![Holding up T-wolves, the tour group poses for a picture in the Chinese classroom. Sophomore Lydia Ou, junior Phu Trung and senior Yushan Pan gave a tour to Taiwanese diplomat Andrea Yang on Nov. 8. “I was so excited when I heard I would get to give the tour because it’s a big deal,” Ou said. “She’s from the US embassy for Taiwan, so she’s really important. I’m so privileged [to get this opportunity] and I’m so excited.” Photo by Skyler King](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Main-Taiwan.jpg)
![The cross country team poses for the camera after finishing the district meet. The varsity boys, JV boys and JV girls all placed third and the varsity girls placed fourth. “Coach put in the right training for us for this season, so I think we will be peaking this week and the next couple of weeks,” varsity runner and junior Nathan Kukla said. “The chances of making it to state are very high, but we don’t settle for the lowest and there is always going to be that chance, so [we] race for the best.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Heidi-831-1200x900.jpg)
![Sucking in a breath of air, freshman Lily Pope competes in the 200 yard individual medley. On Oct. 25, the swim team competed in the AISD Swim Invitational. Overall, the girls team took second place and the boys team came in eleventh. “My favorite stroke is butterfly because I do the best in that stroke,” Pope said. “I feel like [butterfly] can test how [your ability] to convince yourself to keep going. The hardest part of swimming is convincing yourself to stay strong and keep pushing during a hard race [when] everything is tired.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/POPE-1200x804.jpg)
![Smiling at the camera, Author Ehigbor Okosun, members of Page Turners, and other students reflect on the author's visit. “I thought the visit was great,” Senior Amia De Leon said. “It was interesting talking to her and [getting to know] her process and her thoughts and books in general. But I think the reason it went well [was that] people got to ask questions. I'm glad that she said so much in response to the questions and it wasn't just one and done. [The author’s responses] felt very articulate.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sebastian-5-1200x800.jpg)
![Standing in front of the field at a freshman football game, cheerleader freshman Jacob Gaudreau along with teammate freshman Bella Gibson pose for a photo during halftime of game. “[Cheer has] definitely given me a much more outgoing personality,” Gaudreau said. “I used to be very introverted, so it's definitely made me more extroverted towards people.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ingrid-204-1200x800.jpg)
![Holding a wooden pizza toy, senior Taylor Peterson plays with small children in Bucaramanga, Colombia. During the summer, Peterson traveled to Colombia to help build an elementary school that only had two classrooms but five or six grades with one teacher. “We add[ed] two more classrooms,” Peterson said. “It’s kind of hard when you have two or three grades in one classroom and you only have one teacher. It’s very hard to actually get some beneficial learning. [The extra classrooms will give the students] a better quality of education because they’ll actually have a place specific for their learning.” Photo by Taylor Peterson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taylor-P.png)
![Swinging with his arm extended, senior Nolan Park hits the ball smoothly over the net and to the opponent’s side. Park is one of four varsity tennis captains and helped the team win district championships. “Winning district champs was a pretty awesome feeling,” Park said. “We had lost to Liberty Hill a couple of weeks before, but when we played them [again], we came out and really took care of business. We took them out and it was just a really awesome night.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kassidy-419.jpg)
![Standing proud, varsity senior athletes Rafael Escobar, Griffin Jacobs, Jakob Martin, and juniors Jackson Springer and Jack Morris pose with their newly earned medals. The varsity team finished third out of 14 teams on Sept. 25. “The team's primary goal is to win the district championship,” head coach Cody Price said. "We're confident that with our action plan in place, we can accomplish this mission. [For the next tournament], our preparation involves assessing our strengths and weaknesses, celebrating milestones and creating individual development plans." Photo courtesy of Cody Price](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/golf.jpg)
![On Jan. 30, CP Night will be held to aid incoming freshmen with course selection. “While we focus a lot on incoming 9th graders, we encourage all of our grade levels to come out because we’ll highlight ACC, advanced programs, [and] all of our extracurricular options,” Colman said. “Anyone who is still struggling with a decision about what to do [or] how to progress [have the option] to pick and choose.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CP-NIGHT.png)
Taking the next step and transitioning from middle to high school can be stressful, but with the aid of Cedar Park High School’s counselors, assistant principals and staff, students as well as parents are able to understand what high school looks like and become accustomed with the programs within Cedar Park.
CP Night will be hosted this year on Jan. 30 from 6-8 p.m. in the library, lecture hall, cafeteria and PAC. Geared towards incoming freshmen, the event is an opportunity for students to learn about all that Cedar Park has to offer and what is available to them.
“CP Night is a way for our incoming families to get a chance to be on campus, meet the staff, hear about our programs, get to visit the CTE classroom,” lead counselor Sarah Cable said. “[That] is a big thing especially when they’re trying to decide what pathways and elective classes that they want to take, and ask questions about athletics and band so that they know what to prepare for and what to expect. It helps that transition from middle school to high school because they’re not just showing up here the first time on the first day of school. They have multiple opportunities to be on campus and have exposure, and start feeling like a Timberwolf.”
While CP Night stands for Cedar Park Night, there is also a double meaning of Course Planning Night. The entire focus of the event is for students to learn about all the courses available to them and the programs that CPHS contains.
“I think the most important [thing] is getting to learn about all the stuff,” Dean of Instruction Jennifer Colman said. “There’s so much that goes with choosing your classes but also preparing for college or postsecondary options. Getting the information available is always [useful for the future].”
Going into the 2024-2025 school year, Cedar Park will experience a lot of zoning changes. Many students that went to middle schools such as Henry Middle School and Running Brushy Middle School will now be attending Cedar Park High School. This transition is likely to feel worrisome for many, however, with CP Night, these students have the opportunity to get a first glance at what their high school will be like.
“With our transfer kids it’s important for them to feel familiar with the campus and start to feel a little more at home,” College and Career Transition Coordinator Chriss Hexter said. “For some of our parents this will be the first opportunity they have to see the inside of Cedar Park High School. That’ll help them feel a little more [in] the Cedar Park community.”
All students have the opportunity to learn about advanced courses and what college credit looks like in high school. With college courses taken through Austin Community College or Advanced Placement programs that offer college credit, students have a plethora of options available when it comes to getting a head start on their future.
“While we focus a lot on incoming ninth graders, we encourage all of our grade levels to come out because we’ll highlight ACC, advanced programs, [and] all of our extracurricular options,” Colman said. “Anyone who is still struggling with a decision about what to do [or] how to progress [have the option] to pick and choose.”
Career and technical education programs are highlighted throughout the night. What programs such as ROTC, culinary arts, health science and more have to offer are explained to students. For many students, this will be the first time they get to hear about these programs in high school and start thinking about what extracurriculars they want to partake in as well as what programs peak their interest.
“I think it’s important to come on campus and see staff and see the building because when all you do is have a paper choice sheet, that’s just words, but when you meet the people and you see the classrooms and you see what they accomplish in those programs it’s a very different feeling, you can know if it feels right or [if] it doesn’t,” Cable said. “When they get to see what’s going on in the room they’re like ‘yeah, that’s really what I want to do’ and it gives them an opportunity to do that before they pick out the classes.”
