![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)
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.”
![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)
