![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)
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.”
![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)
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.