![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)
Swim and Service
New Club Advocates for Environment, Members Discuss Future Plans
![Club president senior Loree Morin and treasurer and secretary junior Efrain Vera III pose with club members junior Sarah Lailson and sophomore Alfred Morin during Meet the Timberwolves on Aug 22. Morin created the mermaid club this year in hopes of promoting the importance of community service. "I've been really into mermaids for a really long time and I thought it would be fun to apply my interests and share [them] with other people and allow them to discover how much fun it is," Morin said. "I really want to share [the club] and use it as a way to promote conservation."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/mermaid-club-900x600.jpg)
Club president senior Loree Morin and treasurer and secretary junior Efrain Vera III pose with club members junior Sarah Lailson and sophomore Alfred Morin during Meet the Timberwolves on Aug 22. Morin created the mermaid club this year in hopes of promoting the importance of community service. “I’ve been really into mermaids for a really long time and I thought it would be fun to apply my interests and share [them] with other people and allow them to discover how much fun it is,” Morin said. “I really want to share [the club] and use it as a way to promote conservation.”
September 23, 2019
After years of pursuing her passion of being a mermaid, senior Loree Morin has decided to create a mermaid club this year in order to share her enthusiasm for community service and mermaids with others.
Morin said that she has always been fascinated by mermaids, and even lived out her dreams as a mermaid instructor at AquaMermaid Austin. Now, she said that she hopes to give others a chance to realize their passions as president of her new club.
“I’ve been really into mermaids for a really long time and I thought it would be fun to apply my interests and share [them] with other people and allow them to discover how much fun it is,” Morin said. “I really want to share [the club] and use it as a way to promote conservation.”
Along with informational presentations about the environment, Morin said that club meetings consist of relaxing arts and crafts and, of course, making mermaid tails. Every month the club has a “pod meeting” where they discuss future plans for community service, something Morin said plays a big role in being a mermaid.
“Being a mermaid really is about advocacy,” Morin said. “A lot of really popular, professional mermaids, they all advocate for the limited use of plastics and conserving water and taking care of different species in global and local waterways.”
Morin said that she believes community service is extremely important, and she hopes that the mermaid club will be able to help promote this importance.
“Nobody likes going first so if we start, people will be more accepting of [community service],” Morin said. “It can leave room for people to be strange and unique, but it also leaves room for people to break barriers. If somebody starts it, then that means more people will come.”
The vice president of the club, senior Nitya Sadasivan, said that she strongly believes in community service and ocean advocacy, so when she heard about the creation of the mermaid club from Loree, she didn’t hesitate to join.
“Caring more about the environment is something I would like to see more in Cedar Park,” Sadasivan said. “I feel like sometimes we could be a little more empathetic about things happening in the environment and I really hope that this club can change that,”
Treasurer and secretary of the club, junior Efrain Vera III, said that mermaid club is a great way to learn more about the environment and how to save it.
“The whole point of mermaid club is conservation and it teaches you more and more about what’s going on [in the environment],” Vera said. “I think [the club] is great and how we talk about plastics [and] how we can work on getting [rid of] them entirely.”
With the club being brand new this year, there are not many members and community service opportunities have been limited. However, Morin said that she hopes to promote the club through posters and, with more members, participate in multiple volunteer events.
“I hope that we thrive as a club,” Morin said. “That is my biggest hope. We are really small right now. I really want us to be able to do larger projects. I hope that we get more people who are interested in helping out the community.”
For more information about mermaid club, talk to club sponsor Laura Jennings. The club meets every Thursday during DEN in room 4004.
