![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)
![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)
![Smiling at the camera, the Varsity Tennis team celebrates winning districts. They played against Liberty Hill on Tuesday night and won with a final score of 10- 5. “We improved a lot even from the last game,” senior Blake Hillis said. “We lost against them the last time we played [Liberty Hill], but it was really close. It was just really important for us to win this match since it was the district finals. [When we won I felt] overwhelmingly happy, especially being there with my teammates and it being my senior year. It was just really great. It [felt] like a community.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tennis-Districts-e1728060882260.png)
Spring Break to-dos
March 5, 2014
The countdown to spring has officially begun, leaving the haunting question, “What am I doing for spring break?”
Many students have already been talking up their spring break plans to get away and go to the beach with families and friends, making those who are staying here during spring break wonder what there is to do while everyone is away. To help make spring break memorable, here is a list of fun things to do around Austin and Cedar Park.
If you are looking to be outdoors, try going to Zilker Park. At Zilker Park you can enjoy the downtown Austin scenery without feeling like you’re actually downtown because of the nature surrounding it. While at Zilker you can visit the Zilker Botanical Gardens, which contain many exotic plants and flowers. If you are feeling more adventurous, try paddle boarding with SUP ATX on Lady Bird Lake in the center of downtown Austin. Want to do something closer to the Hill Country scenery? Take a hike through Bull Creek off of highway 360. Here you can walk through the nature trails and find a nice spot to cool off and take a jump in the waterfalls. If you are looking for something a tad closer, try Brushy Creek Park. You can play a game of disc golf, visit the skate park or take a walk on the 6.75-mile trail.
Looking for things to do while in the heart of downtown? Try Peter Pan Mini Golf off Barton Springs Road. Peter Pan is open from 9 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday and has two 18-hole courses with various characters around each hole. For food, try HomeSlice Pizza or Hop Doddy Burger Bar on South Congress. Take pictures at Castle Hill, the graffiti wall downtown.
Staying closer to Cedar Park? Visit the Round Rock outlet mall next to IKEA for a day of shopping. While in that area, check out In n’ Out Burger, a food chain brought to us from California. Go bowling or play laser tag with friends at Main Event, or go bowling at Highland Lanes. Catch a movie at the Cedar Park Cinemark and dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings, both located at 1890 Ranch off of 1431.
To find out more information about each activity, visit their websites. Have a safe spring break!
