The student newspaper and broadcast of Cedar Park High School

The Wolfpack

The student newspaper and broadcast of Cedar Park High School

The Wolfpack

The student newspaper and broadcast of Cedar Park High School

The Wolfpack

Kassidy Wilkinson

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter

Kassidy is a sophomore and first year reporter. She was born in the early 2000s to Rachelle and Jayson Wilkinson who gave her a name along with a few other things like shelter, hope... and four other siblings her same age. Along with her other quintuplet siblings, Kassidy is a part of the CPHS Waterpolo Team where she primarily plays at the wings. She believes that Diet Coke is heavens water, and spends her time re-writing song lyrics, creating poems and telling her friends funny pick up lines.

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Chemistry teacher Lauren Buntin smiles for the camera. Buntin has been teaching at the school for two years and made the choice to become a teacher after doing a few internships in her original degree, environmental science.“I decided to be a teacher because I want to encourage students that they can accomplish anything they set their mind to,” Buntin said. “Sometimes school feels too hard and overwhelming, but I believe that having a teacher that believes in you can make all the difference.” (Photo Courtesy of Ryder Wilkinson)

Masters of Education

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
February 20, 2023
State level competition eight times, top three finishes seven of those eight times in four different sports, two state championships back to back and one undefeated season last year. Spanish Teacher Rebecca Zabel-Brewer made many achievements during her time as a coach and felt she had made it far enough in her career to stop and focus on her family. “I chose to stop coaching because I have two sons who are athletes,” Brewer said. “I realized that coaching and following their athletic careers were opposing goals. There was no longer room in my life for both of those things, I was going to have to choose one or the other. It was an easy choice. I love my sons and I want the front row seat to bear witness to their athletic careers.”

An Easy Choice

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
February 14, 2023
From his first published novel, “Elantris,” to his epic fantasy series The Stormlight Archive, Brandon Sanderson displays his amazing skills of creation and storytelling through a complex series of events that have been my familys dinner discussion on multiple occasions. He is by far my favorite author and one of my many influences in writing.

His Words of Brilliance

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
January 23, 2023
Leaping into the air, bending towards the water to complete his dive, sophomore Rustin Wilkinson competes in the first dive competition of the season, Mavwood invitational. Wilkinson has been diving for a year and a half and is seeded second for districts. “Diving is hard because it requires you to know where you are in the air,” Rustin said. “You have to know which rotation you are in when you are spinning. [I dive] because I want to get in the top ten at state. Last year [at state] I got second to last, but this year I want to get in the top ten so I can see all my hard work and perseverance pay off.”

Flip or Flop

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
January 12, 2023
Trying to regain strength with every breath, sophomore Patrico Salazar competes in the longest event in UIL high school swimming, the 500-yard freestyle. For the fourth meet of the season, the swim team drove to The University of Texas where they participated in the annual AISD invite. Like the teams times, the temperatures outside were starting to drop. Regardless of how much I swam, I was only able to sustain for an hour of practice, Salazar said. Then I started shivering while swimming and turning purple on my hands, feet and pretty much all around.”

Shiver Me Timber-Wolves

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
November 22, 2022
Posing for a picture holding up our finger hearts, my sisters and grandma wear our matching BTS, a Korean boy band, shirts to show how much we enjoy the group. (Photo Courtesy of Kaydence Wilkinson)

A Hopeless Ramen-Tic

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
November 21, 2022
As students battle deadlines, major assessments and changing trends, anxiety takes control of the brain. Since 1936, when endocrinologist Hans Selye studied an organisms ability to adapt, the term eustress has been used in psychology to describe good stress. I view stress as both good and bad, counselor James Sullivan said. Good stress is often short term that can be used to motivate you, like the stress, or excitement, you feel before playing a sporting game, preparing for a test, or before going on a first date. Bad stress is usually long term and wears you out. Over long times it can lead to anxiety.

Say Yes to the Stress

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
October 19, 2022
Watching the eyes of the opposing player, sophomore Avery Nelson carefully  waits for her to decide the play. The girl’s water polo team were seated second in their district at the beginning of their season. “[Being a goalie] is very stressful,” Nelson said. “[It] feels like all the pressure is on you because youre the last line of defense, when the offensive opponents are coming at you, you always have to be on your guard. And Its very tough mentally because you always beat yourself up.”

All Worth it

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
September 27, 2022
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