![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)
Swim team success
January 31, 2014
Swimming Update 2/26:
The Cedar Park swimmers competed at the UIL State Meet at U.T. and came home with eight medals, setting six new school records in the process. The ladies earned a top ten spot finishing ninth overall. Mark Olsen placed second in the 200 Freestyle (new school record) and 12th in the 100 Freestyle. Taylor Abbott placed second in the 500 Freestyle (new school record) and 12th in the 200 Freestyle. Amanda Wu placed third in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle (both new school records). Victoria Sanaikone placed 10th in the 100 Butterfly, and the relay team of Sheena Wang, Victoria Sanaikone, Katie Fitzgerald and Amanda Wu placed third in the 200 Freestyle Relay and sixth in the 400 Freestyle Relay (both new school records).
Swimming Update 2/18:
The CPHS Timberwolf Swim Team competed Feb. 7 and 8 in Magnolia at the Region Meet and brought home four Regional titles. Mark Olsen won both the 200 and 100 Freestyle events, Amanda Wu won the 50 Freestyle, and the Lady’s 200 Freestyle Relay of Sheena Wang, Victoria Sananikone, and Amanda Wu took that title. Since these athletes won their events, they automatically advance to the State Meet at The University of Texas on Sept. 21 and 22.
In addition, Taylor Abbott will compete in the Boys 200 Freestyle and 500 Freestyle, Victoria Sananikone will compete in the girls 100 Butterfly, Amanda Wu will compete in the Girls 100 Freestyle, and the girls 400 Freestyle relay team, consisting of Sheena Wang, Victoria Sananikone, Katie Fitzgerald, and Amanda Wu will also compete.
The Cedar Park boys and girls swim teams both placed second in the district meet on Jan. 25 and 26.
District champions included Danny Grant in the 200IM , Amanda Wu in the 100 and 50 Freestyle, Taylor Abbott 500 Freestyle, the Girls 200 and 400 Freestyle relay consisting of Sheena Wang, Victoria Sananikone, Katie Fitzgerald, and Amanda Wu, and the Boys 400 Freestyle Relay consisting of Mark Olsen, Danny Grant, Matt Sananikone, and Taylor Abbott.
Taylor Abbott was also named Male Swimmer of the meet.
They will next compete in Magnolia at the Region meet on Feb. 7-8.
![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)
![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-901-600x400.jpg)
