![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)
FFA to State
Two FFA Teams Advance to State, Members Share Preparation, Excitement
FFA’s floral team poses at the state competition on May 3. Entomology got 19th place out of 61 teams and floral got 37th place out of 1,113 teams. “I am very proud of how we did at State,” member Callie Hobbs said. “The state competition was the hardest competition that we had been to by far, so I am thrilled with our ranking.”
May 9, 2019
Students from all over Texas competed in the FFA State Competition on April 27 and May 3, including Cedar Park’s entomology and floral teams. After weeks of dedicated practice, students from the entomology team ranked 19th out of 61 teams, and floral students were ranked 37th out of 60 competing teams.
Junior Cole Schulte, who joined FFA and the entomology team last year, said that he believes this year’s placement will help pave the way for a successful future.
“I was pretty happy with our placement because it is a good starting point for next year [and] all of our team members are returning next year, so I think we have a good shot at winning state next year,” Schulte said. “For next year, we plan to do more research on the identification characteristics of the bugs because we had the most trouble with identifying the different types of bugs.”
Junior Jeffery Morphis has been a member of FFA since eighth grade and joined after hearing about the program from his friend. Morphis said that he was happy after discovering that he was going to State with the entomology team, especially since it was his first year qualifying.
“I was super excited,” Morphis said. “This was the first time I’d qualified for a state contest, and the first time an entomology team from Cedar Park has qualified.”
Similar to the entomology members, the floral team qualified for state after weeks of preparing. Freshman Callie Hobbs, who has been a part of FFA for three years, said that when she heard her team had advanced, she was very proud.
“I was ecstatic when I found out we were going to State,” Hobbs said. “I was so proud of my teammates because we worked really hard and it paid off. I hadn’t been on the team very long when we went to our area competition, so I wasn’t expecting to do very well. However, when our scores were released, I was shocked at how well I did compared to how I thought I was going to do.”
The FFA state competition took place in Huntsville, TX last Friday at Sam Houston University.
“I am very proud of how we did at state,” Hobbs said. “There were 60 floral teams in the whole state and we got 37th, so I was very excited with how we did. The state competition was the hardest competition that we had been to by far, so I am thrilled with our ranking.”
At first, sophomore Skye Lindholm said that she felt a bit discouraged after discovering her team only placed 37th, however, her opinion changed after realizing the level of competition.
“Well, personally, I felt a little disappointed,” Lindholm said. “I had wanted to do a little better, but I didn’t know how many teams there were. 37 out of 60 is pretty good.”
For next year, both Lindholm and Hobbs said that they plan on dedicating more time to studying and preparing for State to advance even further.
“I’m hoping that my team next year will win State so we can represent Texas at Nationals,” Lindholm said. “I plan on preparing by starting everything a lot earlier and going to more practice competitions.”
