![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)
![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)
At long last, the 2010 Volleyball season is upon Cedar Park High School. As the Cedar Park volleyball team gears up for an exciting season, a fresh face has arrived on the court. Freshman Hailey Roberts has earned a spot on the varsity volleyball team with the skills she displayed during tryouts.
“Hailey’s a very strong and dynamic player, she hits the ball hard,” Jennifer Almanza, volleyball coach, said. “When she gets the ball she puts it away and gets a kill.”
Roberts’ position on the team is right side and, when needed, the middle. It came as a surprise that she made the team.
“I didn’t think I was going to make varsity,” Roberts said. “I thought I might make JV.”
It didn’t come as a surprise to Hunter Roberts’ that his little sister made the varsity volleyball team.
“She has been beating out her competition her whole life,” Hunter Roberts, junior and brother, said. “When we play sports at home, she usually kicks my butt.”
Prospects are high for the Lady Timberwolves this season in District 25-4A play. The lady Timberwolves volleyball team is hoping to carry out their title of success.
“I really think we have a chance to be one of the strongest teams in the District,” Almanza said. “We will have to play flawlessly against the teams in the new District, to win a championship. That is an expectation we have.”
Along with the challenges that are involved on the volleyball court, Roberts also must balance the academic side of her freshman year. After a full day of classes, volleyball practice is held from 3:45 until 5:30 p.m. Homework then dominates the rest of her day and night.
As with any team sport, chemistry is always a key to success. Roberts’ skills and abilities are big factors that help to push the team forward and strive for excellence.
“The girls get excited for Hailey when she plays, they’re really proud of her,” Almanza said. “That’s the key for having a good team, getting more excited for your teammate than yourself.”
Roberts gets along with fellow teammates, which is essential for the team. The volleyball team is able to put aside differences and work together as a pack.
“With a lot of girls and different personalities it’s sometimes difficult for everyone to get along all the time, but we work through it as a team and don’t let it affect us on the court,” Taylor Teets, senior, said.
As the Lady Timberwolves move into District play, coming together as a team is vital. The team feels they have made big strides in this area where, at the Hill Country Invitational in Fredericksburg, they took third place. Students can expect freshman Hailey Roberts to find her niche on the team this year as the Lady Timberwolves volleyball team works for a strong showing in District 25-4A.
