![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)
![Students drew chalk art in honor of Veterans day. This is just one of many things the school does to show appreciation to veterans, and the art will remain in the courtyard as a reminder of all of the veterans who served their country. “On veteran’s day, I think it’s a great thing we do at school to honor people that served [who are] at our school or family members,” English teacher and cheer coach Nadira King said. “It makes me feel proud, and it makes me remember the [veterans].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Capture.png)
![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)
![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)
ACL in a nutshell; music-lovers gather ‘round
Standing in front of the entrance at the 2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival, sophomore Vanessa Martinez takes a picture with her friend. “ACL was really great this year,” Martinez said. “I had a lot of fun.”
October 20, 2014
This year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival took place at Zilker Park Oct. 3-5 and 10-12.
Performers ranged from Eminem and Iggy Azalea to Lana Del Rey and Pearl Jam.
Music lovers from all over come to Austin to see the ACL performances, and many famous and soon-to-be famous artists display their talents in front of thousands of people.
One of those people is junior Sophia Ranous, who enjoyed the concert immensely.
“My time at ACL was amazing and I’ll probably remember it forever,” Ranous said. “It was my second time going and I loved it both times. My favorite performers were Lana Del Rey, Rebelution and Eminem. I cried during Jhene Aiko’s performance. I’ll definitely be going again next year.”
Music lover senior Savannah Sencenbaugh, has been to ACL each year and enjoyed every second of it.
“It was an amazing experience this year, there was great weather, and amazing people,” Sencenbaugh said. “I got to see bands I’ve been wanting to see for years, my favorite performers were Eminem, Outkast, Paolo Nutini, Lana Del Rey, Iggy Azalea and Nikki Lane. ACL is getting better each year, and now that it’s two weekends I can see the people I loved from the first weekend again the next.”
Someone else who enjoyed the different varieties of music genres was sophomore Savannah Duran.
“I enjoyed ACL very much this year, it was my first time going,” Duran said. “I definitely enjoyed Childish Gambino, Eminem, and Calvin Harris. I’d love to go again next year.”
Another fan of rap who had a good time is sophomore Vannesa Martinez.
“It was super fun and it was really great to discover new artists as well as listening to some of my favorite ones,” Martinez said. “My favorite performers were Lana Del Rey and Childish Gambino. I’ll definitely be going next year.”
Another first-timer is senior Evan Rosenthal, who will also be returning next year.
“It was a good experience, and the first time I’d ever been for all three days so it was really fun and packed,” Rosenthal said. “I went for the first weekend. My favorite performers were Skrillex and Fitz and the Tantrums. The Head and the Heart was a really great performance that everyone should go see, and I plan on returning next year.”
![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-300x201.jpg)
