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The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network

Best of SNO

The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network

Best of SNO

Stories from Cedar Park High School
Moments Between The Music
Arts & Entertainment

Heidi Williams | May 7, 2025

Lights flash, the ground shakes and everyone shouts in unison. Hands are thrown in the air as the sound of drums, guitars, singers and all other forms of instruments echo throughout the venue. A photographer…

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Features

Heidi Williams | April 2, 2025

The midday school bell rings at noon, but her day just got started. Traversing her way down Lime Creek’s windy road she finally makes it to her apprenticeship at the city’s water treatment plant. After…

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Swipe Right
Features

Sebastian Farias | March 18, 2025

Love is in the air, and not just romantic love, the love for hobbies is too, and the Page Turners Club is taking advantage of that by setting up an event for club members to discover new books.

Senior…

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New Faces Around The Bases
Sports

Alyssa Fox | February 25, 2025

As the dark skies dim the afternoon, the combination of green ‘Cedar Park Baseball’ shirts and white baseball pants flood the parking lot. Boys pile into cars, drive past their deconstructed home field…

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Leaf it to the Pack
Features

Kaydence Wilkinson | January 9, 2025

Walking down the hallway with her arms bursting with color, a student enters a teacher’s classroom. The teacher smiles from ear to ear and the classroom oohs and ahhs, as a beautiful flower arrangement…

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Connecting Countries
News

Skyler King | November 19, 2024

Walking around the school, there was a large group of people, laughing, talking and getting to know each other. There were people of all ages speaking multiple different languages. Some were teachers,…

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Put It In Drive, Y’all
Features

Kacey Miller | November 18, 2024

Her knuckles turn white as she clutches the wheel tighter, going 35 mph down Cypress Creek Road. Her mother in the passenger seat reassures her again that it is safe to gain a little speed as the car behind…

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Does This Ring a Belle?
Arts & Entertainment

Alyssa Fox | November 5, 2024

Blue and white mix with green and silver as 77 dancers mingle and get to know each other. Then it’s time to get to work as they lock arms and get ready for the tips of their toes to stretch to their…

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Serving Up Paw-sitivity
Features

Julia Seiden | November 1, 2024

Monday, the dreaded day of the week. Students get slammed with work and have to sit in hours of classes, knowing that they have to repeat this cycle for five more days. Many students feel a sense of relief…

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Timberwolf Mic in America
Sports

Kacey Miller | October 28, 2024

Stepping up to the mic, he clears his mind and readies to answer their first question as his friends listen in from the tables behind him. He talks about his strengths, weaknesses and opinions about his…

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Arts & Entertainment

Kacey Miller | November 15, 2023

The drum major lowers her arms and everyone stills, the giant crowd erupting in applause. A few of the performers exchange quick looks, sweat dripping down the sides of their smiling cheeks. The smiles…

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A Community of Book Lovers
Features

Kassidy Wilkinson | November 8, 2023

Around the table, smiles dance on the faces of club members. They laugh with each other and talk about the cliché boy-meets-girl romance tropes and the different perspectives books give on historical…

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Swiper, No Swiping!
News

Kacey Miller | October 5, 2023

Students safely leaving their cars unattended in the school parking lot during the school day has not been an issue in recent years. However, with two stolen car cases on record this year in the span of…

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The Anatomy of Sports Medicine
Sports

Jane Yermakov | September 28, 2023

In the gleam of the Friday night lights, by the football field of players and on the sidelines of the chaos stand the people who keep the whole operation running. From taping sore body parts to providing…

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A Love-Heat Relationship With Texas
Sports

Kassidy Wilkinson | September 22, 2023

As the thin red line of mercury rises on the thermometer, the competition grows as fall outdoor activities begin. For students, practicing or competing in temperatures around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, sweat…

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A Summer of Passion and Excellence
Features

Alyssa Fox | September 21, 2023

The lights of the stadium reflect off the metal of the instruments, bouncing back to their eyes as they move their fingers, feet or entire bodies in sync with one another. The feeling of sweat fills every…

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A Different Kind of Art
Sports

Heidi Williams | September 20, 2023

Time seems to move slower once she straps the headgear on and walks onto the mat. She flips a switch in her mind, putting all her focus on her next move. Staring at her opponent, aggressiveness begins…

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Keeping up with Carver
Features

Erin Pish | May 23, 2023

The saying “we rise by lifting others” is not uncommon around the school, all thanks to senior Carver McDonald and his Instagram account, @cphs_watch_carver, where he interviews students and athletes…

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Not So Strange and Unusual
Arts & Entertainment

Isa Morgan | February 13, 2023

From an avid anti-taxidermist to starting a successful career in it, senior Jessica Jones didn’t expect a bunny pelt from the Yellowstone National Park gift shop to be the discovery point of her love…

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Flip or Flop
Sports

Kassidy Wilkinson | January 23, 2023

It’s a mind game. Sophomore Kyndall Wilkinson eyes the blue water in front of her, the wheels in her head spinning as she prepares for her turn. The announcer calls her name and she steps onto the board….

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Shiver Me Timber-Wolves
Sports

Kassidy Wilkinson | November 30, 2022

Two whistles. Sophomore Patricio Salazar steps behind the starting block adjusting his goggles for the final time. Another whistle, this one longer than the first two. Despite the echoing voices,  Salazar…

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Sports

Kassidy Wilkinson | October 6, 2022

Clinging to the offensive player in front of her, senior Audrey Truman glances at the ball on the other side of the pool. Her right hand tightly grips her opponent’s wrist, while her left hand fends off…

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Sports

Kacey Miller | September 26, 2022

The blinding stadium lights streak across his vision as he joins the huddle with his team, warm bodies jumping up and down as they yell their pre-game chants. In these moments, it’s easy to forget the…

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Uptown Dunk
Sports

Ally JohnPress | March 23, 2022

62 consecutive wins. Seven seconds left. Two State Championships. One lasting legacy. The game wasn’t easy, but making history never is. The clock stopped not once, but twice, before the Lady T-Wolves…

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Wolves For Wishes
Features

Ally JohnPress | December 3, 2021

Wearing Timberwolf green shirts with a dazzling “Wolves for Wishes” script and globe depicted across the chest, volleyball girls and supporters of the Make A Wish Foundation sit together at the volleyball…

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The Most Important Meal of the Day
Features

Jaden Kolenbrander | November 30, 2021

The Kellog’s-invented phrase that breakfast is the most important meal of the day is one of the most famous pieces of advice regarding the meal. However, this may not always be the case.

Standard…

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Wrestling with Gender Norms
Sports

Isa Morgan | October 14, 2021

Pacing on the side of the mat with music blasting through her headphones, pulling up the straps to her singlet, clicking on her headgear and anticipating her next match, junior Erika Peterson goes through…

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30 Days, Countless Ways to Celebrate
Features

Anthony Whiting | October 11, 2021

The halls are filled with the sounds of Spanish music and students are decorating sugar skulls. Along with the start of fall and football season, Hispanic Heritage Month has also begun, bringing something…

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Fashion Forward
Arts & Entertainment

Ally JohnPress | October 6, 2021

As the classic baggy mom jeans, platform shoes and babydoll dresses weave their way back into closets, the rise of the 90s and 2000s fashions peak yet again. 

Whether the comeback of low-rise jeans…

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Never Give Up
Sports

Ally JohnPress | September 21, 2021

Standing at just 4 foot tall, first grader Kason Fuller only reaches most of the team’s jersey numbers, but the 7-year-old’s enthusiasm dominates the Timberwolf practice field.

Fuller was diagnosed…

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