![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)
Ten Students Prepare for Weekend UIL Regionals
UIL Members Advance to Regionals, Share Experience
At UIL Districts, the UIL Journalism team had two students, freshman Tristan Hernandez and senior Deana Trautz, advance to Regionals.
April 12, 2019
Over the last weekend of March, members of the science, math, social studies, journalism and speech and debate teams competed in UIL at the district level at Cedar Park and other Leander ISD high schools. Out of these students’ 32 placements in the top six, there were eight first-place rankings and 18 advancements to Regionals that will take place this weekend.
Junior Kate Lee competed in Mathematics, Number Sense and Calculator, and placed second in all three events. To prepare for her contests, one of which involved mentally solving 80 questions in 10 minutes, Lee said their team captain, senior Josh Kolenbrander, taught her math tricks to help her improve her skills.
“I’ve always been interested in math and wanted to experience diversity in maths so I chose to compete in all three math events,” Lee said. “I am so excited for competition because I get to meet more teams that are more challenging which motivates me to study harder by going over a bunch of practice tests and a slideshow with math tricks.”
Third-year UIL competitor, senior Olivia Cantrell, competed and placed third in Poetry Interpretation, in which competitors are given the freedom of creating their own selection of poetry and then present it to a panel of judges in seven minutes. Cantrell said for this event, she is critiqued upon delivery, content, voice and presentation.
“It was really fun and was a good end to senior year,” said Cantrell. “We’ve been practicing a lot for this Regional meet by reading our piece over and over, and we will do the same tomorrow.”
While some students only compete in specific types of events, junior Erin Berry competed in Spelling and Social Studies, both of which she advanced to Regionals in. To prepare for Regionals, Berry said she has been reviewing the UIL Word Power packet that contains competition information and a list of vocabulary. She has also been reviewing speeches, legislation, court cases and required reading material for Social Studies.
“It was really fun to compete with incredibly competitive yet courteous and fun-loving students,” Berry said. “I am happy with our results this year, but there is always room for improvement. Regionals is very important to me because it is the gateway to glory, in a way. If I succeed at Regionals, I could help distinguish our school in the world of UIL academics.”
