![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)
Competitors rushing all around, robots whirring across the floor, chaos unfolding as the CPHS FTC Robotics Team prepare to stand their ground against the judges of the Cedar Ridge Regional Robotics Competition.
The CPHS FTC Robotics Teams traveled to Round Rock to compete in their UIL Regionals competition on Feb. 26.
“It was a lot of fun,” Robotics sponsor Amy Lovelace said. “It was just in Cedar Ridge, so it was close. But it was fun, they did judging in the morning and they all did very well. It was fun to compete with all the teams in the Austin area.”
FTC Robotics throughout the year had been competing against the same teams throughout the state and district, eventually growing closer to their competitors and getting to know their methods and habits to prepare for the grand showdown at regionals.
“One nice thing about this actually about robotics is that you get to know a lot of the other teams in the area,” Lovelace said. “It’s kind of nice to be able to compete with the other teams from the other leagues in Austin.”
Senior Arav Neroth has been a part of the FTC Robotics team for two years and said he was nervous about the competition.
“I definitely feel we could have performed better,” Neroth said. “We had a lot of unlucky matchups, and we almost didn’t make it. Our advancement was due to winning an award.”
Although Neroth was uncertain about the bot’s performance, the team’s new bot was equipped with a variety of new features. These features include a custom designed and 3D printed, spring loaded paper airplane shooter, and a new line of code to assist the bot’s performance and overall allow the bot to run smoother than ever.
“Our paper airplanes are getting more consistent,” Lovelace said. “They’re getting at telling our motor to toggle driver mode where you can make the mosaics on the board. It’s a process and you get better each time.”
Lovelace said that this is the first time in history that Cedar Park has had two teams make it to regionals, and both teams managed to pull through and made it to the playoffs. The stats given by Lovelace show that only the top 20% of teams make it to regionals, 10% make it to state and only 1% manage to make it to worlds. Unfortunately, both teams didn’t quite conquer the semi finals in their respective divisions, however team 14361 will continue to compete in both UIL State and FTC State near the end of March in Belton, Texas.
“It’s really, really competitive to get that far in Texas,” Lovelace said. “They’ve done really well just to even get to regionals. So that’s amazing.”
