![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)
Wolves Look Ahead to 2017 at Annual Spring Football Game
Sameer Alzer and Brant McDonald take the field before last year’s playoff came against Bryan at UMHB
June 2, 2017
Just before summer falls upon Cedar Park, the football team gets a head start for the 2017 season. Preparations for the new year culminate in the spring game, a multi-game showcase of all the work the JV and varsity teams have put in during the off season. As far as next season is concerned, the Wolves feel they are headed in the right direction.
“Constant improvement was what we talked about the most,” head coach Carl Abseck said. “We want to grow a little better every day, with hard work and commitment to excellence. Then we carry it over to the summer and fall. We are looking forward to a great summer of work and improvement in order to come back stronger for 2017 and make a run.”
Offensively, the Wolves will be poised to remain as one of the more potent groups in the state. They bring back the majority of their play-makers, including senior quarterback Mak Sexton, but will have to replace graduating running back Tyler Lavine. It seems the Wolves will look to recuperate lost production out wide, as Drew McDaniel and Payden Sawicki all return for their senior seasons, while Carson Neel will come back as a junior.
“I think our offense is going to be strong and difficult to stop,” Neel said. “Spring was a good start for us and we have a lot of talent in the passing game.”
On defense, the Wolves don’t return as much talent as they will on offense, but there is still enough veteran leadership to lead the black rain. Gunnar Chriswisser and Keegan Nichols will both be asked to take on bigger roles on the team as they come back for their senior years. That experience, combined with fresh ability coming in through Logan Mayou or Levi Russo Bell, will be key to the success of the state-famous Cedar Park defense.
“Since I didn’t get to actually play in the spring because of surgery on my shoulder, it allowed me to really step back and help coach some of the younger guys on defense and take some of the load off the coaches,” Chriswisser said. “Compared to last spring, we’ve come a long way, and I think that since we’ve grown so much as a team, we can carry that momentum into the fall and have a pretty good football team.”
The 2017 schedule lays out similarly to 2016. Cedar Park will get a tough test to open the season in a scrimmage against Westlake. The regular season will open at Gupton against Waco Midway on Friday, Sept. 1. After a trip down 620 to face Vandegrift, district play will open with the homecoming game against Bastrop. The Wolves will also play Rouse, Georgetown and Hutto at Gupton in 2017.
