![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)
The hottest, coolest time in Texas, coming to Cedar Park? This $360 million resort will be close to twice as large as the New Braunfels water park. Coming spring of 2012, it is expected that a Schlitterbahn water park will open west of Interstate 35 on FM 1431.
“I’m so excited to have a Schlitterbahn in Cedar Park! It will give us something to do during the summer,” Kirstin White, senior, said.
As of now, plans are to allow this Schlitterbahn to be a year-round resort. The project will take up about 95 acres. Premiering 2012, Schlitterbahn will open its convertible water park that can be enclosed during bad weather. Besides the many attractions of the park, it will include Schlitterbahn signature “transportainmant” system, an interconnected river system designed to allow guests to float from attraction to attraction, rather than walk.
“It will do a lot more business if it is open all year round. It will pump money into our town,” Hailey Rosen, senior, said.
An elevated tree house like hotel, with 230 waterfront cabins, is expected to open in 2014. The tree houses will be created with reclaimed woods, and 95 percent of the materials used will be recycled.
However, some people do not fully support the idea of a waterpark in Cedar Park. There are concerns of wasting water, using unnecessary energy and spending too much money.
“I think the whole thing is a waste of time. We already have Schlitterbahn’s and it’s just taking up more land,” Quincy Hearn, senior, said. “It will take away even more land from the animals that live there now, who already have to fight for homes because of humans.”
According to the Community Impact Newspaper, Schlitterbahn Cedar Park will use substantially less water than if houses had been built on these 90 acres. This park will provide the latest in water and energy saving technologies. Also, Schlitterbahn is using LED technologies, fluorescent lights, low-flow fixtures, and recalculating the water in an effort to conserve water.
“I know they’re copying the design of the River Walk we have in San Antonio,” Alex Clark, freshman, said. “Your feet are always going to be in the water, and there are conveyor belts for the tubes so you don’t have to carry them to each attraction,”
Sometime during 2014, a retail center will debut at the water park. It will contain about 160,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space that will connect with a man-made river. Also in 2014, a river walk system is expected to be constructed that will connect the water resort’s attractions. A convention center will also be opened in 2014 to hold meetings and will be about 30,000 square feet.
Due to the concerns voiced over the amount of noise this establishment could make, the resort will be behind hotels and retail buildings. The landscaping and privacy fence are also supposed to minimize the amount of noise.
“It will probably affect the surrounding traffic and disturb the nearby neighborhoods, but everyone will have fun and Cedar Park will be recognized for something,” Daniel Sava, senior, said.
This project will bring about 739 construction jobs, and 1,200 permanent jobs. It has the potential of providing between $2.5 billion and $5 billion for Cedar Park spread over the next thirty years.
“It’s a good thing that we have a Schlitterbahn opening because it will bring lots of job opportunities for teens,” Stephanie Mettala, junior, said.
Volente Beach owner Rick Redmond and owners of the Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels are collaborating on this resort. In their joint effort, they plan on offering more entertainment to Cedar Park. After 2011, Volente Beach Waterpark will close because of the competition, but the restaurant there will remain opened.
“I think the resort idea will be a good tourism opportunity for Cedar Park,” Madeline Strickland, junior, said.
Schlitterbahn expects about 3,000 guests each day in the Cedar Park location. Schlitterbahn is one of the most popular water park resorts in the United States and it has been the top attended seasonal water park in America since 1995.
