![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)
While there are plenty of tips floating around helping youngsters get their first summer jobs, there are very few for the under-achievers who can’t stand the thought of working away the dog days of summer. For those who want to ditch their current employment and find other outlets for summer fun, the following tips are for you.
Don’t show up: Not showing up to work without giving notice is the easiest and most common way to lose your job. Making excuses for why you weren’t there makes the situation even worse. These are so obviously full of lies that it isn’t even funny.
Be irresponsible: If you really want to lose your job, make promises that you won’t keep, say you are going to do things that you know you won’t do. Don’t write down your work schedule or tell your boss the days you need off. Also, call everyday to see if you work. When your boss calls you, listen to their message but most definitely do not return their phone call.
Show up late: And by late I mean, really late. If your shift starts at 3 be there by 4:30, if that doesn’t get you fired after a couple of times, I do not know what will.
Be negative: Never smile, complain to the customers, curse at work and have no respect for your personal hygiene. Tell the customers what’s wrong with them that day, and talk down about your store or restaurant’s products.
Don’t show up for mandatory meetings: Not only should you not show up, but you should express to your managers that you just don’t care about attending. In the event that you do attend, at the end of the meeting declare as you walk out of the door that you just lost 30 minutes of your life that you will never get back.
Start drama amongst your coworkers: Talk about your coworkers behind their backs, preferably to other coworkers. Be mean to the boss and, even if other things haven’t been working, make a coworker cry. That will get you canned for sure.
Lie: No manager likes to be lied to. Call in sick when it’s obvious that you’re not. Say you’re going to a family event and then post pictures of your day all over facebook.
So if you like the job you’ve landed for the summer, it’s best to refrain from the above actions. They are easily avoided using a little common sense and a positive attutide.
