![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)
![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)
Austin’s quirky festival located at Auditorium Shores called Fun Fun Fun fest is one that draws in a wide variety of music listeners. Each of the six stages offer a different sort of entertainment for the viewer to enjoy. This beloved independent festival will be held Nov.8-10.
The Orange stage is the most popular out of the six stages. Often referred to as “hipster central”, this stage is where your ears will be exposed to the sounds of independent artists and the headliners of the show. This years most well known act that is playing on the Orange stage would be MGMT who is playing Sunday evening.
Next most popular would be the Blue Stage, which features underground rap artists and older rap legacies. Interestingly enough, famous rapper Snoop Dogg, recently renamed Snoop Lion will be in attendance. Another big name performer playing on the Blue stage Friday Night is Lupe Fiasco.
Despite the bad reputation the Black stage has, its music isn’t all extreme metal and scary amounts of punk. If you’re in to the all black clothing and thick black eyeliner, you’ll fit right in at this stage. If not, still consider stopping by to see Indie/Punk crossover bands like Thee Oh Sees, Cloud Nothings, and August Burns Red.
Unlike any other festival, FFFF has a stage dedicated to big name comedians and other entertainments. The Yellow stage will be featuring the witty Sarah Silverman and Jack Black’s comedy rock group, Tenacious D. This dynamic stage also features a veggie hot dog eating contest, the taco cannon, and some others I can’t mention. Stop by to be entertained thoroughly.
Another unique trait of this festival is the Green “stage”. The term stage is used lightly here because it is actually a massive portable skate park where big name bikers and skaters come to entertain the masses. This year professional skaters like Mat Hoffman and Christian Hosoi will be there.
This is one of Austin’s gems when it comes to events. With tickets on sale until the festival actually ends, and something to see every minute of the day, there is no reason to not attend.
