![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)
Prepping to Get Peppy
First In-School Pep Rally Tomorrow
Cheering alongside the other student section leaders, senior Emily Rangel tries to keep energy high while watching the football games. The next home football game will be on Oct. 15, at the Gupton stadium. “I wanted to become student section leader because I felt like I would be able to help bring everyone together and be as enthusiastic as possible after COVID made last year really rough,” Rangel said. “I wanted to make sure I had some sort of leadership position in order to be able to make my senior year and everyone else’s year memorable. My best advice to the underclassmen is to not be afraid to be loud and partake in anything they can. It’s not embarrassing to have school spirit and it makes the pep rally much more enjoyable if everyone participates.”
October 14, 2021
Chanting along with the entire student body, watching elaborate dances and listening to the athletes of the season speak about upcoming games. That is what has been missing this past year due to online learning. But on Friday, the first in-school pep rally of the year will be held on the football field during DEN.
The event will be led by the familiar faces and anchors of the Wolfcast, juniors Katie Whitmarsh, Jack Polishook and Abby Martinez, and will showcase many forms of entertainment, including a kick routine from the Celebrities, a pyramid routine from the cheerleaders and a band performance. There will also be a student vs. teacher game. The only drastic difference is the venue.
“We’re doing it outside, on the football field,” head cheer coach Nadira King said. “Basically, there still is a capacity that we have to follow for people indoors. So in order to be able to have everybody go out there and stuff, we had to do it outside. So it’ll be a new thing because we’ve never had a pep rally before outside, so it’ll be something new and it could be[come] a tradition.”
It’s going to be the first high school pep rally for freshman and sophomores, and it will also be the first one some upperclassmen are participating in. For example, junior and Celebrity Junior Lieutenant, Sandra Ziegler, will be performing for the first time..
“I haven’t participated in a pep rally before, so although I am a little nervous, I am extremely excited,” Ziegler said. “I’ve been anticipating performing at a pep rally for two years now. The last pep rally I attended was my freshman year, and I specifically remember sitting in the audience watching the Celebrities dance. It’s surreal and so exciting that even after missing out on a year of pep rallies, I will now be out there performing with the team as a Junior Lieutenant.”
The Celebrities have been working hard in preparation of the pep rally and their performance will consist of a high energy traditional kick routine. The band will be playing the music for their routine live, which creates a more excited atmosphere, not only for the Celebrities, but for the crowd as well, according to Ziegler.
“The team originally learned this dance routine in the summer because we performed it towards the beginning of football season,” Ziegler said. “But to prepare for the pep rally, we have been running this routine everyday during practice in order to build and maintain our stamina. Since the pep rally got postponed, we have had some extra time to make sure this routine is clean and ready for the performance. This routine is very detailed, but we have worked very hard making it the best it can be.”
Alongside Ziegler, junior Katie Whitmarsh has also been preparing for the pep rally, but in a different way. Being one of the Wolfcast anchors directly leads to being involved with pep rallies, since it was decided around two years ago that the Wolfcast anchors would emcee pep rallies. This isn’t the first time Whitmarsh has attended a pep rally, and it’s also not her first time planning one.
“I have [planned a pep rally before] actually yeah,” Whitmarsh said. “I went to Lake Travis and right before I moved here, we planned just a freshman-only pep rally because I was a freshman while I was there. Then I moved here and they had the pep rally scheduled and everything, so I got to leave school early, go back to Lake Travis, host the pep rally, then come back to Cedar Park for school.”
The schedule Friday will look a little different, with DEN time being moved to after 6th period. Students will be released by grade level from DEN to walk out to the stadium for the pep rally. Whitmarsh encourages students to attend and enjoy the event.
“Making sure people have fun, that’s the whole purpose of it,” Whitmarsh said. “Be prepared to be hype and nice and loud. And participate, it’s a good thing to participate, it’s not weird or lame if you do.”
