![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)
Muming up for an Austin-tatious homecoming
Front- Sophomore Duchess Jordan Hagemann, Junior Duchess Courtney Fielding, Senior Princess Allison Head, Senior Princess Jackie Farias, Senior Princess Riley Yurchick, Freshman Duchess Kendyl Morris. Back- Sophomore Duke Gunnar Chriswisser, Junior Duke Mahesh Allada, Senior Prince Bronsen Chong, Senior Prince Jack Grimm, Senior Prince John Michael Heyl, Freshman Duke Finnegan Hein.
September 11, 2015
Update Sept. 20, 2015- Homecoming King Bronsen Chong and Homecoming Queen Jackie Farias. Photo by Macy Loyd
Homecoming season is thriving, students are back to school and ready to show off their school spirit with a full week of Spirit Days. The themes for the Homecoming week of Sept. 14-18 are:
Monday: Superhero Day
Tuesday: Twin Day
Wednesday: Texas Pride Day
Thursday: Sports Jersey Day
Friday: Mum & Garters Day
Each year, student council votes for the new and unique spirit days to keep the students’s interest during Homecoming week. Student Body President Maria Tangerova helps come up with these ideas annually.
“Since the cheerleaders have such good picks [for the weekly spirit days], we wanted to do something different than them,” Tangerova said. “So one day we all sat down together and decided which ones would fit the student body best to pump up the students for Homecoming.”
Another way to get the students excited this year that was also voted on by student council, is the late night pep rally on Sept. 16 on the Cedar Park football field at 7 p.m.
“We wanted to make sure it was a community event,” Tangerova said. “This way more people can go to it at night when they get off work. We wanted to make it bigger than just a school event.”
The pep rally will also be ending with a bang as they showcase a fireworks display, which was made possible by the booster club.
The Homecoming football game will be played against Dripping Springs at Gupton Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, with the King and Queen being announced at halftime.
The Homecoming dance will have an Austin-tatious theme and will be in the cafeteria from 8-11 p.m. Tickets will be sold during both lunches during the week of the Sept. 14-18 and are $10.
“This year we are trying to make the dance theme more appealing to all grades because it seems that there is a stigma for going if you aren’t a freshman, but we want all students to want to go,” sophomore class president Jessica Mick said. “It’s going more casual, but you can still dress up nicely if you want. And the tickets are cheaper this year, so if people don’t want to stay the whole night, it’s not as big of a deal to come for a little while.”
![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-300x201.jpg)
Rachel • Sep 11, 2015 at 1:28 pm
I am so excited to see the pep rally at such a convenient time this year! Also, Jessica Mick sounds very intelligent glad to see someone like her in a leadership position. Blessings to you all.