes:
Football:
Ethan Fry- Houston Baptist
Rylie Mayfield- Abilene Christian
Austin Hisler- Abilene Christian
Keith Tambe- Mary-Hardin Baylor
Soccer:
Kayci Griffin- Brigham Young University
Haleigh Maycomb- Fort Lewis
Sophie Sanchez- Mary-Hardin Baylor
Madison Sanders- Sam Houston State
Lexi Brown- Trinity
Baseball:
Eric Chappell- William Jewell College
Ryan Johnson- Vanderbilt
Softball:
Abigail Schade- Temple College
Track:
Shelby Leppin- Texas A&M
Golf:
Dana Clary- Boise State
Volleyball:
Linda Steinhardt- Missouri
Hope Lemon- St. Leo
