![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)
![Sitting at a desk past the rows of books laid out for the Book Fair, senior Kimberley Walters assists people in purchasing books and finding titles. The Book Fair is taking place Dec. 16 through Dec. 20, and is an annual event during which students and faculty have the opportunity to go and purchase books and other trinkets in the library. Kimberley said she encourages all to go to the Book Fair, even if they think they don’t like to read. “If you make reading something that is fun for you and you find the things that you like to read, it will never be a chore,” Walters said. “So [the Book Fair is] a good opportunity to find something that will respark your want to read [like] when you were a child and you went to the book fair and you loved the ‘I survived’ books. Maybe you'll find your ‘I survived’ books of your high school experience, and it'll re-spark that kind of love for reading that may have died out.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Addie-L-47-1200x800.jpg)
![Smiling at the camera, sophomore Olivia Mahlmeister and seniors Samantha Jameson, Adhit Eswaramoorthi and Justin Khadavi celebrate completing first chamber in the Congress Meet. All four students advanced to the final chamber. “Out of the 20 kids in the final chamber, we had a seventh, ninth, 11th and 13th, and they took the top four to move on to state,” AP US History and Debate teacher Josh Marsh said. “[Even though] we didn't make state this year, all four of them moving on [and] placing is phenomenal.” Photo courtesy of Josh Marsh](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Regional-Congress-Team.jpg)
![Standing in front of a small audience, senior Kimberley Walters shares a social criticism poem titled “Pity the Nation” by Lawrence Felinghetti. Every month, sponsored by the poetry club, the library hosts a poetry reading. “I never thought I would be interested in [poetry readings] because I’m not the biggest poetry fan,” Walters said. “I think poetry is a very succinct way to express feelings and get a story across. Whereas lots of books have a span of a whole story, but it’s put in a lot of words. The power of poetry is that you can be so succinct within, and there’s a lot of power within the words that are used.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KIM-1200x800.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)
![Holding the Grand Nationals trophies, drum majors Helashi Wijayawardhana, Abigail Pettey and Eddy Kim pose for a photo. The BOA Grand Nationals competition took place in Indianapolis on Nov. 14-17. “My favorite thing was just looking back at the field, and I was like, ‘Oh, crap. I know all of their names, I know who all of them are’,” Wijayawardahana said. “It's just insane to me that I was able to make so many connections. [Being a drum major] taught me how to build relationships with people who I’m not really that similar to, and how to juggle a ton of things all together.”
Photo courtesy of CPHS Band SmugMug](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AJC.GrandNatsFinals-169-1200x801.jpg)
![Delicately placing the string to form the shape of a cornucopia, seniors Haley Burton and Avery Nelson create the November arrangement for the Flower of the Month Club. This club is led by Advanced Floral Design Students and provides a monthly arrangement to community members who subscribe to receive them. “I think flower of the month club is a really impactful way to show your loved ones ‘hey I really care about you,’ or even if they’re just for yourself, they’re a little pick-me-up throughout the month that [say] ‘I’m doing ok, and these flowers make my day a little bit brighter,” Nelson said. “I like giving people flowers because people value the flowers more and they value themselves more.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ava-Holmes-3-edit.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)
Wolves improve to 2-1 record after OT Thriller
Timberwolves celebrate as senior TE Brock Johnson seals the win in OT. The Timberwolves topped San Angelo 41-35. “My mindset before the final play was just to put it in the endzone for my brothers and the community that came to watch,” Johnson said.
September 16, 2019
Coming off of a strong showing last week, defeating Cedar Ridge 26-14, the Timberwolves took a trip to San Angelo, TX, to face off against San Angelo Central on Friday, Sept. 13. San Angelo is one of the top teams in West Texas, according to MaxPreps, and that was clear throughout the whole game.
After making several adjustments following their loss to Vandegrift in the season opener, the Timberwolves showed up to San Angelo ready to fight. The Wolves scored early in the first quarter when a pass from junior QB Ryder Hernandez connected with junior WR Gunnar Abseck, giving the Wolves a 7-0 lead. The score after the first quarter doesn’t show that the defense was on top of their game, but the black rain was bringing the heat, all game. The secondary had their strongest game of the season, as S Tammer Alzer, and CB’s Caden Combs and Kiyon King all had their fair share of pass break ups.
The second half began with the Wolves in the lead, 21-14. The third quarter was a defensive showdown, as no points were allowed on either side. The game was obviously going to be a nail-biter down to the last seconds, as the fourth quarter was the most exciting quarter of Cedar Park football so far this year. With just a few minutes left in the game, the Wolves trailed 28-21, and the San Angelo quarterback took control of the game and drove down the field to give the Bobcats the lead, 35-21.
The chances seemed very slim for the Timberwolves to come back for the win, but sure enough, Cedar Park’s momentum picked up and it wouldn’t slow down. Hernandez made multiple connections to Abseck and WR Preston Scott on multiple third and fourth down conversions, and Hernandez lead the team to a clutch touchdown, bringing the score to 35-28.
The next thing that the Wolves had to convert was an onside kick. Abseck was able to recover the kick, giving Hernandez and the Wolves one last shot to take the game to overtime. Abseck and Scott were catching absolute dots from Hernandez, driving down the field with less than a minute on the clock. Hernandez eventually connected with junior WR Josh Cameron to tie up the game, 35-35, and send it to overtime.
“I just knew we needed to score and score quick,” Abseck said. “[Hernandez] and I have a good connection, and I know where he wants me on the field. I find the grass and let him throw me open. I trust myself in those situations because we practice it throughout the week, so it felt normal to play well later in the game.”
The Wolves began overtime on defense, and within just a few plays, the Wolves were able to recover a fumble after pressuring the opposing quarterback out of the pocket, forcing him to lose control of the ball. The Timberwolves had everything going in the right direction, and Hernandez and the offense stepped back onto the field for the last time that night. Scott and Abseck kept making clutch catches, and Hernandez kept on driving the Bobcats defense back toward their own end-zone. The Wolves then lined up within the 15 yard-line, and none other than senior TE Brock Johnson ran the ball in for the win, giving Cedar Park the 41-35 victory.
“My mindset before the final play was just to put it in the endzone for my brothers and the community that came to watch,” Johnson said. “We battled hard all night and made a big comeback and it felt really good. Scoring the game winner was very in the moment. I couldn’t have scored without my [offensive] line up there.”
Come support the Wolves this Friday at Gupton Stadium, as the Wolves look to break apart Katy Cinco Ranch at home.
Bill Hedges • Sep 16, 2019 at 4:34 pm
Noah writes so well that I didn’t have be there to feel the thrill of victory! Way to grandson!