![The cross country team poses for the camera after finishing the district meet. The varsity boys, JV boys and JV girls all placed third and the varsity girls placed fourth. “Coach put in the right training for us for this season, so I think we will be peaking this week and the next couple of weeks,” varsity runner and junior Nathan Kukla said. “The chances of making it to state are very high, but we don’t settle for the lowest and there is always going to be that chance, so [we] race for the best.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Heidi-831-1200x900.jpg)
![Sucking in a breath of air, freshman Lily Pope competes in the 200 yard individual medley. On Oct. 25, the swim team competed in the AISD Swim Invitational. Overall, the girls team took second place and the boys team came in eleventh. “My favorite stroke is butterfly because I do the best in that stroke,” Pope said. “I feel like [butterfly] can test how [your ability] to convince yourself to keep going. The hardest part of swimming is convincing yourself to stay strong and keep pushing during a hard race [when] everything is tired.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/POPE-1200x804.jpg)
![Smiling at the camera, Author Ehigbor Okosun, members of Page Turners, and other students reflect on the author's visit. “I thought the visit was great,” Senior Amia De Leon said. “It was interesting talking to her and [getting to know] her process and her thoughts and books in general. But I think the reason it went well [was that] people got to ask questions. I'm glad that she said so much in response to the questions and it wasn't just one and done. [The author’s responses] felt very articulate.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sebastian-5-1200x800.jpg)
![Standing in front of the field at a freshman football game, cheerleader freshman Jacob Gaudreau along with teammate freshman Bella Gibson pose for a photo during halftime of game. “[Cheer has] definitely given me a much more outgoing personality,” Gaudreau said. “I used to be very introverted, so it's definitely made me more extroverted towards people.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ingrid-204-1200x800.jpg)
![Holding a wooden pizza toy, senior Taylor Peterson plays with small children in Bucaramanga, Colombia. During the summer, Peterson traveled to Colombia to help build an elementary school that only had two classrooms but five or six grades with one teacher. “We add[ed] two more classrooms,” Peterson said. “It’s kind of hard when you have two or three grades in one classroom and you only have one teacher. It’s very hard to actually get some beneficial learning. [The extra classrooms will give the students] a better quality of education because they’ll actually have a place specific for their learning.” Photo by Taylor Peterson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taylor-P.png)
![Swinging with his arm extended, senior Nolan Park hits the ball smoothly over the net and to the opponent’s side. Park is one of four varsity tennis captains and helped the team win district championships. “Winning district champs was a pretty awesome feeling,” Park said. “We had lost to Liberty Hill a couple of weeks before, but when we played them [again], we came out and really took care of business. We took them out and it was just a really awesome night.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kassidy-419.jpg)
![Standing proud, varsity senior athletes Rafael Escobar, Griffin Jacobs, Jakob Martin, and juniors Jackson Springer and Jack Morris pose with their newly earned medals. The varsity team finished third out of 14 teams on Sept. 25. “The team's primary goal is to win the district championship,” head coach Cody Price said. "We're confident that with our action plan in place, we can accomplish this mission. [For the next tournament], our preparation involves assessing our strengths and weaknesses, celebrating milestones and creating individual development plans." Photo courtesy of Cody Price](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/golf.jpg)
Many students at Cedar Park spend their summer hanging out on the lake. This year AquaPalooza, a massive waterfront concert, will be making its way to our very own Lake Travis. AquaPalooza, hosted by the Sea Ray Sport Boat Company, will hit the water July 10. The Signature Event of Aquapalooza will be sponsored by the Sail&Ski Center, a leading Sea Ray dealer based in Austin. The event will take place at The Reserve at Lake Travis, located at Calcasieu Point near mile marker 22 on the lake. Aquapalooza looks to top last year’s record breaking attendance numbers. With more than 15,600 boats and 84,000 people potentially honing in on Lake Travis, be prepared to see a host of new faces ready to party. With many different artists performing, the concert will have something for everyone. The event could be one of the biggest events on Lake Travis this year.
When AquaPalooza started in 2006, only about 500 boats showed up, now it has more than quadrupled in size. The Aquapalooza organizers plan over 123 separate concerts every year during the last two weeks of July; headlining performers such as Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift, Everclear and Uncle Kracker. The family friendly event features live entertainment, games and giveaways suitable for all ages. This “celebration of the boating lifestyle” will be commemorating its fourth year with a bigger bash than ever before. This year’s headliner will be country music superstar Brad Paisley whose current single, Water, peaked at number three on U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs.
“I’m excited because [Brad Paisley is] my favorite artist,” Matt Gallagher, senior said.
AquaPalooza at Lake Travis should be a huge event that will have many Cedar Park students wanting to attend. In addition to the biggest names in country music performing, the concept of a lake concert has piqued the interest of many students.
“It’s cool that we get to sit in the boat and listen to music,” Taylor Chew, senior, said. “It’s not a normal concert.”
Not very many students know about this concert, but the ones that do are getting revved up for the event. The event is completely free and open to all boaters and non-boaters. This is handy as not everyone in Cedar Park owns a boat. However, those who are looking to enjoy the show from land may find themselves very disappointed as there is no land access at The Reserve. Those bringing their own boat must register it on the AquaPalooza website, www.aquapalooza.com. The website also contains boating safety tips and information on prizes and cool giveaways.
Registering may be somewhat of a lengthy process, but it’s sure to be worth it. After all, the boats are the tickets to this huge event. So slather on some sunscreen, designate a captain and make sure you’re on the lake when Aquapalooza comes to Lake Travis, July 10.
