![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)
Boys Basketball Wins District, Moves On To Playoffs
Senior Ethan Kieke goes up for a shot during the last home game of the regular season on Feb. 12. The atmosphere during the game was great,” Kieke said. “I had my whole family there, probably about 10 of them, along with all of my friends cheering us on. It was a really special way to close out my career in our gym supported by everyone who cares about me.”
February 19, 2019
They had already been named district champs, but they were wanting to go undefeated to prove that they truly were the best team in the district. After losing in the first round of playoffs last year, the goal in mind at the beginning of this season was not only district champs, but a longer playoff run.
This senior class has been through many games, from 30 point wins to 30 point losses. This year, they’ve remained on one side of the spectrum, as they won 26 out of 31 games during the regular season. They have a dynamic offense, which averages 59.2 points per game, and a strong defense, which allowed 48.3 points per game on average.
Their last test of the regular season came on Feb. 12 against Pflugerville Connally. Going into the game, the T-Wolves were 26-4, and 11-0 in district play.
Seniors such as Karson Cater, Ethan Kieke and Zach Herboek stepped onto the court to play their last ever game in the Timberdome. The stands were packed, and the only thing in between the T-Wolves and an undefeated district season was the Pflugerville team and 32 minutes of straight work.
“I know we all felt a little nervous going into the game because of what was riding on it,” Kieke said. “We knew we were one win away from doing something no other team had done in school history, and we all knew it was our last time playing in that gym together so we couldn’t let that impact us and we just had to play our game.”
Once the game finally tipped off, everything seemed to calm down, except for the crowd. The crowd was riled up and they were excited to support their team as they closed out the regular season at home. When the game and energy picked up, the pack was ready.
“The atmosphere was awesome, and all of us seniors had family there,” Cater said. “For myself, my cousin that I haven’t seen in awhile, so it was great to play in front of her and the rest of the fans that traveled to watch our last game at home.”
The team came up short against the Cougars, to finish the season 11-1 in district. Despite the loss, the team still won outright district champs. The fans supported the team until the end, and the crowd will only get bigger from here, according to Cater.
“There was great energy within the team and the crowd,” Cater said. “That was our biggest crowd we played in front of all year so we knew we needed to play hard and play well, but unfortunately we came up a little short.”
Despite their first district loss coming at the tail end of the regular season, the Timberwolves still roll into playoffs with a district title under their belt.
“To be district champions is amazing,” Kieke said. “It’s something we’ve all been talking about since we were kids, so to finally live it out was an amazing feeling. Pre-season rankings had us not even making the playoffs, so to come in and do what we did felt really good.”
The Timberwolves have made the playoffs for 10 years straight, but this year, no one is expecting an early round loss from the team, as they’ve ranked higher on MaxPreps in opposition to past years. A 26-5 record brings the T-Wolves to face Eastview in the first round of playoffs on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Liberty Hill High School.
![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)
