![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)
Anticipation hangs in the air as the room stills. Anxious parents lean on the edges of their bleacher seats, players float silently in the water, and the referee has one hand poised in the air, ball in hand. Suddenly, a whistle blows out, the ball drops into the water, and the players rush to the center of the pool at the beginning of another water polo game.
Water polo is one of many things senior August Pritzlaff has been involved in since freshman year. In addition to water polo, Pritzlaff has also focused on helping the community and growing as a person through various roles including student body president and swim team member.
“While I was on the swim team, I got a sub-one-minute one-hundred [freestyle] at the very end of my sophomore season, and I was very proud of that,” Pritzlaff said. “My favorite memory from high school is my sophomore year when we went to the district swim meet. I swam the 200 IM in that meet and it was one of the last swim meets with all my friends who have graduated, so I remember that very fondly.”
Pritzlaff also accomplished his goal of becoming captain of the water polo team and supporting the team in a new way.
“Beyond swimming, I became captain of the water polo team, something I always wanted to do in high school,” Pritzlaff said. “[I liked] helping the team grow and continue [moving] forward. It was really a dream come true for me, and I would say something I’m very proud of.”
During Pritzlaff’s junior year, water polo became a UIL sport, providing more opportunities for the water polo team. At the end of his junior year, however, the district decided to demote water polo to a club sport that did not fall under UIL. As this was happening, Pritzlaff got together with members of the water polo team and their parents to try and change the district’s decision.
“I went to several board meetings where I gave a speech and spoke out against their decision to shut the team down, and I tried to promote the idea of the merits of school sports and the impact they can have on kids’ lives,” Pritzlaff said. “Going further than that, I participated in several focus groups with the superintendent and other school district officials trying to show them that we [should] continue to do water polo.”
Unfortunately, there were problems with UIL water polo that were too difficult to overcome, according to district officials, and water polo reverted to a club sport.
“I tried very hard, [but] they did not see our point of view,” Pritzlaff said. “I’m sad that it did not work out, but I’m proud of the entire Cedar Park water polo team—both boys and girls—because they all worked very hard to try and preserve their [UIL] sport.”
Pritzlaff said he was grateful to improve the community as the student body president of the student council. One of the most significant changes he implemented was creating a committee where freshmen and sophomores could propose ideas and develop leadership roles.
“In the past, a lot of the officers [took] it upon themselves to do everything and they [didn’t give] the freshmen and the sophomores any real agency to try and help the school in their own way, and I wanted to change that,” Pritzlaff said. “I feel like I gave greater access to [participation in the] student council, helped foster ideals of giving back to your community and the idea that you don’t have to be an officer of a club to give back, you can be anyone.”
Pritzlaff has committed to Texas A&M University where he will major in political science.
“I’m looking forward to possibly some type of career in government or public service because I believe public service is one of the most important things someone can do in their life,” Pritzlaff said. “Giving back to other people is important because society can’t run if we don’t work together, and some people have to be there to help others.”
