![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)
![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)
![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)
Cedar Park Tops Friendswood, Advances to Round Three of Playoffs
![The Timberwolves hold up the "Area Champs' banner after defeating Friendswood, 31-14. Next up for Cedar Park is a regional matchup with Manor. "The goal is to keep playing with an edge and keep our hunger to get better," senior DE Ben Bell said. "[We're] not satisfied with the success we've had so far."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_1077.jpg)
The Timberwolves hold up the “Area Champs’ banner after defeating Friendswood, 31-14. Next up for Cedar Park is a regional matchup with Manor. “The goal is to keep playing with an edge and keep our hunger to get better,” senior DE Ben Bell said. “[We’re] not satisfied with the success we’ve had so far.”
November 25, 2019
The T-Wolves got to play under the lights of an NFL stadium as they took on Friendswood High School at NRG Stadium in Houston. Cedar Park came away with a 31-14 victory, securing them a spot in the third round of the playoffs.
Junior QB Ryder Hernandez connected with junior WR Josh Cameron for a couple long pass plays in the first half. He also found junior WR Tristan Hervey for a 55-yard TD in the second quarter. Hernandez finished with 2 passing TDs and a rushing TD, according to MaxPreps.
“[The] offensive line protected well all night and gave me a lot of time to get it into our play-makers’ hands,” Hernandez said.
The junior-class receiving core, specifically Hervey, Gunnar Abseck and Josh Cameron have been a deadly trio for opposing defenses all season. Abseck said the receivers work on key details that go along with the game plan.
“We fit where the defense isn’t and take advantage of their mistakes,” Abseck said. “[We] executed at a high rate and played our game.”
The defense came up with another turnover, this time it being senior S Tammer Alzer grabbing an interception. The defense has kept the team in games all season long when the offense has struggled and has been a huge strength of the team as a unit. Senior DE Ben Bell said everyone is focused when the ball is snapped and executes their jobs.
“The goal is to keep playing with an edge and keep our hunger to get better,” Bell said. “[We’re] not satisfied with the success we’ve had so far.”
The win puts the Timberwolves into the regional round of the playoffs and sets up a rematch with Manor, whom Cedar Park easily defeated 49-24 on senior night. The game will take place on Friday Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. on the Pfield in Pflugerville.
“We just need to come out with the same intensity and keep rolling offensively and defensively,” Hernandez said.
![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)
