Full Court: An in-depth look at Cedar Park basketball
Zach DiSchiano
January 30, 2009
After making the playoffs for two straight years, the Cedar Park boy’s basketball team has proven that the program is on the rise and is now becoming a distinctive team in the district. This year, the standards remain high as the boys will try to repeat the same style of play and make the playoffs... Read more »
Bowling club strikes CPHS
Zachary DiSchiano
January 30, 2009
Seven years ago there were 21 5-A Texas schools that had bowling teams in their athletic program. Including Cedar Park, there are now over 240 schools welcoming this growing sport to their facilities. The head coach for Cedar Park, Jim MacKay, spoke to the Legislative Counsel this past October in hopes... Read more »
Lacrosse team hopes to be recognized as UIL
Hanna Ladstaetter, Mallory Robertson
January 30, 2009
The Cedar Park Lacrosse Club started in the early 2000s and has gone fairly unnoticed ever since. Both boys and girls lacrosse are involved in practices and games throughout the season, but are currently unrecognized as a school or UIL sport. At the moment, the lacrosse clubs are not allowed to practice... Read more »
Eclectic Pick: Underground Reviews
Clay Beverly
January 30, 2009
StumbleUpon, much like Google, has become a regular fixture in internet culture over the past few years. Founded by Garrett Camp, Geoff Smith, Justin LaFrance, and Eric Boyd, StumbleUpon is a service that allows its users (dubbed Stumblers) to randomly access websites based on their predetermined interests... Read more »
Holiday Hollywood Horrors
Tristan Boyd, Marry Gillis
January 30, 2009
The Holiday season is defined by tradition: families come together, and people engage in the same activities they have year after year. Most traditions that people keep are not necessarily rooted in the meaning of the holidays, but have become so over time, and among these traditions, perhaps none is... Read more »
Twilight vs. Harry Potter
Ashley Hughes, Phillip Peacock
January 30, 2009
Stephenie Meyer is the popular author of the Twilight series. Her books’ popularity exploded after the premier of the movie tie-in based on the first book in November. Twilight has recently gained even more attention in the news for taking up the weekend-slot scheduled for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood... Read more »
Fiery dragons or smoke and mirrors?
Phillip Peacock
January 30, 2009
The second successor to Eragon, the popular young adult fantasy novel, came out Saturday, September 20. Brisingr, the third book written by Christopher Paolini since 2002, continues the story of the last of the legendary Riders and his dragon Saphira, as they aid the fight to liberate Alagaesia from... Read more »
Renaissance festival bring ye oldetime merriment
Alek Zayas-Dorchak
January 30, 2009
Renaissance fairs are attracting more and more attention as an alternative form of entertainment to rock concerts and video games. While not considered as mainstream as events like Austin City Limits, renaissance festival are an increasingly popular type of participatory entertainment. During the six... Read more »
Featured CPHS Artist
Clay Beverly
January 30, 2009
Name: Tiffany Rosenbaum Class: Senior Artistic Mediums: Pens, acrylic paint, color pencil Artistic Influences: Tattoo Art What kind of art do you make? I really like making tattoo designs. But it’s kind of hard to describe what I draw. A lot of my drawings are religious. I also do a lot of still life.... Read more »
Austin may ban texting while driving
Ashley Hughes
January 30, 2009
The City of Austin’s Public Safety Task Force is exploring the idea of a ban on texting while operating an automobile. Councilman Mike Martinez has received many calls lately about putting such a ban on text messaging while driving, especially calls from pedestrians, bicyclists, and other motorists.... Read more »