New high school draws CP students
Mary Gillis
May 26, 2009
The students of Cedar Park High school are about to experience a highly anticipated change. No more will the lunch lines, the courtyard and the hallways be overcrowded. LISD is currently in the process of constructing a new high school, Vandergrift, which will draw students from the Steiner... Read more »
Hallie Noble Senior Columns
Halie Noble
May 26, 2009
I shouldn’t be writing a senior column. I fill in my grade as 11 on every form and I get no privileges like the class of 2009 does, and yet come June 5 I will forever be done with compulsory school. Due to a rather unconventional high school experience, I find myself graduating a year early. ... Read more »
Colin Meier Senior Columns
Colin Meier
May 26, 2009
Through all the good times and bad times of my high school career, I’ve learned an incredible amount, not only about the world we live in, but also about who I am. High school is full of firsts: the first time to drive a car (legally, at least), first time going to a formal dance, first... Read more »
Jeff Lowe Senior Columns
Jeff Lowe
May 26, 2009
On Election Day 2004, my 14 year life in the great state of Connecticut came to an end when I packed up and moved all the way down to Texas. At that moment in my life, I had two ideas of what I wanted to do when I grew up: Architecture or Golf. My top, and only, college choice was the Ohio State... Read more »
Tristian Boyd Senior Columns
Tristan Boyd
May 26, 2009
I once knew an incredibly stressed out teenager. He always over-thought every situation and had the incredible ability to transform any small problem into a pernicious puzzle, if only in his mind. Every once in awhile he would go into his room and spend hours trying to process everything that... Read more »
Phillip Peacock Senior Columns
Phillip Peacock
May 26, 2009
It’s time to count the chips. Coming through the final stretch of my year and a half at Cedar Park High School, I now feel the whole thing took on a life of its own. I planned on carrying away my senior year like another trophy to add to my high school wall of memories, and found that that... Read more »
Virus causes panic in LISD
Mercedes Ordonez
May 26, 2009
Recently CPHS, as well as many other schools across the nation, experienced widespread panic concerning the H1N1 influenza virus, more commonly referred to as the “swine flu.” LISD had one suspected case at Baghdad Elementary, however, school officials decided not to close the school because... Read more »
Cedar Park band says goodbye to beloved director
Lauren Kuerth
May 26, 2009
During football games, he can be found cheering on the band from the sidelines. At a competition, he paces frantically back and forth behind the drum major’s stand. For almost four months during the summer and at the beginning of each school year, the CPHS band is under his leadership. For... Read more »
Marissa Caputo Senior Columns
Marissa Caputo
May 26, 2009
Throughout the four years I’ve spent at Cedar Park, I’d like to think that I’ve gone through enough nonsense to have some pretty useful advice to all you underclassmen. First of all, don’t take anything too seriously. NOTHING in high school is worth crying over. You may realize... Read more »
Senior athletes take their game to the next level
Zachary DiShiano
May 26, 2009
Cedar Park High School has been recognized for its high academic scores, exquisite extracurricular activities, award winning organizations and college-caliber athletes. It’s tough to be recognized by scouts in 5A athletics, but several Cedar Park athletes stand out amongst the strongest athletes... Read more »