The student newspaper and broadcast of Cedar Park High School

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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

The sign at the front of the school will soon be replaced with a new top designed by the students and teachers of the Agricultural classes. Seniors Thomas Chavez and Connor Ross plan to finish their project soon to be put up before they leave for their senior year. “I think it would be a good experience to get to see how to make things,” Chavez said. “So maybe down the road I can make something similar.”

Fiery Fuse

Heidi Williams, Reporter March 23, 2023

Sweat droplets slowly dripping down his face. Music blaring in the background. Sparks flying. Senior Thomas Chavez moving the electrode in a circular motion, careful for the right distance between it...

Whereas classical art depicts a scene and tells a story, often of mythology or religious references, artists of modern times focus more on expressing ideas and feelings. The style of back then has since been replaced by splashes of color, curvy lines and other new art techniques. [Over time] I think art has shifted more to emotion rather than human beauty,  sophomore Braeden Murray said. Modern art is significantly more abstract and doesnt have an obvious theme in mind. Very simple shapes, no people to be seen, and more colorful. I think in the older [time period] the art was definitely more human based, with biblical [references] while modern art is more emotion based because its not depicting a particular scene or action thats happening.”

The Vanishing Point of Art Styles

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter March 21, 2023

Leonardo da Vinci wrote in reverse so his journals could only be read in the reflection of a mirror. Michelangelo created a name for himself after a failed attempt at art fraud. Donatello destroyed his...

Alumnus Jorge Chong poses in front of the Orion spacecraft used in NASAs Artemis I mission, the first phase in the Artemis programs plan to land the first astronauts on the moon in over 50 years. Chong is one of the engineers responsible for the next groundbreaking lunar mission. “I began becoming very interested in aerospace in high school and started becoming passionate about it then,” Chong said. “I honestly thought I would work in the aeronautics sector, working with aircraft and airplanes. I didnt anticipate working with spacecraft or working in the space world at all. So that was kind of unexpected, but thats where the doors ended up opening, and it became something that I really love.” (Photo Courtesy of Jorge Chong)

To Infinity And Beyond

Jack Polishook, Reporter March 14, 2023

Graduating in 2012, alumnus Jorge Chong is now working at NASA as an aerospace engineer handling navigation systems on the latest Artemis mission launches and collaborating on some of the latest innovations...

Posing for the picture as evidence of his “assassination”, senior Paisley Schalles holds up her water gun to her target, senior Dominic Ridder. The game of Senior Assassin began on March 1 and will be played by 176 seniors across campus. “I was so tired,” Ridder said. “I was kind of just surprised at first because I live pretty far, so I didn’t expect anyone to be out there. I mean, it was interesting, I was just super tired, so it surprised me a little bit. But I’m still going to help out my team and everything. So far it seems pretty cool, the water guns are the best option.”

One Spray and You’re Dead

Madison Shields, Editor March 9, 2023

Senior Assassin has become increasingly popular throughout recent years due to numerous clips from high schools nationwide going viral on TikTok. Now, it’s been brought to the school, pitting its seniors...

UIL Academics, a largely student-run program where competitors of varying academic interests compete for  awards, poses for a photo after the Jan. 14 Burnet practice invitational. From Computer Science to Social Studies, Literary Criticism to Journalism and Current Events, there’s something for everyone. “Of course, the competitions have a lot of weight attached to them,” senior and captain of the UIL Current Events team Kaci Craddock said. “But I try to remind myself that at the end of the day, its a fun extracurricular activity. I think it’s very challenging, but also extremely rewarding.”

Going for the Gold

Jack Polishook, Reporter February 23, 2023

UIL Academics competitions provide a variety of opportunities for students to test their knowledge in a wide array of subjects. From Social Studies to Computer Science, from Journalism to Literary Criticism,...

Raising his hand to ask a question, junior Jack Garrett pays attention to the lecture in his AP Seminar class. AP Seminar is the first course in the AP Capstone program, a two-year program where students learn how to analyze, conduct research and give presentations and write essays over their findings. “Both [classes] are centered around research,” AP Research student and junior Amanda Eklund said. “Seminar [teaches you] how to research, and [you] look at other people’s research and combine th[eir] ideas together [for a grade], while Research is conducting your own [experiment].” To learn more about this program and enroll in it for the 2023-2024 school year, contact AP Research teacher Lauren Brannan at Lauren.Madrid@leanderisd.org.

