![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)
Hello From the Happiest Place on Earth
CPHS Alumnus Joins Staff as Theatre Tech Teacher
New Theatre Tech teacher Colin Falk faces the camera smiling while wearing his Disney Fantasmic Cast and Crew Jacket. Falk is an alumnus of Cedar Park High School who used to work for Disney’s Fantasmic before joining the staff. “I worked with the fireworks team to produce the nighttime spectacular,” Falk said. “It was, really and truly, a magical experience. I tell people all the time that my favorite part of working there was that moment right before the show, when I could look out at the audience and see a crowd of 8,000 cheering people, and it was a new crowd every night, with another group of people waiting to be amazed by what we do.”
April 19, 2021
The theatre department has a new tech teacher. Colin Falk has returned to the hallways of Cedar Park High school, since his graduation in 2016. After graduating high school, Falk pursued his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While he was a student there, Falk was also working at different jobs across the country.
“[Between] my time working at the school, and working some summer gigs across the country, I’ve been able to be a part of nearly 30 productions in four different states,” Falk said. “I’ve been a stagehand for a number of other shows that toured through the area. My favorite was working a concert for/meeting Leslie Odom Jr. Right out of my undergrad, I went to work at Walt Disney World.”
Falk worked at Disney as a pyrotechnics technician on one of the park’s shows, “Fantasmic.” The show is a night time spectacular at the park, with fireworks, water effects and video projections while also having characters interacting with the audience.
Falk also worked at other Disney events, including the RunDisney Marathons as well as the opening of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Age.”
“I worked with the fireworks team to produce the nighttime spectacular,” Falk said. “It was, really and truly, a magical experience. I tell people all the time that my favorite part of working there was that moment right before the show, when I could look out at the audience and see a crowd of 8,000 cheering people, and it was a new crowd every night, with another group of people waiting to be amazed by what we do.”
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Falk decided to move back to Cedar Park temporarily. He originally planned to stay a month or two, during which he received a call from the former CPHS Theatre Director Jerry Blake, informing him that the position of technical director was open.
“A few weeks later, I was a teacher,” Falk said. “It has certainly been an interesting year; the challenges of learning how to teach, adapting to Zoom learning and just reentering the world after six months of isolation.”
Despite the challenges of this year, Falk said he is optimistic about how things will go. Overall, he said he is proud to teach at CPHS and is excited about the new theatre season.
“More than once I’ve doubted whether I would make it to the end of the year,” Falk said. “But now we’re nearing the end of this school year, and things are really starting to look up. We’re optimistic for next school year, and I’m ready to see some people in person again, and we’ve planned a season full of shows which is going to blow everyone away.”
