![Walking through the tunnel created by the cheerleaders and Celebrities, senior Frances Tran smiles as the soccer team is sent off during DEN for their playoff game against Rouse tonight. Tran said the wins against Smithson Valley and Alamo Heights gave the team a morale boost to take on the Raiders tonight. “I know we were not 100% confident in those games,” Tran said. “But, Rouse is a big opponent for sure. We’re definitely going into tonight with a lot of morale [because of the previous wins].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/frances-tran.jpg)
![Holding a bucket of materials in one hand and a roll of tape in another, anatomy and biology teacher Tyler Terry prepares for a lab. Terry said his proudest moments are when his students are happy to see him. “When I take my wife to a football game or something and a bunch of students want to say hi to me or they like to smile and wave and it just makes me feel good that the students are really kind and supportive of me,” Terry said. “[I’m also] proud when I see students perform really well in their extracurriculars because I can see how hard they’re working in my classes, [so] when I see that they’re also working so hard in other things. Like they’re winning band competitions or they’re getting awards for their theater productions, or I see them put on their choir shows, that’s like, wow, you guys are incredible.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rags-6.png)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901.jpg)
From The Wolfpack to The Wolfcast
Executive Producer Reflects on High School Journalism Experience
Senior Perry Jamail is continuing his passion for film at the University of North Texas this fall. “I’m going to miss putting together a show, seeing everyone work super hard and the feeling of collaboration,” Jamail said. “That feeling and seeing our hard work shown throughout the school every day is a feeling I won’t get to feel in college and I’ll definitely miss that from high school.”
May 6, 2019
He may not be the face saying “have a great day or not, the choice is yours,” but as the executive producer of The Wolfcast, senior Perry Jamail is in charge of all things behind the scenes.
After joining the broadcast introduction class during his sophomore year, then moving up to the broadcast class in the spring semester, Jamail said he found his true passion for film and journalism.
“Broadcast is my favorite class because I’ve gotten to [hold] a lot of positions throughout the years I have been in here,” Jamail said. “My first two years, I was working as a reporter and it was fun going and finding those stories, sharing information and talking to people I didn’t even know there were stories at. My favorite thing about [broadcast] is how the stories come together every day and everyone working and putting them all together is really cool to see.”
Aside from the film aspect of the class, it was discovering new stories in his community that excited Jamail. In order to improve his journalistic skills, Jamail joined the Wolfpack newspaper in his junior year, where he said he was able to expand his knowledge.
“It was really fun going out and finding real news stories around the school and happening in our community and going out and presenting that to students here,” Jamail said. “My junior year, I wanted to get more into it, so I also joined newspaper to expand my journalism knowledge to online article writing.” I’m going to miss putting together a show, seeing everyone work super hard and the feeling of collaboration. — Perry Jamail
At the beginning of his senior year, Jamail became the associate producer for The Wolfcast and later became the executive producer, where he oversaw stories, produced shows and helped plan for the future of the broadcast program. In this leadership position, he learned skills such as being more involved and vocal, according to Jamail.
“Broadcast has taught me a lot of things, but I think the most important thing it has taught me is to be more vocal,” Jamail said. “I was definitely a super quiet person my sophomore and junior year, but during my junior year and especially this year, I’ve started to learn more how to be a leader and start talking more by being more vocal with people. That’s definitely a huge skill that I appreciate learning throughout these years in broadcast.”
After Jamail graduates, he plans on attending the University of North Texas, where he will study film. Because of Jamail’s experience in the broadcast program, he said that he is very excited about his college experience.
“I’ll be using the knowledge from this class about camera angles and how to shoot interviews with me in college for my film degree,” Jamail said.
Even though the school year is coming to a close, Jamail said he is grateful for his journey in broadcast and journalism and cherishes the memories and work he has helped with.
“I’m going to miss putting together a show, seeing everyone work super hard and the feeling of collaboration,” Jamail said. “That feeling and seeing our hard work shown throughout the school every day is a feeling I won’t get to feel in college and I’ll definitely miss that from high school.”
![Holding her dog, Nova, senior Ariana Balakrishnan poses for her senior pictures while Nova wears a bandana with her college decision. Balakrishnan applied to 18 colleges in total, but she decided on Columbia in the end. “Right before I clicked the button to open Columbia’s letter, I literally looked at the camera and go ‘This is just gonna really suck because I wanted it so bad,’ and I clicked it and all of a sudden you hear trumpets,” Balakrishnan said. “There’s a video that plays when you open it and I actually didn’t watch the video, I just watched the screen go black, because every day of December before ED [Early Decision] I would go on YouTube and watch the acceptance video to manifest it, so immediately when the screen went black, I started screaming and jumping up and down. And my parents in the video are like ‘What are you doing, where’s the letter,’ and I was just screaming ‘I got in, I got in.” I just started crying, and it just felt like everything in the world came together.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ariana-2-300x217.jpg)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901-600x400.jpg)
