![On March 20, the theatre program performed their UIL One Act play Frankenstein. “I could barely believe what I heard after [it was] announced that we were advancing,” freshman Zack Williams said. “It was crazy. Being one of the only freshmen in the show and also [being] a lead definitely put pressure on my shoulders. I knew that the only thing I could do was my best, but that was until I started to think what if my best was not enough? I was feeling like I could never amount to being what [everyone else] thought I was. Although, after hearing that announcement, I realized that maybe I have something going for me after all.”
Photo courtesy of Cayden Bartolo](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Capture.png)
![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)
![Standing with their hands raised to the sky, show choir finishes their performance of “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen performed in the winter concert. This year, the show choir participated in the Capital City Showcase where they sang and danced to “Crocodile Rock” and “Don’t Stop Me Now.” “My favorite memory in show choir is the showcase,” freshman Eshita Agrawal said. “We were the first to perform, and we got the chance to watch all the other amazing contestants. [We] were amazed. It was an amazing experience, I think we bonded very well.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Show-Choir.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 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)
On his sixth attempt, hanging by a thread and sweat dripping off his forehead, junior Mathew Sniffen pulls himself up to the top of the climbing course in a matter of seconds. After a few seconds, he drops back down to surface level.
“I think rock climbing has a really big effect on people by being very visual with achievements,” Sniffen said. “If you’re trying the same thing over and over again and you finally get it, that shows definite proof of achieving a goal that you’ve been working on.”
The school’s very own climbing community is in full force. Multiple times per month, students across campus head over to Austin Bouldering Project in order to find new and exciting ways to work out.
“The main thing that motivates me to keep trying is just knowing how good it’s going to feel if I can finally do it, and how good it is to know that you are literally getting stronger, getting better, improving at this thing that you’re trying to do.” Sniffen said.
Junior Erica Mihealsick got her start climbing at a very young age, however, it was a much rougher start, due to an injury she got early on in her career.
“My dad really liked rock climbing and he wanted us to learn how to,” Mihealsick said. “And so he had us go to the climbing gym a lot when we were young. I was climbing a slab, and my foot slipped and I slid down the wall and banged my eye on a hole. I [also] have a very big fear of heights. It’s just that my love for climbing overpowers that. And so it took me a while to get back into climbing and enjoy it as much as I did with the fear of heights I had.”
Mihealsick visits Austin Bouldering Project twice a week in order to sharpen her skills. The climbing community is Mihealsick’s main reason to get back up and try again and enjoys being a part of a diverse group of climbers.
“[Rock climbers] range from kids who fall off even the smallest project to full-grown adults who fall off the smaller projects to kids who can just sprint through the hardest climb in the gym,” Mihealsick said. “Even though I’ve been doing it for a really long time, I still feel embarrassed when I fall in front of people. But they’re really nice, extremely nice. It just all comes down to how you feel whenever you’re climbing.”
Sniffen said he feels similarly about the community and that the rock climbing environment makes it easier to climb without worrying about being judged.
“There was there’s a lot of moments in rock climbing where you’ll really want to try something that a lot of people are struggling on,” Sniffen said. “And you can either be embarrassed with them that you can’t do it and everyone’s watching or you can be entirely you feel awesome about actually achieving it.”
