Trevor Von Wupperfeld

Standing with his guitar during Garage Band practice, senior Trevor Von Wupperfeld smiles for the camera. Von Wupperfeld was a founding member of the club, along with a long line of other activities at Cedar Park that earned him the title of “Most Involved.” “All of the music programs at our school are very, very dedicated,” Von Wupperfeld said. “It’s kind of an all or nothing type of deal. And I am not a big fan of the all or nothing. So I kinda found a garage band to house all of the musicians who didn’t have a place in the school or people who didn’t have a traditional instrument they played. We take guitarists and basses and all kinds of stuff. ” Photo Courtesy of Trevor Von Wupperfeld

From making music with his club in the science building to goalkeeping on the water polo team, there almost isn’t anything senior Trevor Von Wupperfeld doesn’t do. Von Wupperfeld is the Senior Class President, Varsity Debate Extemp Captain, Water Polo Captain, Founder of Garage Band Club, involved in DECA, Model UN and Chinese Club, on top of being a member of the National, Rho Kappa and Science Honor Societies, and lifeguarding throughout the week.

It’s crystal clear why he was voted “Most Involved” by the senior class.

“I am not doing all of these leadership positions for college applications,” Von Wupperfeld said. “I do it because these are all things I enjoy. The campaigning that comes with it is also a really fun part of it all.”

From his long list of titles, there are two that take the most of Von Wupperfeld’s time and energy – his Senior Class President duties, and The Garage Band Club.

“I enjoy running Senior Assassin,” Von Wupperfeld said. “All of the comments on my post that say ‘my president’ is something that’s always funny to see. I don’t really know why I decided to run the game in the first place, but it’s been fun to do.”

Even though Von Wupperfeld does an outstanding job of organizing student events, planning for hundreds of students can get quite tricky and sometimes even frustrating.

“Sometimes running Senior Assassin made me lose my mind,” Von Wupperfeld said. “At the start there was a ton of paperwork. Getting everyone to sign up, get in one place, and fully register the teams while creating a comprehensive set of rules that is both fair and allows people to play the game was definitely one of the biggest obstacles I faced. It is also impossible to create a set of rules that is completely impartial, which leads me to deal with a lot of people who interpret the rules differently and disagree with the judgment I pass.”

According to Von Wupperfeld, dealing with people who are more unagreeable has better prepared him to work and get along with others in general- including the people in Garage Band Club.

“All of the music programs at our school require you to be very, very dedicated,” Von Wupperfeld said. “It’s kind of an all or nothing type of deal for those programs. And I am not a big fan of all or nothing. That’s about when I decided to found a garage band to house all of the musicians who didn’t have a place in the school or people who played non-traditional instruments. Our thing is that we just have people walk in. We put them on an instrument they might like and tell them to rock and roll with us. We take guitarists, basses, horns and anyone who might even just want to learn.” 

Von Wupperfeld’s passion for music isn’t going to be left in the Garage Band room when he leaves for college though. His sights are already set on starting a new band at Texas A&M, where he will be studying business. 

“One of the other managers at my lifeguarding job is a pretty talented musician who is also going to A&M,” Von Wupperfeld said. “She is a drummer and a multi instrumentalist, and I am a basset and a multi instrumentalist. With a few more people, we’re basically starting the Beatles.”