![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)
The weekend is here, so instead of spending your Friday night at home, grab your friends and go out the movies and get some buttery popcorn while you’re at it.
“Zero Dark Thirty,” is an action packed thriller that opened on Jan. 11. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the movie is about a female operative whose job is to locate Osama bin Laden after he became one of the most wanted men in the world due to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The movie ends with the Navy SEALs who take a strike on Laden’s compound killing him in May 2011.
“The final action scene in which the SEAL team raids the compound was by far my favorite part of the movie,” junior Logan Bearden said. “The movie as a whole is intense and emotional.”
Senior David Looney agreed, but also brought a new perspective that most viewers may not of thought of.
“Zero Dark Thirty was an awesome and well done movie,” Looney said. “Although, I’m doubtful as to the accuracy of the film’s depiction of real events. There were certainly creative stretches required, but many parts didn’t seem plausible.”
Looney has a point, but freshman Jake Hansen had a different opinion about the accuracy of the events.
“The movie was really awesome and it really helped me understand what happened to Osama,” Hansen said.
Beside the enjoyed action scenes, the star studded cast also gained viewers positive review. The stars included; Joel Edgerton, Jessica Chastain, Edgar Ramirez, Kyle Chandler, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt and James Gandolfini.
“The format in which the events are portrayed make you develop a connection with each of the characters,” Bearden said.
Before you choose the loneliness of your home, take a second thought and head out to your local theaters and get your own opinion on “Zero Dark Thirty.”
