![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)
![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)
The new iOS7 software update for the Apple iPhone and other Apple products has changed almost everything about the look and design of the software. Striving for a more competitive and user friendly look, the update has received mixed reactions from the masses. With changes made to almost every detail of the phone, it is hard for users to make an overall judgment.
Texting
Pai
ge: Like. I love howthe new messages look. I also like how group messages now have a picture by the person who sent it. I can instantly know who sent me a message in a group, just as long as they have a picture in their contact.
Miranda: Dislike. I’m not so sure I like it. When I’m scrolling, my texts, for lack of a better word, jiggle around. It’s distracting and I wish they would just sit still.
Calendar
Paige: Dislike. I hate the new layout of the calendar. I would rather have the traditional monthly calendar as the default. Instead, the daily calendar is the default and you have to switch back to see the whole month.
Miranda: I agree. I would rather have the old calendar. It was much easier to maneuver and schedule activities in. This new calendar is confusing and poorly organized.
Notifications
Paige: Dislike. The new notifications that appear at the top when you get a text, email, etc. are too clunky. The bar is huge and when it appears on my screen w
Miranda: Yeah definitely! Whenever I’m playing Candy Crush, it throws off my game. You have to flick it up to get it to go away. I think that’s too much effort.hile I am already on my phone, I almost certainly accidently tap it.
Password
Paige: Like. I like the new circular password numbers. Though Apple most likely changed it to circles to compete with the growing Droid products, it is still a cool concept. It adds to the clean-cut layout of the software.
Miranda: Like. Apple absolutely modeled their new password numbers after Android. It adds a certain flare to see a blurred image of my background whenever I type in my password. It’s really interesting that the color scheme changes with your photo, too!
Double-tap home
Paige: Like. I love swiping the running apps in order to delete them. It is much faster and less time consuming than the old method of deleting running apps. This method is also an easy way to multi-task and switch back and forth between apps that you are using.
Miranda: Dislike. It’s hard to scroll through and find what you’re looking for when you double tap the home button. I think I liked the old method better.
iTunes Radio
Paige: It’s okay. I like that you can buy songs with ease. I don’t like that it consistently glitches. The other day I was listening to one of my favorite songs, and the radio just stopped working. Apple should fix their glitches.
Miranda: Like. I really dig iTunes radio. It shows me new bands every day, and is really easy to use. I also love how you can click create when listening to anything in your iTunes library, and it makes a new station based on your music.
