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 junior and second year reporter. She was born in the early 2000s to Rachelle and Jayson Wilkinson who gave her a name and a few other things like shelter, hope... and four other siblings her exact age. Along with her other quintuplet siblings, Kassidy is a part of the CPHS pickleball club. She believes Diet Coke is heaven's water, and spends her time reading romance novels, dreaming of Torchy’s Tacos and writing articles.

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Senior Adriana Slack works on her computer in her AP Capstone Research class. Slack’s research project looked into the connection between how K-pop idols and their companies utilize social media accounts to connect with American K-pop fans. “It’s hard to look at two months worth of content on a total of 100 accounts across three social media apps,” Slack said. “I’ve learned that there is a lot of potential for mistakes to be made in the research process. If the variables aren’t clear, or your survey questions are accidentally worded in a guided way, or if the identity of your participants is leaked, it could ruin your research by skewing your data or result in what could be considered an ethical wrongdoing in research.” Photo courtesy of Romy Ford

Searching for an Answer

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
February 27, 2024
Students at the sophomore and junior levels face the decision of taking advanced placement (AP), Austin Community College (ACC) or on-level courses. Those who take ACC classes will be able to receive college credit for Texas colleges and out-of-state colleges if they pass the class with a 70 or higher. Students in AP classes only receive college credit if they pass the AP test at the end of the year.  “In general, you are going to be dealing with very difficult course work for both options,” Campos said. “However, if you like the idea of a final test to determine whether you receive college credit rather than grinding for a passing grade in a college course then choose AP, and if not, I’d highly recommend ACC. I’d also say if you are looking for a different high school experience then choosing ACC will definitely provide that.”

Dual Credit Decisions

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
February 14, 2024
I love Sonic Diet Coke but every time I buy a large drink theres always too much ice. To find a solution to this problem, my family and I did an experiment to figure out how much soda was actually in a large drink with ice and whether or not a medium drink without ice had more soda.

Soda-rn Good

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
January 28, 2024
Researching todays stock market and looking for trends, junior Mason Crews competes with his twin brother Owen Crews in the DECA Stock Market Game. According to Mason, working as a team makes it easier to spot trends that would negatively affect their value. “There’s been a few times where I found something I thought would work and then Owen found some sort of trend or something that makes it look like [a stock] is going to go up,” Mason said. “Then we don’t [buy] it and the next day it goes up 40%. Or I research the stocks for the day and I don’t find anything but Owen finds something that’s going to go up 40% the next day.”

Out of Stock

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
January 17, 2024
In the early years of my life, I thought there was nothing to be scared of except bulldogs and people putting raisins in baked goods. However, there was one thing that would always make the color drain from my face and cause a cold sweat to break out across my brow, and it was just two terrifying words. Family pictures.

Oh Shoot

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
October 2, 2023
Lying on the shelf in the science fiction section of the library are a wide variety of novels, with classics  such as “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner. Reading is a gateway to different worlds and can take readers on an adventure they can’t experience in their own life, giving them the opportunity to escape from their current reality, according to English teacher Jessica Logsdon. “Reading has given me a much-needed outlet.  [It has] provided stability [and] consistency in times of uncertainty, and allowed me to build a community of readers around me.”

Fully Booked

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
May 23, 2023
With his hands forming the symbol of the college he will attend post graduation, senior Pierce Brookes smiles for the camera. In addition to his UIL State win, Brooke also attended the USA Junior Nationals for diving every year of high school, once placing fourth in the semi-finals on 1m springboard, beating a former national champion. He has also been to the Junior World Trials and made it to the finals of the meet, but none of these are what he considers his greatest accomplishment. “In my honest opinion, being asked to join the UT Men’s Swimming and Diving program is my greatest achievement that isn’t a medal or meet that I have attended,” Brooke said. “Diving for so many years and sticking with it has finally paid off and it is something that I could not be more happy about.” (Photo courtesy of Pierce Brooke)

The Drive to Dive

Kassidy Wilkinson, Reporter
May 10, 2023
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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