![Musical theatre class runs through “Footloose” during their dress rehearsal. Senior student director Mia Morneault says how much she’s enjoyed working with the cast and crew. “I am very proud of all the cast and crew who worked as hard on it as I have. A lot of people care about [this show],” Morneault said. “I have a lot of friends on the cast and on the crew, but I’ve also grown and gained friendships through the show, even as director where I may be a little more stricter than normal. And I am very grateful for everyone I’ve gotten to work with.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_0657-1200x800.jpg)
![Sitting in a line of artwork, senior art student Kaemon Kato’s painting titled “Right Side of History” is displayed for attendees of the district’s art showcase. Kato’s painting is a political piece inspired by a photo of elementary schoolers in the street protesting against ICE. “I think it's also symbolic because they're surrounded by snow, which can represent ICE, and they are still marching,” Kato said. “[The kids] are not stopping until equality or justice is served, which I think is really important to represent and show.” Photo by John Pinion](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-03-26-114740.png)
![Broadcast, yearbook and newspaper combined for 66 Interscholastic League Press Conference awards this year. Yearbook won 43, newspaper won 14 and broadcast took home nine. “I think [the ILPC awards] are a great way to give the kids some acknowledgement for all of their hard work,” newspaper and yearbook adviser Paige Hert said. “They typically spend the year covering everyone else’s big moments, so it’s really cool for them to be celebrated so many times and in so many different ways.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/edited-ILPC.jpg)
![Holding up the bi-district champions trophy, junior shortstop Hudson Cuevas cheers alongside his team. The varsity baseball team played in the bi-district round of playoffs against the Boerne Greyhounds April 30-May 2, where they won Game 1 6-4, lost Game 2 2-1 and won the last game 5-2, allowing them to advance to area. “Honestly, [my favorite] big moment that wasn't even part of my moment was Dom's grand slam,” Cuevas said. “That was a big game changer in Game 1 of round one that ultimately helped us win that game and even move on. It set the tone for the games after and has really impacted and sparked this whole playoff run.” Photo by Allie Tseng](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/allie-boerne00159-1200x800.jpg)
![After he takes the handoff, senior running back Trae Hill runs down the field in search of a first down. Hill rushed for three touchdowns in the 43-36 loss against Frisco Wakeland last Friday, but the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention. “[I’m] just happy I got to experience the game with my brothers,” Hill said. “I’m going to remember how close and how enjoyable everything was with these guys. They are my brothers for life. Just waking up and grinding together, and proving the naysayers wrong [was my favorite part].”
Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/trae-hill-wakeland.jpg)
APES students dig in deep
Local farmer shows APES students the magic of hydroponics. “The farm was self sustaining,” senior Jordan Teliha said. “It is really an interesting concept and it was united with these really progressive farming techniques. It seemed like it would be a fun place to work.”
January 8, 2016
From growing lettuce to upcycling, there’s not much Doc. Mcpherson’s APES class doesn’t do. A recent addition to their environmental curriculum included a trip to a small hydroponics farm and homestead, located just an hour away.
Hydroponics farms use fish to help grow and fertilize plants, allowing for a beneficial relationship, and a more organic option for food growth.
“There aren’t many hydroponic farms around in general, and it was cool to see one in our regional community,” senior Jordan Teliha said. “It’s a really revolutionary process.”
Teliha, like many of the students living in Cedar Park hadn’t been exposed to the idea of a homestead, a self providing household, or the revolutionary process of hydroponics.
“I think aquaponics and homesteads are really cool,” Teliha said. “There is something appealing about being in the countryside and being self sustaining. Hydroponics and aquaponics are pretty revolutionary technologies that have great potential to grow crops with less water and environmental externalities. By the end, I kind of wanted a little farm myself.”
With a trip like this one, Dr. Mcpherson’s students were able to get some real life knowledge, and get their hands a little dirty. This allowed for them to get a deeper understanding of the information they’re reading in their text books.
“I enjoy seeing what I learn in the real world,” senior Kristen Kelly said. “I thought going on the field trip would be a good opportunity to do that.”
Along with getting to understand how the technology worked, the students also got to interact with the homestead, and the people and creature that live there. A homestead functions as a self-providing home, food is grown and slaughtered, and energy is harvested.
“It made me want to eat more locally,” Kelly said. “I realized the amount of support that local farms need to survive and I started to understand how bad the chemicals are and that many farms put in there food.”
Through the students trip they were able to get a closer look at what they were learning, and gain a deeper appreciation for the food being put on their plate.
“My biggest takeaway from this trip was learning about all the insane advantages of hydroponics,” senior Reagan Brittan said. “You save a ton of water, and the food stays a lot fresher.”
