![Holding up T-wolves, the tour group poses for a picture in the Chinese classroom. Sophomore Lydia Ou, junior Phu Trung and senior Yushan Pan gave a tour to Taiwanese diplomat Andrea Yang on Nov. 8. “I was so excited when I heard I would get to give the tour because it’s a big deal,” Ou said. “She’s from the US embassy for Taiwan, so she’s really important. I’m so privileged [to get this opportunity] and I’m so excited.” Photo by Skyler King](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Main-Taiwan.jpg)
![Students drew chalk art in honor of Veterans day. This is just one of many things the school does to show appreciation to veterans, and the art will remain in the courtyard as a reminder of all of the veterans who served their country. “On veteran’s day, I think it’s a great thing we do at school to honor people that served [who are] at our school or family members,” English teacher and cheer coach Nadira King said. “It makes me feel proud, and it makes me remember the [veterans].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Capture.png)
![Sucking in a breath of air, freshman Lily Pope competes in the 200 yard individual medley. On Oct. 25, the swim team competed in the AISD Swim Invitational. Overall, the girls team took second place and the boys team came in eleventh. “My favorite stroke is butterfly because I do the best in that stroke,” Pope said. “I feel like [butterfly] can test how [your ability] to convince yourself to keep going. The hardest part of swimming is convincing yourself to stay strong and keep pushing during a hard race [when] everything is tired.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/POPE-1200x804.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)
![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)
Streaming in: New YouTube Stars
September 18, 2014
In the past couple of years, YouTube has introduced a new career occupation: YouTubers. YouTubers are paid by YouTube. According to the Celebrity Network website, YouTubers are getting paid millions of dollars, right from their bedroom.
“It’s a new form of entertainment,” sophomore Avery Daniel said. “It is on the internet anytime I want to watch, and it’s free. Also, I can choose who I want to watch and I can personalize my own YouTube to my liking.”
The highest paid YouTuber is Pewdiepie, who personally gets paid over $7 million dollars and has over 5.4 billion views. Not only is he the highest paid YouTuber, he is also the most viewed and the most subscribed YouTuber as he has over 30 million subscribers. According to several avid Pewdiepie fans interviewed, they love him because of his sense of humor and his way of playing video games.
“I love Pewdiepie,” freshman Megan Krish said. “His sense of humor relates very similarly to mine and I think that is why I like him so much.”
Another YouTuber known at Cedar Park is Miranda Sings. Miranda Sings is a made-up internet character made by Colleen Ballinger in 2008. Ballinger created the persona of Miranda Sings to be a untalented & quirky character with multiple boyfriends such as YouTubers Tyler Oakley and Ricky Dillon.
“Miranda Sings is one of my favorite YouTubers because of her personality, she is never fake,” Daniel said. “I can actually do a killer Miranda impression.”
Comedians are not the only YouTubers that are available to watch, another popular form of entertainment is lifestyle like JacksGap. JacksGap is a YouTube channel created by two twin brothers who explore the world and take videos about their adventures.
“JacksGap is my favorite YouTube channel because their adventures and videos inspire to do some good in this world,” sophomore Rene Tsujii said.
Beauty Gurus are also a prominent division of YouTube. Beauty Guru Bethany Mota is popular with over 7 million subscribers and her own fashion line with aeropostale. She was also recently on Dancing With The Stars. Bethany is not the only one signing contracts and following her dreams as several YouTubers have been offered to write books, have their own makeup line and other business ventures.
Nickelodeon’s Teen Choice Awards also has added a category just for internet famous celebrities. This years web and vine winners include, Bethany Mota, Our2ndlife, Shawn Mendes, Zoe Sugg, Troye Sivan, Cameron Dallas, Tyler Oakley and Pewdiepie.
“I can really get to know the person behind the camera and see their real personality,” Daniel said. “I think that is why YouTube is as popular as it is.”
![Sucking in a breath of air, freshman Lily Pope competes in the 200 yard individual medley. On Oct. 25, the swim team competed in the AISD Swim Invitational. Overall, the girls team took second place and the boys team came in eleventh. “My favorite stroke is butterfly because I do the best in that stroke,” Pope said. “I feel like [butterfly] can test how [your ability] to convince yourself to keep going. The hardest part of swimming is convincing yourself to stay strong and keep pushing during a hard race [when] everything is tired.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/POPE-300x201.jpg)
