![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)
Silence fills the room as order of the judges, who stare across the room at the standalone figure. The player clutches his instrument close to his chest in anticipation, the instrument composed of a series of buttons and spastic tubing. Giovani Lang-pale blows into his instrument, and the bass clarinet’s melody fills the room.
Giovani Lamg-pale is a senior who has been part of the honor band for two years. Lang-pale first joined band in seventh grade, and continued his journey throughout his four years of high school. The dual wielding clarinet player didn’t always have his eyes set on band, but there were moments throughout school that instilled in him a love for band.
“It first hit me in seventh grade in middle school,” Lang-pale said. “Whenever I saw my teacher teach the band and do everything that he did, he always seemed so happy, so excited, so enthusiastic to be there. I was pushed to stay and continue growing in band the first year I was able to actually march in the Cedar Park High School Band. I remember the thrill and the excitement that you feel when you’re on the field and doing the first full performance where you know for sure you’re going to nail it.”
Last year, Lang-pale placed third in the clarinet room for solo ensemble. At the Cedar Park High sShool Young Artist Competition, or CPAC, he played a solo with a pianist accompaniment and got an overall score of 93, but still wanted to improve his playing skills.
“It was very exciting to see the fruits of my labor reap something,” Lang-pale said. “My sophomore year I wasn’t as enthusiastic about doing all the music stuff. I wasn’t as engaged into my instrument or anything like that. So whenever the time came around for [CPAC], I did all right. But I didn’t do as good as I knew I could, and I didn’t do as good as I wanted to.”
This year, Lang-pale went off to compete in the TMEA state competition, placing seventh in state for bass clarinet.
“I play the B-flat clarinet,” Lang-pale said. “The B-flat is basically just the smaller version of the bass clarinet. I started off on the B-flat, and I’m playing it again this year for the CPAC. These are my loves. I love them.”
Although Lang-pale plays mainly the bass and B-flat clarinet, he also spends his free time playing saxophone, drawing and playing video games between his busy band schedule. Lang-pale hopes that his talents will be recognized by the University of Central Arkansas, which is where he hopes to follow in the footsteps of his band private lesson teacher.
“I’ve met the clarinet professor at UCA,” Lang-pale said. “She’s trained me and helped me with clarinet whenever I was auditioning for All-State. That was pretty cool. I hope my auditions go well; I audition March 9th, so that’ll be cool. From then on my goal is just to get a music degree and go from there.”
