![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)
Meet and Greet: Science Teachers
September 7, 2016
The science department gained one new teacher, but also a familiar face to juniors and seniors.
Hope Lozano
Lozano is the new on-level and Pre-AP Chemistry teacher.
Q: What do you like so far about CP or the community in general?
A: I like the school spirit, the supportive administration, and the fun attitude of the teachers in the science department.
Q: If you could have a superpower what would it be?
A: Easy: teleportation (I hate long car rides!)
Q: What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
A: I like spending time with my husband and son, baking, and watching Netflix.
Q: What is your must-have item when teaching?
A: I’ve got to have an attentive student!
Brent Grissom
Coming back from his adventure in Hawaii, Grissom has taken his place teaching on-level and Pre-AP Biology again.
Q: Why do you like teaching Biology?
A: I like teaching high school and bio, particularly freshman, because high school is a higher level science, and you get to open the doors so the students can see how science and the real world really work hand in hand.
Q: What extracurricular activities were you involved in in high school?
A: I did band for a year, I didn’t like it. I was in tennis and theater.
Q: What is your favorite movie ever?
A: Blade Runner. The epic movie from, I believe, 1981, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford and Daryl Hannah. It’s brilliance.
Q: If you were in a zombie apocalypse, what would your role be?
A: I would be the one breeding the zombies.
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: Not Hawaii.
![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)
