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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

Posing with their trophy, the varsity cheer team takes a picture following their sixth place performance at the Universal Cheerleading Associtation’s National High School Cheerleading Competition. This was the highest the team has placed in school history. “[Breaking the record] is like more than I could ask for, so I’m really proud of them,” Head Cheer Coach Nadira King said. “It’s so exciting because now they have the confidence and they’ve had a little taste of something good. I think that will be good for our future as a program.” Photo Courtesy of CPHS Cheer

Sunshine State Stars

Alyssa Fox, Reporter February 21, 2025

The dim lights cast a shadow over the girls as the announcer’s voice booms over the speaker, school after school being announced in placement order. The team locks hands, some of them biting their lips...

While Edith Burgos is organizing the kitchen, Vanessa Romero is mixing and getting ready to cook. The two coworkers are ready to serve the hungry students waiting in line, and keep the kitchen organized and clean. "We all complete our weekly labors given to us." Romero said. "The job is very peaceful and easy, and we have an amazing work team." Photo by Sebastian Farias

Edith & Vanessa, Lunch Lady Duo

Sebastian Farias, Reporter February 11, 2025

The stove is hot, the food’s not done, and dozens of kids pile up in the line. It’s lunch time and the staff are rushing up to serve the starving students waiting in line to feast. Vanessa Romero...

Silhouetted by the morning sunrise, a crane moves into position to continue the construction of the math hall located in the upper left wing of the building. The construction to the English hall concluded at the beginning of the first semester. AP Language and Composition and English IV teacher Kristin Burke is now teaching in her renovated classroom in the main building, and she said she enjoys the changes that were made to the English hall. “Obviously new carpet and paint has been awesome,” Burke said. “Removing the bulky cabinets and built-in desks has given us more room, and the new tables facilitate collaboration among students and give them more table space to work.”
Photo courtesy of Paige hert

About Time For a Makeover

Kaydence Wilkinson, Assistant Editor February 10, 2025

Three summers, four semesters and one completely renovated 27-year-old high school: the construction of the school is well underway after nearly eight months of progress and is improving the school with...

Throwing the ball, sophomore shortstop and third baseman Hudson Cuevas completes a play to first base at the scrimmage against Round Rock on Feb. 4. Installation of new turf on the fields has relocatedthe team to practicing on the grass fields and at a batting cage center off of Lakeline called D-Bat. “Our players have attacked this challenge,” Head Coach Ben Huffman said. “We’re just having to shift locations from a day to day basis. [But], the boys come out and wherever and whatever we’re doing they just try to get better every day.” Photo by Alyssa Fox

New Faces Around The Bases

Alyssa Fox, Reporter February 7, 2025

As the dark skies dim the afternoon, the combination of green ‘Cedar Park Baseball’ shirts and white baseball pants flood the parking lot. Boys pile into cars, drive past their deconstructed home field...

Senior Rushil Mehta, Junior Katie Liu, Senior Ashley Blair, Senior Anabelle Staples, Senior Jen Nguyen, teacher Amy Buffington, and Senior Kim Dao smile at the camera as they anticipate the upcoming HOSA competition. These students are working together in their Mental Health Campaign, and they have made various preparations for the competition. “We did lots of outreach activities, such as a gratitude jar for students on CPHS and Christmas stockings for children who have to stay at a hospital during the holiday season,” Liu said. “We hoped that it would alleviate anxiety in youth and help brighten their day.” Photo courtesy of Payton DeAngelis

HOSA: Hands-On Healthcare

Addie Johnson, Reporter February 7, 2025

Online submissions. Meeting with professionals. Posting on social media. Practicing medical skills. These are some of many things that students do to prepare for the HOSA competition.   The HOSA competition...

