![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)
Peeking into band
The band sets up props for their performance at The Festival of Bands at Gupton Stadium on Sept. 22. The Festival helped raise money for charity while judges rate the bands from different schools on their overall performance. “The Festival is more of a show,” Driskill said. “It’s all about how your performance looks and whether or not the show comes together.”
October 29, 2014
Band placed seventh out of 10 in Austin BOA contest. They also got third in class and won outstanding music performance in class AAA. The BOA or Bands of America is a competition where schools from Leander ISD and schools around the state compete to go onto Grand Nationals. There are different ranks for certain categories; such as music, visual, and general overall.
This year 26 bands competed in BOA Austin and ten bands made it to finals, including Cedar Park. French Horn sophomore Matthew Driskill was proud of the performance overall, but felt there was room for improvement.
“It was the best performance, however, due to technical problems with our synthesizer, it lacked and we haven’t finished our show yet,” Driskill said. “But this piece has a lot of potential and can be a very inspiring and amazing piece.”
The band recently performed their newest piece at the Gupton Stadium Festival Of Bands on Sept. 22 before BOA. There were 10 high schools and six middle schools that came from Leander ISD. The Festival Of Bands is a fundraiser to help raise money for charity during and after the Band performances. French Horn sophomore Chris Knox likes going to competitive events and experiencing them first hand.
“It was kind of cool to watch other bands and to see what competition is and what they’re like,” Knox said. “If someone hasn’t been to a competition they would be able to see what competition is like in real life.”
Band starts working for competitions before the school year even begins, this year band started back up on July 30. And two months in, they’re still working hard for more competitions, such as the advancing BOA and invitationals.
The preparations for summer band consists of 1-1 ½ hour of crossfit, fundamentals (marching), lunch, music, and then the new piece for the halftime shows. This is done everyday till the first day of the new school year. French Hornist sophomore Kellan McPhail enjoys performing especially after all the hard work he’s done.
“Summer Band is fun but it’s more work than fun,” McPhail said. “It’s not that fun while working but when you’re in that stadium and everybody eats up every note you play, that’s when you’re really proud.”
