![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)
Congrats to the Students of All-State Band
Seven Cedar High School band students were selected for the Texas Music Educator Association (or TMEA) 5A All-state band. Cedar Park students competed in the Area D audition process on Jan. 12 against some of the best players in the state.
The seven students selected for the All-State Band were junior Austin Cernosek (percussion), senior Anthony Cortes (bass trombone), sophomore Nello Kotyuk (trumpet), junior Peter Menchu (clarinet), junior Courtney Regester (flute), junior Johnny Theisen (trumpet) and junior Anna Wessels (trombone).
“There were over 60,000 students from across the state that began the audition process for these coveted positions,” band director Steve Wessels said. “Only three percent of these students actually receive the honor of making it.”
Two of these students, Cortes and Regester, placed first chair in the competitions against other students who play the same instrument as them. For some of these students, it was their second time making the All-State Band. Other band students who participated also did well, placing in the upper half of their competition. These students include seniors Aiden Case, Jacob Geesin and William Yeager and sophomores Connor Walsh and Taylor Williams.
Although some students did not place in the All-state Band from Area D, Wessels says that Cedar Park’s Area students could easily win over students from the other Areas.
“This is unarguably the hardest Area in the state of Texas for students to compete,” Wessels said. “Band programs from the Austin, Houston and Dallas areas are put together to form this Area.”
The students who were accepted into the All-State Band will participate in the TMEA convention in San Antonio on Feb. 16. They will be learning high-level music during a three day span of the convention, and then will be performing in a concert on the fourth day.
