![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)
Homecoming gets reigned on
Senior Queen Kat Cuthbertson and senior King Godson Iheanacho were crowned by Principal John Sloan on Sept. 12 during a rainy half-time. “At first, I was like ‘Oh, wait! That’s me!'” Cuthbertson said. “I was really excited.” She has run alongside boyfriend Nello Kotyuk the past two years and won, last year with Mack White and this year with Iheanacho.
September 23, 2014
Storm clouds accompanied this year’s homecoming game, instead of the Timberwolf band. After a lightning delay, Cedar Park defeated Westwood 34-10 Sept. 12 at Gupton Stadium.
Along with disrupting the actual game, the rain also complicated the crowning of the Homecoming court. The band did not play during the presentation of the court and most court members were carrying umbrellas, including Homecoming Queen Kat Cuthbertson.
“The weather was terrible,” Cuthbertson said. “I was soaked even with an umbrella.”
The weather almost prevented senior Monica Harkins from walking. Counting on a full half hour delay, she left her house late and narrowly avoided a car accident after hydroplaning her car. However, she scrambled in line just in time to have her dad run up behind her and shove all of the items Harkins was carrying in his pockets.
“I was about to have a panic attack,” Harkins said. “I was on the verge of tears.”
Once Harkins arrived, Cuthbertson, who ran against senior princesses Alyssa Cepeda, Rachel Freeman, Harkins, Katelyn Hawk and Mia Trautz, was crowned for the second year in a row. She earned Junior Duchess in 2013.
“It’s a really awesome feeling,” Cuthbertson said. “I can definitely say I didn’t see it coming. It was a really competitive court.”
In order to win, Cuthbertson personally asked every band member to vote for her and her boyfriend senior Nello Kotyuk, who was nominated with her the past two years.
Homecoming King Godson Iheanacho and running mate Rachel Freeman used a similar campaigning strategy.
“We campaigned a lot last minute because we didn’t know how much the other couples would campaign,” Iheanacho said. “A lot of it was face-to-face. Toward the end we posted about it on Twitter and Instagram.”
Even after campaigning, Iheanacho was unsure if he would win against senior princes Brian Edwards, Ben Jacobs, Kotyuk, Ryan Lemmons and Evan Rosenthal.
“I felt like there were too many people running for me to win, but I knew a lot of my friends voted for me,” Iheanacho said.
The following night, the king and queen attended the black light themed Homecoming dance hosted by Student Council.
“The dance was really well put together,” Iheanacho said. “The DJ played a lot of good dancing songs. It seemed like everyone was having a really good time.”
As for the football game, it was a slow start, but after the delay, the team gained momentum, according to Quarterback senior Joey Carter, who is out for the rest of the season due to an ACL injury from the game against Aledo on Aug. 29.
“We got better as a team over [the course of] the game,” Carter said. “A lot of young players stepped up.”
![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)
