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The Wolfpack

The student newspaper and broadcast of Cedar Park High School

The Wolfpack

The student newspaper and broadcast of Cedar Park High School

The Wolfpack

Microphone in hand, sophomore Grayson Levee records his voice for his next song. Levee has put together seven different orchestral covers, his longest longest piece is a “Star Wars” tribute titled “The Force” lasting 7 minutes and 15 seconds. “During the school week, I don’t compose very much due to homework and other after school activities, but I would say I spend two to three hours each weekend working on composing mainly orchestral pieces, although sometimes I enjoy simplicity, so I write a piano piece,” Levee said.

Shooting for Superstar Status

Cason Johnson, Reporter October 25, 2023

Silence fills the PAC, followed by anticipation. The first few notes echo behind closed curtains, steadily getting faster and faster. The curtains slowly open revealing the master behind the melody, sophomore...

Frozen in place, the actors sophomores Leilani Ibanez, Ben Akers and Mia  Morneault perform in front of an audience for the PNG performance. The game they were playing is called Suggestions where the audience dictates what happens in the scene.  “PNG is like a family, Akers said. We joke around and sometimes we hate each other but most of the time we love each other and we’re always there to support each other. You can never really control who you interact with at any given time which I think is the funnest part of it.”
Photo courtesy of Cadence Teicher

On the Spot

Jane Yermakov, Reporter October 19, 2023

A rotation of games, gripping interactions with the audience and actors thrown  into unexpected situations are all in a normal rehearsal for a PNG member. The actors hone their craft of improvisation...

From left to right, junior Aidan Cox, freshmen Jaime Corson, Mia Morneault and Ben Akers and senior Bryelle Swift perform in their first PNG production in the Black Box. Playing the game Freeze Tag, performers get to pause the scene in order to swap out with another performer, changing the outcome of the scene in a variety of ways. “I think I did good,” Morneault said. “I was scared, because there werent a lot of people, but there were still people there, and I think its a lot more worrying to me when theres less people in an audience than a lot, because you can see whos there specifically- that makes me tense up.”

PNG Power

Anthony Luparello, Reporter October 13, 2022

Wizards engaging in a kitchen duel, a romantic shark attack and a museum heist gone wrong: These are some of the many scenarios that theater’s improvisational troupe, PNG, has recently acted out. Led...

PNG B team bows together at the end of their show on Oct. 14 . The Black Box is small so PNG members are worried about size. Theres a lot of members, Jimenez sajd. Im not quite sure how we all fit.

PNG takes the stage and the audience

Hunter-Rose Comtois, reporter October 28, 2014

Lots of laughs were shared on Oct. 14 as PNG's B team had their first performance this year. For quite a few of the B team members, it was their first time ever performing as part of the improv group....

Cedar Park Rallies Around Mrs. Lowe

Hannah Jane Deciutiis January 27, 2011

There are millions of people in need around the world. Illness and injury are common facets of daily life but it is still an unexpectedly difficult experience to witness a beloved friend or family member...

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