![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)
![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)
![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)
Austin City Limits hits town Oct. 2
Austin city Limits will be Oct 2-4 and 9-11 at Zilker park this year. So make sure to bring your friends, lots of water, and a friend! “It’s important to have a buddy because of the chaos that accompanies thousands of people in one park.” senior Claire Cantrelle said. Whatever you decide to make sure you have fun!
September 30, 2015
Your heart beats, your blood pumps. You and 75,000 of your closest friends jump as the crescendo hits and the bass drops. The famed Austin City Limits is rolling back into town Oct. 2-4 and 9-11 and people have been preparing since the line up dropped last spring.
“I love concerts,” senior Claire Cantrelle said. “I feel like it would be a waste not to go to such a cool event that’s happening in my own backyard.”
Since 2002, the music festival most commonly known as ACL, has been drawing in both locals and out-of-towners down to Zilker park, where its held a variety of artist and music genres from Yeezy to Pearl Jam, hard rock to sweet symphonies.
“I am looking forward to catching up with old friends who have gone off to college and are coming back into town for the festival,” senior Ayah Alomari said. “Getting festive with friends and music, simply a perfect combination.”
Due to the popularity of the festival, in 2013 ACL moved from doing a single weekend to doing two consecutive weekends. With the availability of two weekends, more artists could perform and more people could go.
“Scheduling conflicts played a large part,” Cantrell said “I’m also excited to see Florence and the Machine, and they’re only playing Weekend two.”
Whether its for the music, the fashion, or just for the sake of saying you went, ACL never disappoints. It’s one of Austin’s most famed and beloved events.
“I have had friends who went last year,” junior Deirdre Wolf said. “I can only describe their experience as ‘wild’.”
Along with a great energy and sensible fashion, one also needs a strategy on how to get to their favorite bands.
“My strategy is always to go 6 hours earlier, I usually go to single/double acts and that’s the formula I’ve worked out,” Wolf said. “Sweat it out. You don’t want to leave the very front of a giant crowd because you’re weak. Sweat, kiddo, sweat.”
Between the music, action, and a great line up, both ACL weekends are sure to be a blast this year. Make sure to grab wristbands quick!
To see the 2015 lineup go to: www.aclfestival.com/2015-lineup/
![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)
