![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)
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/
![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)