Academic Weapons

Kacey Miller, Reporter February 22, 2023

The AP Capstone diploma program, run by College Board, will be open again this year to ninth and tenth graders as class options in Home Access Center when it allows students to make their course selections....

Posing for a picture, Key Club Officers hover around the banner. Key Club meets every first and third Wednesday of the month at 7:45 a.m. in Durden’s room at 5004. “The Key Club Officer team is great this year,” secretary Samantha Jameson said. “We have a great time together and have made many good memories while volunteering.”
(Photo Courtesy of @cedarpark.keyclub on Instagram)

What’s Up With Key Club

Iliana Tangarova, Reporter February 21, 2023

Though it sounds like a club for key connoisseurs, Key Club focuses on making an impact on and getting its members involved with the community. As a community service club, it aims to provide volunteer...

A picture of College and Career Transition Coordinator Chriss Hexter’s website, which contains a section about scholarships and financial aid. Hexter puts various scholarship opportunities on her site. “The next best way [to get financial assistance] is to just start Google searching for scholarships. I post [scholarships] on my website, [and] I vet the ones I post on my website.” (Photo Courtesy of Chriss Hexter)

Scholars Need Scholarships

Jaden Kolenbrander, Editor February 21, 2023

In recent years, the ballooning cost of college leaves some students to wonder how they will pay the mountain of debt after graduating. Fortunately, students who excel in certain fields or qualify per...

Chemistry teacher Lauren Buntin smiles for the camera. Buntin has been teaching at the school for two years and made the choice to become a teacher after doing a few internships in her original degree, environmental science.“I decided to be a teacher because I want to encourage students that they can accomplish anything they set their mind to,” Buntin said. “Sometimes school feels too hard and overwhelming, but I believe that having a teacher that believes in you can make all the difference.” (Photo Courtesy of Ryder Wilkinson)

Masters of Education

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter February 20, 2023

Doctors save lives. Lawyers defend lives. And teachers, they change lives. As students grow up and go to college, they reach a point when they must decide their future careers. Some choose to become...

At the Haunted House production, junior Brenden Kellicker works on lighting. He works on the theater tech crew during productions. I do the lighting, which heavily affects the mood in scenes, Kellicker said. Light might not change much, but it subconsciously changes the way you feel or experience a scene.

The Unseen Heros

Jonathan Levinsky, Reporter February 17, 2023

As tech week for the Theatre department’s production of  “Big Fish” loomed, junior Michael Zolidis stood on the fly rail, both hands on a rope, careful not to pull it too fast. It was about 9:30...

From left to right, junior Cason Johnson and seniors Ryan Green, Caleb Taylor and Anthony Luparello stand in front of the screen where their movie was projected during the premiere. The Premiere was held at Milburn Park on Jan. 14 and can also be viewed on YouTube. “It was very surreal to present the movie in front of a lot of people that I knew,” Green said. “It was a surreal experience because up to that point, it was just us looking at this movie. But we got to share it with a bunch of people and the surreal part was people reacting to the movie. That was really cool to watch and see people laugh at the jokes that we wrote. It was very satisfying.”

The Final Cut

Madison Shields, Editor February 16, 2023

Every tenth grader and above in Texas needs a Verification of Enrollment Form in order to get a driver’s license. But what if there was only one VOE left? Planning out a heist to steal it isn’t the...

The 2021 -2022 Medical Reserve Corps team poses for a photo alongside their first-aid kits. The first-aid kits were prototypes specifically meant for use by the visually impaired, an issue Liu became aware of after researching Hurricane Harvey. I saw reports of displacement of visually impaired and blind people during natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey,” Liu said. “Something as small as a power outage or a tornado - it’s hard for people who can see to get through it, let alone people who can’t see. I noticed that a lot of [the visually impaired] were dependent upon their caretakers, so I wanted to make them more independent in the case of an emergency.” (Photo Courtesy of Ryan Liu)

Helping One Kit At a Time

Jaden Kolenbrander, Editor February 13, 2023

Without the right knowledge and training, anyone is unprepared for a medical emergency. That's why senior Ryan Liu brought the Medical Reserve Corps to the school to help. The MRC is a national network...

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