![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)
![Officer Stephanie Cash is in her second year as an SRO at CPHS. “Seeing [students] grow over the years has been kind of cool,” Officer Cash said. “Freshmen that [are] all over the place and then in the next couple of years get a little more squared away and go to class and do work and start thinking about the future. Being a part of a student's growth is the best way to measure my success as an SRO.” Photo Courtesy of Cedar Park Police Department's PIO, Alicia Gallagher.](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CPHS-SRO-900x1200.jpg)
Before students flood the halls in the morning, a Student Resource Officer has already entered the school. They’ve scoped out the halls, checked the door and made sure that those only allowed on campus can enter, ensuring that all students are safe while on campus. These often overlooked daily tasks are what shield students from danger, while fostering good relationships with the community and law enforcement.
Students often grow up with these ideas of having the future planned out, but those plans are not always permanent, and for Officer Stephanie Cash, prior to her policing career, she thought the same.
“At first I thought I wanted to go into something like the FBI and then I realized I didn’t want to be shipped around,” Officer Cash said. “It was just the thought of being a law enforcement officer as being a good job where we could actually help people.”
After eight years being on the force, Officer Cash wanted to try something different and after being talked into joining the SRO program by her sergeant, she agreed. Officer Cash went through about a week of training, and was then transferred to become the new officer on campus at Cedar Park High School.
“I thought it would be a good break from some of the other stuff that I’ve done,” Officer Cash said. “I saw it as kind of an opportunity to do something in the community and help kids understand law enforcement a little better, because I remember I had an SRO in high school that I really liked. So I was hoping to be [mentor] for somebody else.”
Officer Cash’s main job is to navigate and understand how the law is portrayed to students and how she can help them veer away from any illegal or unsafe situations, in addition to being a law enforcement presence for 2,000 plus students everyday.
“It’s about talking to [students], making them feel like they can come and talk to me and not being serious all the time,” Officer Cash said. “There’s definitely a place for that I can be serious, but a lot of this job is establishing relationships and being able to have conversations and be able to be a little goofy and have fun with [students], too. It doesn’t have to be super serious all the time, unless they’re doing something bad.”
Officer Cash acts as a problem solver for many conflicts: issues with someone getting assaulted, mitigating conflicts, assisting administration with said conflicts and following up with ideas to help.
“It’s not challenging anymore, but at first navigating juvenile law versus adult law, learning how things work with administration and when I get involved [or] when I don’t get involved, when it’s an official thing or if I’m just there to be a mentor,” Officer Cash said. “It’s not really challenging about that part now, I’m just making sure [all students are] safe.”
According to Officer Cash, being an SRO is not always about the serious things, it’s about making the school a community and furthering a connection between students and officers.
“I feel like all of the goofy things, like [at the pep rally when] I made that ‘cheer [or] go to jail’ sign is it’s things like that. It just goes back to teaching that all cops aren’t always a scary thing,” Officer Cash said. “Even though we do have counselors here, some people see [me] as someone that they can talk to as well. And that’s the goal, right? I want people to be able to come tell me if they have problems and not be afraid of the police.”
An SRO is an officer like any other, but specializes in juvenile law. They have seen what it’s like to be a regular officer as well and it helps them prepare and handle situations with children.
“Talking to [students] the same way I do with people like adults that commit crimes, if you tell people what’s gonna happen, they are a lot more calm,” Officer Cash said. “Explaining why it’s happening, what the process is, what happens after things like that. I think just having conversations with people is a big help.”
Officer Cash said that she wants students and staff to feel safe and welcomed on campus and that she will do her duty to serve and protect all students. She does not want any of them to worry about possible tragedies at school.
“Say hi in the hallway or my office; my door is always open y’all,” Officer Cash said. “Anytime you have a question or you want to come say hi, just come say hi.”
