Justin Ballou, Reporter
Justin is a senior and third-year sports reporter on the Wolfpack Staff. Next year, he will be a converged broadcast media major at the University of North Texas. He hopes to start his career with the Cowboys or another sports team in the DFW area. Justin is from Cleveland and is a Browns fan for life.
![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)
![The Timberwolves hold up the "Area Champs' banner after defeating Friendswood, 31-14. Next up for Cedar Park is a regional matchup with Manor. "The goal is to keep playing with an edge and keep our hunger to get better," senior DE Ben Bell said. "[We're] not satisfied with the success we've had so far."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_1077.jpg)
![Junior QB Ryder Hernandez celebrates scoring a TD with junior WR Tristan Hervey on Nov. 14 vs. McCallum. The T-Wolves won the game 49-10. "We stayed focused and stuck to the game plan," Hernandez said. "The O-line did a fantastic job tonight and the receivers keep making plays. [It was a] great team win."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rydertristan-e1573849643683.png)
![Senior guard Zach Herboek drives to the lane against Marble Falls on Feb. 8. "My favorite part [of this season] was winning district and seeing all the hard work pay off," Herboek said.](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/zach-900x600.jpg)
![The new league year begins on March 13, as players will start joining new teams. "It's a lot of unknowns and a lot of guessing," Browns CB Terrance Mitchell told me. "But when you find out where you're going it's [a good fit], you're happy."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/football-900x600.png)
![Leaping up, junior safety Tammer Alzer intercepts a pass against Shadow Creek on Nov. 23. The Timberwolves lost to the Sharks 21-14. "The [interceptions] were planned throughout the film we watched from them," Alzer said. "We knew the quarterback's tendencies and the coaches put me in a position to make a play."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/fgfgg-900x600.jpg)
![Senior DB Cole Hollen catches a pass from junior Safety/Punter Tammer Alzer midway through the second quarter of the Manor game. The pass came from a fake punt. "[We called the fake punt] because we needed a big play to spark the offense and spark the game and to get everyone pumped up," Hollen said. "Tammer [and I] made a play."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mia-179-900x600.jpg)
