![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 Cedar Park High School Timberwolf Band sent a select few to San Antonio this weekend to represent the state champion band. Sophomore Nello Kotyuk, juniors Austin Cernosek, Peter Menchu, Courtney Register, Johnny Theisen, and Anna Wessels, and senior Anthony Cortes performed with the Texas All-State Band at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Feb. 16 as a part of the 2013 Texas Music Educators Association.
Led by Steve Wessels, the seven students rose to the honor from the district, region and area levels of competition. The journey for the entire band began in the fall of 2012 and ended with yet another state championship title. The selected area students not only played a part in that process, but a new one as well.
“The experience connected me with other kids of my caliber that enjoy music as much as I do,” Theisen said. “The music is more fun but also more challenging.”
After the semester-long addition process, the seven Timberwolves found themselves a part of the 1,500 students that were selected from the 60,000 student pool. Individuals throughout the state are ranked and selected by a panel of judges. Next, the musicians advanced to area competition in which they competed against seven other sectors. Those ranked highest qualified for the All-State group.
“After better auditions, being in a higher group made the experience more fun,” Anna said.
Three days of rehearsals later, nationally-recognized conductors and educators led the selected student musicians in All-State performances.
“We were surrounded by the best musicians in the state,” Anna said. “Because of our energetic composer, we never got bored with the music.”
A few of the students were not new to the limelight. Cernosek, Theisen and Anna received the honor once in the past with the TMEA All-State organization. Returning to the stage, these students saw the opportunity to performing with elite musicians once again.
“I was more prepared and more experience than freshman year,” Cernosek said. “I had a lot better time than I did two years ago.”
Mr. Wessels has had experience with the TMEA as well. He is a member of the association of over 11,000 musicians in Austin. The group values itself upon excellent music education through school music teachers.
Front Row: Austin Cernosek, Courtney Regester, Peter Menchu
Back Row: Johnny Theisen, Anna Wessels, Anthony Cortes, Nello Kotyuk
Photo by Kerri Cernosek
