![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)
As the reigning states champions enter Kelly Reeves stadium once again, seniors Blake Musfeldt, Dhruvi Desai and Bahar Meharbani-Farsi face BOA Round Rock, this time being their last. Overall, coming out second, beating Rouse, Bands of America pushed the limits of the band.
The band’s show this year is called “The Cutting Edge.” It’s based on the musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” The show consists of barber polls. The band chose the classical composer Samuel Barber for their musical aspect. The show features music from a barber and about a barber, differing from previous shows.
“We’ve done more reflective, introspective types of shows,” Desai said. “We’ve done IC, Mirror Mirror, [and] now [our show is about] some killer. It’s a very different shift, but it’s so exciting because we have a lot more sharp movements. It’s a lot more of a character that we’re playing.”
Last weekend, the marching band, consisting of roughly 250 members, participated in BOA Round Rock. Not expecting such a strong start to their season, members went in with the mentality of doing their best, not the goal of winning.
“We went [to competitions] not competing to the place where we usually do [and] not scoring the same as we usually do,” Musfeldt said. “It feels good to come back with a strong start this year.”
After BOA Round Rock, the marching band will have their next competition at BOA San Antonio. This year, the band will also be going to Grand Nationals, which is a competition they have not gone to since the pandemic in 2020.
“The directors are really preparing us for the future competitions with our rehearsals every single day, putting all the effort in,” Mehrabani-Farsi said. “How we learn the drill, learn the techniques, marching, music and everything, [The directors] just contribute everything.”
As seniors in high school, BOA Round Rock is an event that bands only experience once a year and for seniors it will be their last time.
“When you’re a freshman, you get off the bus and you go wherever they tell you to go,” Musfeldt said. “Now I recognize the parking lot of Kelly Reeves Stadium and I know which of the warm-up lots we always go to and which route we take to get into the stadium. It’s always really cool to have that experience.”
The band is a highly accredited program with both concert and marching band working hard to earn more accolades.
“I’m just so grateful to be a part of a program like this,” Musfeldt said. “It’s helped me with the band and become a better musician. I wouldn’t have achieved that without the band program. And I think what our directors are doing is truly incredible and I can’t thank them enough.”
