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The student newspaper and broadcast of Cedar Park High School

The Wolfpack

The student newspaper and broadcast of Cedar Park High School

The Wolfpack

Dropshipping and You
Dropshipping and You
Mia Morneault, Reporter • March 25, 2024

I immensely dislike the TikTok...

Striding away from the Belvedere building complex, junior Addie Johnson and Senior Cooper Johnson pose for a family picture in Vienna, Austria. The Johnson family lived in Austria for six years and while living there, Cooper said he enjoyed the freedom provided by public transportation. “I liked just the overall city and the public transportation,” Cooper said. “It gave me the ability to go anywhere I wanted whenever I felt like it.”
From Austria to Austin
Kaydence Wilkinson, Reporter • March 24, 2024

After taxiing lazily along the...

Pictured above is Olivia Rodrigo performing “the grudge” at her “GUTS” Tour. I left this concert feeling grateful, nostalgic and just overall so happy that I had gotten to be a part of such an unforgettable experience.
Grateful All the Time
Julia Seiden, Reporter • March 21, 2024

As the wax begins to drip down...

Jonathan's Corner
Jonathan Levinsky, Reporter • March 20, 2024

Jonathan goes over some of the...

DEN, a 35-minute-long free period students are given, is used in many ways for a variety of purposes. Students use this time to work on homework, make up missed tests and sometimes catch up with friends. Lots of students use DEN to run “errands,” as well, whether that means picking up an assignment from a teacher, visiting with a student teacher or asking the librarian about a tech issue. Students can no longer leave their designated classroom during DEN, even to go to the restroom.
DEN-tention for the Win
Kacey Miller, Editor-in-Chief • March 20, 2024

Students are now expected to remain...

To combat the growing price on fast food, my family uses fast food apps. There are five apps we use the most: QuikTrip, Sonic, Chick-fil-A, McDonalds and Whataburger.
Apps for Frugal Foodies
Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter • March 15, 2024

It’s a classic scene in my family....

FFA preps for county show in January

  Sheep and goats whining, cows mooing and pigs oinking are not unfamiliar sounds to FFA members as they spend their time preparing for the upcoming county show in January.

  The county show is one of the most important shows that an FFA member has to worry about, and the expectation for their animal is very high for county shows compared to other competition shows in FFA. It is also the show where the members decide if they want to slaughter their animal or go to majors with it.

  “The county show is the show that we mainly look forward to for months and it’s the show that is most stressful,” junior  FFA member Madison White said.

  From the moment a member gets their animal, they start preparing them for upcoming shows. Animal owners have to make sure their animals can walk correctly into the arena, and the weight of the animal is also a big factor, as well as the condition they are in.

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  “It is extremely time consuming,” sophomore FFA member Ellyn Freiborg said. “Preparing takes time out of almost every day, especially because after school everyone usually goes and helps out at the barn.”

  There are many steps to prep an animal up for their appearance when the time has come to show them to judges. The steps vary depending on what type of animal you have, but appearance is one of the main things judges pay attention to. There isn’t much team work involved during the preparation of the show; they usually just concentrate on themselves and the work that needs to be done for their animal.

  “To prepare my pig, I first bathe her, and then put conditioner water on her to make her hair lay down how I want it,” White said. “I then mist her with water to make her shine.”

  What judges say is the moment of truth for all FFA members who are competing and when they find out if their hard work has paid off. If even one expectation falls short on one of the animals being presented, it could really hurt FFA members score.

“It can get a little stressful sometimes especially because things always need to be done at the barn and it feels like the work never ends,” sophomore FFA member Jimena Llamas said.

  The county show will be held Jan 21-25 at the Williamson County Barn in Georgetown. There is no certain time that members need to get to the barn by, but they need to be at the barn for the majority of the time that their animal is there.

  “The show is an extremely enjoyable experience because you get to do it with all your friends and make great memories,” Llamas said.

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FFA preps for county show in January