![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)
Tennis: District and Season Review
Varsity Players Advance Regionals, JV Player Wins First
The JV tennis team poses with their district medals. “When I got first, I was surprised and happy knowing that my hard work had paid off,” sophomore Madison DeFalco said.
April 16, 2019
On April 2, 3 and 5, varsity and JV tennis players competed in the district competition at Glenn, Weiss and Phlugerville High Schools. The individual tennis season, which takes place in spring, is the part of the year when players compete for individual placement in tournaments.
Junior and varsity player Bryce Bailey, who placed second in the district tournament along with his doubles partner, junior Hamilton Watson, is moving on to Regionals on April 17-18. He said that after a tough final (a match followed by a loss) he is still proud and looking forward to competing in Regionals.
“We tried to match the intensity of the other team, but unfortunately we didn’t capitalize well enough on the opportunities,” Bailey said. “Getting second place wasn’t a bad result going into regionals [and] I have confidence that we’ll play well in the big moments and hopefully advance to state.”
Another varsity player advancing to Regionals is sophomore Vishal Ahuja, who won second place in singles. He said that going into his final match, he felt more relaxed than he expected because he already knew that he would be going to Regionals.
“I felt relaxed and nervous at the same time,” Ahuja said. “I was in the finals, so I did want to win pretty badly but I [also] knew at that point I had already qualified, so I was pretty relaxed.”
Ahuja said that win or lose at Regionals, he is planning to continue to play and enhance his game over the summer and that he is looking forward to next year and the future of the team as a whole.
“I plan to just hit and try to improve my game over the summer for next year,” Ahuja said. “What I’m looking forward to is just the depth and strength of our team as we [are] only [losing] one senior, so we can only get better.
Sophomore Shelby Holmes, who placed third in JV singles, said that after spending her freshman year only attending after-school practice while also playing on the basketball team, she is proud to have placed in her first district tournament.
“I knew I had the chance to make the semi-finals but I didn’t think I’d be able to pull off a win,” Holmes said. “I felt super proud of myself because I never had the chance to play at district [before]. My favorite part of the season was the tournaments away from school when we all got to bond together [and] I am looking forward to playing more tournaments. I plan to get lots of hours on the court this summer.”
Sophomore and JV player, Madison DeFalco, ended up winning first place in the singles bracket, making her the only player from both varsity and JV combined to win a first place title.
“During my last match, I felt very nervous because I knew that it was the difference [between] first and second and I didn’t want to come all that way and fall short,” DeFalco said. “When I got first, I was surprised and happy, knowing that my hard work had paid off.”
After moving to Cedar Park from Arizona at the beginning of this semester, DeFalco said she is proud to have succeeded on a team in which she has found many friends.
“My favorite part this season was making friends because I was new to Cedar Park and have only been here for a couple of months,” DeFalco said. “The girls on the team were so nice. Next season I’m really looking forward to playing and continuing to have fun with the game.”
Other notable victories included:
Nicky Rima (10) – Third place, varsity singles
Sruthi Keerthipati (11) and Hailey Bowerman (9) – Third place, varsity doubles
Hailey Allen (10) and Harshini Addepalle (9) – Third place, JV doubles
Shivesh Razdan (11) and Ronin Vo (9) – Second place, JV doubles
Braden Bailey (9) – Third place, JV singles
![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)
