![After placing second in their respective LDEs at the Capital District contest in early November, freshman Jesus Jaramillo-Gallegos and freshman Wyatt Pickett will compete at the Area XII LDE contest in Georgetown on Nov. 23. Jaramillo-Gallegos is competing in Greenhand Spanish Creed Speaking, while Pickett’s LDE is Greenhand Creed Speaking. “Honestly, [I’m excited for] just traveling around, maybe meeting more people,” Jaramillo-Gallegos said. “And [I’m] nervous about probably just not being able to define my weak areas. I feel like I did decent for my first time ever doing this. I just think it’s fun.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Navy-and-Yellow-Simple-Group-Project-Presentation-1200x675.png)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
CPFB Defeats Manor, Clinches Home Playoff Game
![Senior DB Cole Hollen catches a pass from junior Safety/Punter Tammer Alzer midway through the second quarter of the Manor game. The pass came from a fake punt. "[We called the fake punt] because we needed a big play to spark the offense and spark the game and to get everyone pumped up," Hollen said. "Tammer [and I] made a play."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mia-179-900x600.jpg)
Senior DB Cole Hollen catches a pass from junior Safety/Punter Tammer Alzer midway through the second quarter of the Manor game. The pass came from a fake punt. “[We called the fake punt] because we needed a big play to spark the offense and spark the game and to get everyone pumped up,” Hollen said. “Tammer [and I] made a play.”
November 12, 2018
The Timberwolves took on the Manor Mustangs in a road game on Nov. 11, and came away with a 34-21 victory. With the win, Cedar Park clinched a home game against the LBJ Austin Jaguars for the bi-district championship Friday, and runner-up for the district title.
Sophomore QB Ryder Hernandez said he believes the team played hard and found a way to fight through the obstacles that were presented.
“We had a sloppy game and most definitely did not play to our full potential,” Hernandez said. “We are going to have a great week of preparation and practice and [we will] be ready to defend ‘The Gup’ Friday.”
When the offense was in need of a boost during the second quarter, the coaches called a fake punt, where junior Punter Tammer Alzer threw the ball to senior Cole Hollen, resulting in a CP TD.
“The special teams coordinator decided to make the call,” Alzer said. “Coach would always tell me he trusts the decisions I make and how effective I could be with the ball in my hands.”
Hollen said he feels that this play changed the momentum of the game and got the team hyped.
“[We called the fake punt] because we needed a big play to spark the offense and spark the game and to get everyone pumped up,” Hollen said. “Tammer [and I] made a play.”
Senior DE Jacob Muñoz, who said he forced a fumble in the Manor game, also said that the team had a lot of stupid penalties against Manor, and that they need to clean those up going into the playoffs. Muñoz said that playing in a playoff game at Gupton will be a great experience for the team, and especially for the seniors.
“We get to show to our stomping ground one last time to start the playoffs,” Muñoz said. “Getting to walk into the stadium once more and just experience the atmosphere in a playoff setting is a dream come true to all of us and we are very excited for what’s to come.”
Senior DE Jesiah Whittington said that he believes that there are challenges in playing a team like LBJ that is not in CP’s division.
“We prepare like it’s another game,” Whittington said. “But not having an idea of what their players are like and how the flow of their game is [will] be an adjustment.”
Whittington said the team needs a huge turnout when they play LBJ, and wants the fans to be loud and rocking all game long.
“For some of us, this is the last time we will ever play at home,” Whittington said. “There isn’t a better place in the world to play.”
![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)
