![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)
Hands Full After Celeb Competition
Adding to Trophy Collection, Many Wins at Waco Competition
February 21, 2018
This past weekend, the Celebrity line officers and soloists took on their annual competition in Waco. They won a multitude of awards for their line officers, soloists, a “Kick Master” award and an award for a duet.
Celebrity line officers, juniors Caiti Dodge, Kennedy Haught, Jenna McQueen and seniors Gracie Walker and Tori Rankin, took home grand champion for their line. In addition, the line officers won Sweepstakes, the Judges Award, Best in Categories and Supreme awards for Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop.
Being the close-knit group that they are, McQueen was not surprised by the officers’ success.
“We are just a very close group of people and dance really well together,” McQueen said. “We always do well when we dance together.”
As for soloists, sophomores Cally Hall, Carolynn Solorio and Reagan Orr, junior Lauren Allen and senior Claire Hodges achieved division one level in their solos. Solo finalists were juniors Jenna McQueen, Kennedy Haught, Sydney Polishook and senior Gracie Walker. The overall solo award was given to line officer and senior, Tori Rankin.
Hall says that her routine meant a lot to her, and she is glad the judges appreciated the meaning of her dance.
“It brings my confidence up when I win or do well at competitions,” Hall said. “I feel good about all the work I’ve put in and the story I’m telling with my solo.”
One of the dancers took home more than the Kick Master and division one solo award that day. Senior Claire Hodges left that day having performed the last time with her sister in competition.
“It was kind of a surreal moment because I knew it was our last competition, but at the same time it didn’t feel like it,” Hodges said. “It was a good feeling to know I was dancing with my best friend.”
Apart from being a senior and it having been her final competition as well, Rankin says how the experience turned out well for her team.
“It’s always super fun to compete with my fellow officers,” Rankin said. “It was bittersweet being our last competition but all of our hard work was worth it because we ended up the Grand Champion title.”
Their dances from this competition can be seen in their spring show which will take place April 19-21. More information can be found here.
![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)
Kayla Valentine • Feb 21, 2018 at 3:15 pm
just an FYI reagan orr is a sophomore not a senior:) just wanted to let ya know:)