![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)
I can remember when I first entered high school, I had the complete wrong idea about what to expect. All of my knowledge was based on teen movies I used to watch with my older sister. Because my perspective of high school was so warped, I now feel it necessary to break these misconceptions about high school in general.
Now, most people between the ages of 13 and 18 have seen a teen movie in some shape or form. Whether it be 10 Things I Hate About You or Mean Girls, most teen movies have a similar theme. No matter how many different ways you spin it, the most intriguing notion about all these movies is that they depict the picture perfect idea of finding your true soul mate in your adolescent years.
High School myth #1: You will meet the love of your life while in high school.
It’s a wonderful thought for most girls, having a super cute boyfriend all through high school and being the “it” couple. But in reality, the average high school relationship lasts about six months and most don’t end peacefully. These movies are deceiving to most naïve girls because it leads them to think that their prince is waiting for them in the hallways. Unfortunately, this is not the case in almost all relationships. Sure it’s fun for a while but then life gets in the way and it ends. The whole reason for high school relationships is basically to practice for relationships in the future. Any girl or guy who says they’re “in love” and have found “the one” are clearly in a state of delusion. As high schoolers, we have not yet reached the maturity level to truly know what love is and how it feels. I’ve seen couple after couple declare their love for each other then two weeks later begin dating other people. Whether it’s cheating or boredom, high school relationships end for all different reasons, as they should. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t date while in high school, but I think it’s pointless to claim that you’re in love with someone when in a few months you might not even be speaking to that person.
My suggestion: date around, have fun and don’t get too tied down. After all, you’re only in high school once; you might as well make the most of it. Nobody wants to look back twenty years from now and wish they had done something differently.
