![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)
Student body celebrates the life of former faculty member Dana Pharr
PALS students wave at cars coming into school on Oct. 8 in memory of past faculty member Dana Pharr. “It was a wonderful experience to be able to give the student body and faculty one last memory of Dana,” senior Karly Quinn said. “I think everyone appreciated it and took something away from it.”
December 1, 2015
Students and staff mourned again over the loss of another faculty member, parking lot attendant Dana Pharr, who passed away on Oct. 1.
Pharr was known for standing in the student parking lot every morning waving to students coming and going. The simple wave he did every day may have seemed unimportant to some, but for others, such as senior Karly Quinn, it made their day a little bit better.
“I loved Dana’s attitude,” Quinn said. “He never missed a day of work and always had a smile on his face. Not many people are capable of such positivity. It was refreshing and welcoming to see Dana waving in the mornings. It was a great way to kickoff the school day.”
School Resource Officer Alan Gallagher discussed the impact Dana had on CP and the mark he left.
“He cared for the kids of this school and was tough on some of them, but he wanted each of you to learn everything you could while at school and be successful in life,” Gallagher said. “The parking lot has been empty the last month or so, but Dana is there in spirit and watching over the students of Cedar Park High School.”
Quinn believes the impact Pharr had on CP will never be able to be imitated.
“Dana set the standard pretty high for CP faculty in general,” Quinn said. “He brightened the days of many students, myself included, and I think his impact will be difficult to mimic.”
Besides waving at students as they go and monitoring the parking lot, Pharr had interests of his own outside of his job.
“He enjoyed working with wood,” Gallagher said. “He was a master wood turner and made some incredible items from pieces of raw wood. He also enjoyed reading and being in the outdoors fishing.”
Pharr not only enjoyed crafting with wood, but he also enjoyed aiding students and faculty. PALS teacher Jared Lippe liked Pharr’s willingness to help others when it was needed.
“Dana was an incredible man with a big heart for the students and community of Cedar Park,” Lippe said. “He had a friendly spirit and was always willing to lend a listening ear or help out wherever he could.”
Lippe helped put together the memorial for Dana on Oct. 8. with the help of PALS. Students and satff gathered around where Pharr would stand in the mornings and waved at all of the cars coming and going in honor of him. Pharr’s picture and flowers were placed nearby in a parking space as a special memorial for him.
“We were happy to have had the opportunity to show our support and love for a fellow Timberwolf,” Lippe said. “He was one of a kind and will be missed dearly.”
