![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)
Volleyball Looking Strong at Halfway Point
The Lady T-Wolves celebrate after winning the first set 25-19 against Vandy on Aug. 30. They are 7-1 in district play as of Oct. 3.
October 4, 2016
At the halfway point of the season, the Cedar Park volleyball team looks poised to make another appearance in the playoffs. With a 28-9 record , the Lady Wolves are playing confidently, hoping to win a district title in the new District 19-5A.
After a difficult non-district schedule filled with quality opponents from all over the state, such as Denton Ryan and Byron Nelson. The team has began district play perfectly, opening with a perfect 6-0 record.
“My goal was to be supportive,” senior Alana Geymer said of her early season breakout performances including a huge win over Hutto where she recorded fourteen kills and eight blocks in four sets, according to MaxPreps. “I work hard to set a good example for my team, especially the younger middles.”
Senior Lindsey Ledyard, one of the veterans on the team, was highly impressed with middles Geymer and Luci Albertson, who she said are “great players that help a lot on the front row and have a big impact on this team.”
Cedar Park opened in early August with wins over high-caliber programs like Vista Ridge and Round Rock. After winning their first six matches, the team finally suffered defeat for the first time at the hands of Vista Ridge, in the second match between the two. This loss marked the beginning of the tournament schedule for the Wolves, which saw them go an impressive 20-7 against stout non-district competition.
“[The tournaments] really helped us get comfortable with each other, making us play better together,” Ledyard said of the non-district schedule. “It gave us some extra practice to help us get ready for district and a long run in the postseason.”
After the tournaments, the Lady Wolves opened district play with a straight-set victory over Elgin. Since then, the team has only lost one game for a 7-1 district record, only losing six sets along the way. They now sit second in the district behind Rouse, the only 19-5A team to defeat the Timberwolves so far.
“We are just trying to win the next match,” head coach Kori Cooper said of the team’s goals. “We don’t know anything about a ‘run.’ Our motto is Win1More.”
The Timberwolves will keep trying to Win1More all the way to the playoffs. With games coming up tonight at Elgin and Friday night at Cedar Creek, the team will look to keep their hot streak going one game at a time for the remaining seven matches of the season.
