![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)
Sweat trickled down her face, as she anticipated the other team’s next move. Bending over and touching the floor for good luck, she kept her eyes trained on her opponent. The opposing side’s player threw the ball in the air. The smack was heard throughout the gym while the ball flew over to the other side.
Save!
The ball is bumped off in the other direction. She sprints to it, going full speed. Carefully, she places herself under it and thrusts it upward into the perfect set. Bam! You could hear the hit go all the way to Montana.
Lindsey Ledyard happens to be the only freshman playing on Cedar Park High School’s varsity volleyball team. Passing up a senior, she took the position of starting setter one of the captains on the team. Though for most people, being the only freshman would be nerve racking, Ledyard handles it with ease.
“I’m proud of working hard enough to make it,” Ledyard said. “And the older girls have really made me feel welcome.”
Playing since she was eight years old in second grade, she has improved a lot and made a lot of progress. Ledyard also plays club volleyball for Austin Juniors and has traveled around the country to compete.
“About two years ago, my club volleyball team got to travel to the Junior Olympics,” Ledyard said. “Last year I went to Washington D.C. and this year I think that we’re going to Indiana.”
Going through many clubs and many teams, Ledyard has had a variety of coaches.
“Coach Kathy is my favorite coach,” Ledyard said. “She is my club coach and she made me the player I am today. She is like my second mom. She inspires me to be a better player and I play for her.”
Speaking of her inspirations, sister Jordan Ledyard who is now a freshman in college, is another inspiration to her. Her sister played for three years before finally taking a break for her senior year. She pushed her little sister in the direction of volleyball and now is a sport they both love to play.
“When I was little, my older sister played volleyball, and she made me want to do it,” Ledyard said.
Playing as starting setter can be very frustrating at times, but rewarding. Starting setter means that you are in the first set of the match with the position of setter. Ledyard though, has been in many pressure situations before and knows how to handle them.
“It is a little stressful, because it is a huge responsibility,” Ledyard said. “But it’s also really fun because when they get a good kill, I know it was from me, so it makes me feel like I put it where they like it.”
Ledyard plans on sticking with volleyball throughout high school and making a college team.
“I hope to go on and play in college,” Ledyard said. “That has been my dream since I started playing.”
