![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)
Walking Off The Field
Senior Looks Back On Highschool Years, Looks Forward to College
photo courtesy of Logan Johnson
As high school comes to a close for senior Logan Johnson, she looks back on her four years balancing softball, school and AP photography. Johnson said she will be attending Texas State University in the fall and hopes to pursue her passions. “I am looking forward to the art and photography I am going to be doing at college,” Johnson said. “I am also so excited for all of the fun that I will be having with my friends and new friends I will make when I go to Texas State.”
May 27, 2020
As high school comes to a close for the class of 2020, senior Logan Johnson looks back on her high school years swinging the softball bat and running bases on the field while her teammates cheer her on from the dugout and practicing photography, as well as looking forward to her future and the path she is planning to take.
Johnson, who has been playing softball since middle school, has been part of the varsity team since 2019. She said that her favorite part about softball has been the friends she has made over the years and all of the lessons that she has learned.
“Even though the season was cut short, the softball team always had a great time,” Johnson said. “Especially on the bus rides and just being able to hang out with everyone in the dugouts, that was always super fun. My favorite memory from softball is dancing and singing with my friends on the bus ride home after games, especially after our last game. I have definitely learned to work together with teammates and the time management between school and softball.”
In addition to softball, Johnson is also involved in an Advanced Placement photography class, where she said she was able to learn to express herself. While the experience gave her artistic freedom, according to Johnson, it also taught her quite a few lessons.
“I was able to do cool things with my friends and just express myself,” Johnson said. “I love the photo shoots and being able to work with friends while doing it. AP photo has really allowed me to find my style and be able to come out of my shell when it comes to my art. I got to explore more of my art this year and do more of what I love. Taking this class taught me that I want to pursue art as a career.”
Johnson’s love for photography was first spurred whenever she found herself greatly enjoying taking photos at a music festival. Throughout her art projects, Johnson said she definitely has one favorite photo shoot.
“The most interesting photo project I have done was just my sustained investigation which I had worked on for almost the entire year,” Johnson said. “I have had some really cool shoots like exploring phobias as well as some horror type photos.”
While balancing school, varsity softball and AP photography was hard because of the mixing of photo shoots and games, Johnson said that the challenge of doing so has taught her a lot.
“Balancing everything taught me to have better time management,” Johnson said. “It has gotten me ready for college as I will have to manage time well then as well.”
After high school, Johnson will be attending college at Texas State University where she will be majoring in graphic design to make a career out of her passions.
“I am looking forward to the art and photography I am going to be doing at college,” Johnson said. “I am also so excited for all of the fun that I will be having with my friends and new friends I will make when I go to Texas State.”
![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)