Handing out business cards and putting up fliers, juniors Natalie Le (left) and Valerie Hall (right) promote their HOSA Community Awareness campaign “Backs on Track.” Working collaboratively with juniors Avani Eckert and Morgan Tran, the group is presenting their portfolio of this project at the HOSA Spring Leadership Conference on Feb. 7. “We chose to discuss back pain and posture because we felt the more common and popular ideas were already widely highlighted and we wanted to spread awareness to something less known,” Tran said. “Because this idea can reach a wide variety of audiences, we felt this topic would be appropriate and could easily be used to spread awareness to all of the community.”
Photos courtesy of Valerie Hall

The Backs on Track Project

Jane Yermakov, Assistant Editor February 6, 2025

An elderly person, phone-addicted teenager and someone who works remotely at their desk all day all walk into a room. What is one thing these people are likely to have in common? Bad posture. A slumped...

Holocaust Remembrance Week

Mia Morneault, Reporter February 6, 2025

It’s been nearly 80 years since the Holocaust came to an end. Holocaust Remembrance Week focuses on remembering the six million people who were lost all those years ago. To honor these victims, learn...

The Spin off series Mario and Luigi are RPGs that take the 2D platforming formula of Super Mario Games and turn it into a top down platformer packed with action, comedy and a huge personality. They put the Mario cast in the most bizarre locations you could imagine and do really creative things with the concept of each game. Thumbnail by Sebastian Farias.

Mario and Luigi, Superstar Review

Sebastian Farias, Reporter February 6, 2025

I’m not really the biggest fan of role-playing games; to me, they’re really boring and drag on for too long, but for some reason I’m a huge fan of the spin-off series called “Mario and Luigi.”...

As the support team sits and poses for a photo in the cafeteria with the counseling team they eagerly wait to start their day. "We [all] seem to be a team, I get up every day and there's days where I don't want to go to work today, but I'm thankful that I have a job and I'm blessed to have what I have," Christopherson said. Photo Courtesy of Julie Weltens.

Heart of the Campus: The Fantastic Five

Heidi Williams and Ingrid Bonner February 6, 2025

Scattered throughout the school, each person is entitled to a specific job that improves the physical and mental well-being of students and makes high school careers run as smoothly as possible. Though...

Typing on her computer in her AP Research class, junior Valerie Hall can be seen making edits to her research paper. Hall’s project is focused on the relationship between celebrities and their fans and how that affects purchasing celebrity products. “Since the career path I’m looking into is focused on science and research, I hope to gain experience from this entire journey in AP Research,” Hall said. “As this certainly will not be the last time I write a research paper or construct a study, I hope to have gained knowledge on exactly how to do that in the future. I have received so much support from Mrs. Brannan and my peers as well.”

The Capstone Countdown

Jane Yermakov, Assistant Editor February 4, 2025

Whether it’s conducting experiments for other Research students or doing a group presentation for Seminar students, Capstone students can often be seen typing dutifully away at their laptops or fluttering...

Smiling at the camera, senior Nathan Rechtfertig reflects on how the NROTC scholarship program will affect his life in the future. Because he is a recipient of this scholarship, he will join the marines. “It means a lot [to receive this scholarship,” Rechtfertig said. “It’s very calming because a lot of the colleges I applied for are out of state which is expensive and this scholarship pays it off. And I want to serve so it gives me the ability to both go to school and then serve after.”

Nathan Rechtfertig – Future Marine

Addie Johnson, Reporter February 4, 2025

Thousands of colleges. Tens of thousands of dollars. Over a million scholarships. There are many students who are anxiously awaiting scholarship and college acceptance letters that will determine where...

Taking a breath, senior Parker Huang cuts through the water while swimming the 100 breaststroke at the district meet on Jan. 23. Huang advanced to the regional meet in the 100 fly, 100 breast and 200 medley relay. “It’s been really exciting to see everyone make it [to regionals],” Huang said. “There’s been a lot more people who have been advancing than last year, so it’s really awesome to see that.”
Photo by Skyler King

District Domination

Skyler King, Reporter February 3, 2025

Standing on the side of the pool, senior Ella Mongenel waits for the sound of the whistle while breathing in the chlorine in the air. She puts her goggles on and takes off her parka. After two sharp sounds,...

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