![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)
![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)
![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)
Senior Send Off
Basketball Player Commits to Oklahoma City University
Photo Courtesy of Anna Pribyla
Showing off his skills, senior Jacob Swoboda looks for an open teammate. He will continue his basketball career in the fall at Oklahoma City University. “I’m super excited to get to play in college and continue my lifelong passion and dream that I’ve put so much time and effort into,” Swoboda said. “It’s sad knowing it’s my last season here after spending so much time in the program. I’m going to miss the moments with my teammates and getting to spend time working hard with them on the court, but also the memories made together off the court.”
May 19, 2022
Dribbling and dodging through players, senior Jacob Swoboda brings the ball up to court to make another 3 pointer. Racing back and forth throughout the game Swoboda leads the team throughout his last season and will shortly start a new chapter of his life this fall.
Swoboda played on the varsity boys basketball team since his sophomore year and plans to further his career playing NAIA basketball in college.
“It’s been my dream to play in college ever since I was really young,” Swoboda said. “Basketball has really been my whole life growing up and I could never see myself without it. It has made me who I am today and so I am so fortunate for what it has brought me. Given the opportunity for me to play at the next level and continue playing suits me perfectly because it is what I enjoy best.”
Swoboda began his career at 4 years old with the YMCA team and moved through more advanced select and school teams.
“My favorite part about playing is just competing with my teammates,” Swoboda said. “It’s a satisfying feeling to work towards a goal and be able to accomplish it. I have decided to stick with it for so long simply because I have such a fun time playing and it never fails to make me excited and ready to work some more.”
Since he loved the game, Swoboda continued to play throughout his high school career and started on varsity boys basketball his sophomore year.
“My mindset changed from playing more of a role when I was younger to transforming into the older kid that tried my best to help lead our team,” Swoboda said. “I’ve tried my best to keep my teammates encouraged and strike them with a positive attitude, even if it was from the side lines.”
As Swoboda wrapped up his senior season, he achieved many of his goals and a few awards. Throughout his four years, Swoboda received honorable mention all district, second team all district and an all district honor.
“I will be sad to leave all of my teammates at Cedar Park,” Swoboda said. “It’s been such a big part of me throughout high school and I’ll cherish those times with them. However, I’m excited to begin a new chapter fresh and look forward to many more fun memories to come in regards to college basketball.”
Even though Swoboda is done playing high school basketball, he received an invite to continue his career in college while playing for select teams this past summer.
“Overall, I was just filled with happiness when I got the text from the coach,” Swoboda said. “I was super excited and felt like all my hard work had paid off. It felt like a relief that I finally had a place to go to next year.”
After visiting the college and meeting the team and coaches throughout September, Swoboda committed to Oklahoma City University in October 2021.
“The coaches made me feel so welcomed and all of my future teammates were very kind to me while I visited,” Swoboda said. “I did have other offers but this place felt like home for me. I completely stand by my decision to go there and I’m very excited for the opportunity. I am executed for a new level of experience. Being in college will present a lot of new opportunities that I have not experienced before and I think it will help my game and allow me to continue to enjoy playing.”
![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-300x201.jpg)
Jason • May 19, 2022 at 7:57 pm
What an amazing young man on and off the court. A true leader and the ultimate team player as well as a coaches dream. Jacob has a very bright future a head of him – Swoboda strong!!!