![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)
All About that Anime
Club Members Discuss Activities, Enjoyment
Senior club president Nicole Jensen and senior vice president Conner Gillmore lead the club in a game during a meeting on Nov. 11. After the previous Anime club disbanded a few years ago, Jensen and Gilmore decided to create the club last year in order to bring together fans of the Japanese-style art. “We decided that, since some people really enjoy Anime and it’s kind of a niche community here at our school, we decided to make a club,” Gillmore said. “Not only to have fun, but to also provide a way to give those people a place to have fun and enjoy themselves.”
November 18, 2019
For many generations, Anime has entertained and inspired both children and adults. Although created in Japan, the unique art style has reached viewers across oceans, including admirers in America. With the previous Anime club disbanded a few years ago, seniors Nicole Jensen and Conner Gillmore took it upon themselves to once again create a club where different groups of Anime fans could come together and bond over their love for the Japanese-style art.
“We decided that, since some people really enjoy Anime and it’s kind of a niche community here at our school, we decided to make a club,” Gillmore said. “Not only to have fun, but to also provide a way to give those people a place to have fun and enjoy themselves.”
Every Thursday, members meet in club sponsor English teacher Kristin Burke’s room during DEN. Meetings consist of games and an episode of an Anime, which is chosen based on a monthly theme. As club president, Jensen is in charge of creating the plans for each meeting, as well as generating the monthly themes and games, with help from Gillmore, who is vice president.
“It’s a great excuse to come together and have fun and meet people that you wouldn’t have met otherwise and connect over something that not a lot of people wear on their sleeve,” Jensen said. “It’s just a lot of fun. It’s a great environment.”
Senior Tabitha Hostelter said that she joined the club because of her love for the art and with the hopes of meeting people who have similar interests. Hostelter said that she enjoys the atmosphere of the club and the discussions she has with other members.
“[I like that] it is a very free area,” Hostetler said. “As long as we aren’t too wild we are allowed to chat and debate about what we are watching or about something else. It feels more like a group of friends getting together than a school regulated thing.”
With the club just starting out this year, Jensen said that she hopes to bring in more members, as well as add more activities to the meetings in the future.
“I want to leave Anime club in good hands,” Jensen said. “People who are as passionate as Conner and I. I want to expand our club, get new members and have it be fun for all. Have more options for shows, more games and more of an [attraction] for people to come to our little corner of the world.”
Meetings are held every Thursday during DEN in room 1217. For more information, talk to Mrs. Burke.
![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)
