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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

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....

From gadgets and gizmos and everything in between, senior president Maci Tu (center) shares her experience in robotics, and what the future holds for her. “Im planning on majoring in either mechanical or electrical engineering,” Tu said. “Im hoping to do a minor in robotics or something of that sort.” Photo courtesy of Arav Neroth
Screws, Glue, and Maci Tu
Cason Johnson, Reporter • March 14, 2024

Keys start clicking rapidly, gracefully...

Hands flying up and down the bass clarinet, Giovani Lang-pale belts out a tune within the confines of his personal practice room. “Its incredible,” Lang-pale said. “The feeling, the feeling that you feel whenever youre like, okay, I did this. Nice. That was good. Now I have to think about this. Okay, Im doing this. Look over there. Look at this. Its really cool to have your brain be able to process so many things simultaneously while youre running. Youre marching. Youre playing. And its really hard to. Which is what makes it fun, you know?”
Gio-Logical Legend
Cason Johnson, Reporter • March 12, 2024

Silence fills the room as order...

Reading together, juniors Ashley Blair and Amia De Leon lean over the Bible to study the chapters they have chosen to discuss as a group. Blair said that the Bible Study Club has benefitted her in many ways, and it can benefit other students as well by giving them a deeper understanding of the Bible. “This club increases the Christian community connection at our school, and provides students a place to ask questions about the Bible, pray for one another, and give each other strong, Christian-centered advice,” Blair said. “It truly makes me joyous to see the impact that this club has on some students, and encourages me to keep Christ at the forefront of my life.” Photo courtesy of Violet Harmon
The Calm in the Crazy
Kaydence Wilkinson, Reporter • March 7, 2024

School, work, exams, college; many...

Hands lightly strumming the strings, senior Frank Song performs at a competition in China with his acoustic guitar in hand. Song has been singing for three years, accompanied by six years of playing guitar. “I value the impact of the music the most,” Song said. “Shawn Mendez is definitely one of the most inspirational musicians I know when I was starting to learn guitar and singing.” Photo courtesy of Frank Song
Heal Them with Music
Cason Johnson, Reporter • March 6, 2024

The crowd falls silent as the hands...

The last one standing on his team, senior Sammy Attaguile catches a ball and gets a teammate back in, causing a commotion in the stands. Also on the team, sophomore Raymund Lin said that they all knew each other well, but Attaguile’s skill surprised everyone. “I was in class one day and one of my robotics teammates came in and asked the teacher if he could snatch me,” Lin said. “He led me to the robotics room and told me to sign a form to play in the tournament. I was basically volun-told to play, but I didn’t mind. I did miss a couple of DENs where I had to do something for one of my classes though. There are some regrets but also some fun memories from the experience.”
Dodge, Dive, Win
Jane Yermakov, Reporter • March 5, 2024

In the echoing small gym, cheers...

JV Dance team kicks off new year

     For those who haven’t already heard, Cedar Park has a new team this year. The JV dance team consists of ten girls, under the direction of Stacy Danielson and Samantha Cockerham. This team allows eighth graders to try out for their freshman year, the perfect opportunity to become involved in the high school experience right away. Girls of any grade are welcome on the team.

     Leander Independent School District decided to add Junior Varsity dance, after a meeting with the dance teachers and the fine arts director.

      “It stemmed from wanting to have more performers,” Stacy Danielson, director, said.

     These girls have been dubbed many things like the “Celebrity minis” and the “JV Celebs,” but their official title is the JV dance team. Although this team is separate from Celebrities, some of them hope to pursue becoming a Celebrity drill team in the future.

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     “I decided to tryout for JV to get ready for the Celebrity tryouts,” Katherine Brunt, freshman, said.

     Aside from varsity, versus junior varsity, some are curious to what the differences between the two dance teams are.

     “The main difference between Celebrities and JV dance is the time that goes into Celebrities, the Celebs practice all the time, every day, and the JV dance team meets every other day during class, except for special occasions.” Danielson said.

     The JV team performs at home JV football games, pep risers, iDance, Fall Show, Spring Show and basketball games. As of now, the JV team does not compete.

     “I decided to try out because I was a [Cedar Park Middle School] Crimson Cadet, and my sister Laura Alaniz was a Celebrity last year,” Katie Alaniz, freshman, said.

     Although they do not have rankings like “Captain” and “First Lieutenant”, the team has a student representative. This year Amber McMillan, freshman, fulfills that role and is in charge of certain projects like phone trees, helping out the directors and leading the team onto the field.

     The JV dance team attended a line camp this summer to work on technique, dances and team building.

     “My favorite thing we’ve done so far was the line camp this summer, we learned all the routines, and became closer,” Sarah Cutchens, sophomore, said.

     Tryouts for those who are interested for both the Celebrities and JV dance teams, are scheduled for December.

     “Be ready to perform in front of a bunch of people, and keep high energy and happiness, if you want to be on team,” Lauren Shulman, freshman, said.

     “We want to build to next year’s team a little, but not so much as to take away from the Celebrities,” Danielson said.

     Vista Ridge and Leader High School have already added JV dance teams. Vandergrift and Rouse High School will have teams sometime in the future.

     The Cedar Park JV dance team had their first performance September third. They performed a kick dance at the JV football game during halftime as well.

     “I am really excited to add these girls to the group of performers and dance athletes,” Danielson said.

     The JV dance roster includes: juniors Amanda Weston, and Molly Jones, sophomores Devin Shauger, Sarah Cutchens, Jenna Erban, Katie Alaniz, and  freshmen, Lauren Shulman,  Katherine Brunt, Katie Seesselberg and Amber McMillan.

     Spectators can watch the JV dance team perform at upcoming JV games and pep risers this football season. Make sure to come to Fall Show on November 19 to watch the JV dance team, the Celebrities, and the dance classes perform! Future JV dance candidates, start practicing!

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