FFA to State
Morgan Kasel, Reporter
May 9, 2019
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Students from all over Texas competed in the FFA State Competition on April 27 and May 3, including Cedar Park's entomology and floral teams. After weeks of dedicated practice, students from the entomology team ranked 19th out of 61 teams, and floral students were ranked 37th out of 60 competing teams. Junior...
Nutrislice Serves
Kaley Johnson, Reporter
May 7, 2019
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Nutrislice, an app currently available in the App Store and Google Play Store, allows students to see the cafeteria menu before lunchtime in all Leander ISD schools. In February, the app introduced a pre-order option so students can order a deli sandwich in advance if they are too busy to wait in a long...
DECA to Internationals
Jalen Gomez, Reporter
April 26, 2019
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The DECA team is going to Orlando, FL – not for winning the Super Bowl, but for qualifying for a bid at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC). The business group leaving for Orlando on Friday consists of DECA adviser Kimberly Stapleton, senior club co-presidents Justin Nita and Adri Karmakar, ...
CPHS News Hosts Annual Variety Show This Thursday
Estefani Rios, Reporter
April 24, 2019
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For the past two years, CPHS News has organized Cedar Park Tonight (CPT), an event that showcases the best of CPHS in one night, according to CPHS News advisor Anthony Garcia. This year is no different, as they host their third annual variety show this Thursday. CPT will take place in the Performing Arts C...
Tennis: District and Season Review
Kaley Johnson, Reporter
April 16, 2019
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On April 2, 3 and 5, varsity and JV tennis players competed in the district competition at Glenn, Weiss and Phlugerville High Schools. The individual tennis season, which takes place in spring, is the part of the year when players compete for individual placement in tournaments. Junior and varsity player Bryce Bailey, who ...
HOSA Advances to Internationals After Five Years
Nithila Ilangovan, Reporter
April 15, 2019
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After two HOSA members competed at State on March 28-30, one of those members, senior Kristin Knight, advanced to Internationals (ILC) which is being held on June 19 through 22 in Orlando, Florida. This is the first time that HOSA is going to ILC since 2014. HOSA, which stands for Health Occupations St...
Robolobos Make Their Way to Worlds
Nithila Ilangovan, Reporter
April 15, 2019
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For the first time after six years, FRC Team 5052, The Robolobos advances to Worlds Championship after placing at Districts and Regionals. The team is competing at the Worlds in Houston from April 17-20. Before attending the Austin District Championship, where they advanced to Worlds with a rank of 24...
Theatre takes home UIL Second Place Film Award, Earns Three GAHSMTA Nominations
Kieren Garner, Reporter
April 15, 2019
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This year, the theatre department brought home three Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards nominations and one UIL film second place award. Sophomore Victor Martinez placed second at UIL State in Division Two Narrative. Martinez said that the hardest part of making his film was finding the...
Varsity Color Guard becomes WGI San Antonio Regional Finalist
Estefani Rios, Reporter
April 5, 2019
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After football season, the color guard transitions into winter guard, the competition season for color guard without the band accompanying them. On Feb. 2, the varsity color guard placed third at the WGI San Antonio Competition finals with a final score of 66.4. The color guard performed their pie...
Artist in the Spotlight
Kaley Johnson, Reporter
April 5, 2019
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Every year Round Rock Arts puts on a function called Re[Imagine] in which artists from all over the country submit pieces to judged and possibly selected to be in the Re[Imagine] exhibit. This year, junior Sydney Deen’s photography piece, “78Shade,” was featured. “I submitted four pieces,...
Survey Says: Not Enough Responses
Addy Bates, Reporter
March 4, 2019
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Barbershop music, false memory production and genetic information are just a few of the projects that AP Capstone Research students are working on this year. The students in Capstone Research, a class available for students who have already taken the Capstone Seminar class, have researched a chose...
Celebs Win Grand Champions Twice at Showtime International
Justin Ballou, Reporter
February 27, 2019
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The Celebrities dance team competed in the Showtime International Dance Competition on Feb. 9-10 and won 10 awards in total, including Grand Champions for both team and line officers. The team did routines in hip hop, in which they placed first, as well as a pom routine, stylistic jazz and a contemporary...
