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Photo Courtesy of Mr. Eric Scheiber

Mr. Eric Scheiber Joins Westwood Faculty

Ayesha Middya, Reporter August 29, 2019

Mr. Eric Scheiber joined Westwood this year as a Pre-AP/Pre-IB and IB Biology teacher. Mr. Scheiber is from Indiana, where he was born and raised. He went on to attend University of Southern Indiana, earning...

Keana Saberi 22 and her classmates visit the New York Times building.

Student Keana Saberi ’22 Explores Journalism in New York

Keana Saberi, Editor in Chief August 22, 2019

As I began writing my application, I was frantic. Looking over my writing, I tried to summarize my love for journalism and my personality in a 500-word brief. Truth is, I was racking my brain for how...

Violet poses while sightseeing.

Violet Burns ’21 Visits Germany on Study Trip

Anouka Saha, Opinions Editor August 11, 2019

Students did many things to keep busy over the summer- relaxing, studying, travelling. But how many of them got to go on a study trip to a country about 5000 miles away? Violet Burns ‘21 was one...

Poetry Club President Reflects on Legacy

Poetry Club President Reflects on Legacy

Atina Hartmann, Reporter May 23, 2019

When the bustling of after-school chatter has long faded and all the buses have rolled away, the empty halls are finally left alone. But on this particular Wednesday afternoon, not all of Westwood is vacant. Inside...

Annual Ceremony Honors Seniors Achievements

Annual Ceremony Honors Seniors’ Achievements

Nima Ashtari, Community & World News Editor May 18, 2019

In accordance with a yearly tradition, members of the graduating class of 2019, along with staff members and high-ranking members of the administration, gathered in the cafeteria on the evening of...

Photo courtesy of Ms. Rebecca Giguere

New Nurse Ms. Rebecca Giguere Joins Westwood

Sourav Dhar, Sports Editor May 17, 2019

Ms. Rebecca Giguere has joined the Westwood staff this year as the new nurse. Previously the nurse at Timmerman Elementary School in Pflugerville ISD, Ms. Giguere made the transition to high school nursing...

New Club Days For Girls Holds First Meeting

New Club Days For Girls Holds First Meeting

Srilekha Cherukuvada, Dreamcatcher Editor in Chief April 17, 2019

Eager students filled English teacher Ms. Stephanie Crugnola’s room to attend the first meeting of Days For Girls on Wednesday, April 10. The newly formed club is a charity chapter of the global...

Mr. Acosta stands with Mr. Ziebell for a photo.

Mr. Jason Ziebell Wins Teacher of the Year

Carson Haverda, Reporter February 11, 2019

Westwood’s 2019 “Teacher of the Year” was awarded to teacher Jason Ziebell on Friday, Feb. 8. This is one of the highest honors a teacher can receive. All the teachers vote on who they think deserves...

Mira Desai 22 Combats Cerebral Palsy

Mira Desai ’22 Combats Cerebral Palsy

Melissa Brown, Reporter February 7, 2019

  From across the atrium, the sound of wheels rolling across linoleum tiles can be heard over the teenagers’ chatter. Pushing her bright blue walker and trying to get through the clusters of...

Anish Maddipoti 20 poses alongside host Alex Trebek for a photo. Photo courtesy of Jeopardy!.

Anish Maddipoti ’20 Competes in ‘Jeopardy! Teen Tournament’

Rustin Mehrabani-Farsi, Extras Editor November 14, 2018

Buzzer in hand, his eyes darted across the screen, searching for his next move, planning his strategy. No matter what happened in the end, he wanted to come out of there standing tall with pride, confident...

Photo courtesy of AFJROTC.

New Sergeant Joins AFJROTC Faculty

Ian Drerup, Video Editor October 10, 2018

Senior Master Sergeant Walter Hodges began his first year teaching AFJROTC this August after retiring from being a drill sergeant in the US Air Force. “I wanted to impact the lives of young people...

New Cher-Gl Counselor Joins Westwood Faculty

New Cher-Gl Counselor Joins Westwood Faculty

Anna Chuo, Morale Officer September 28, 2018

Ms. Susan Foster joined the staff as the counselor for Cher-Gl this year. She moved from Charlotte, North Carolina late last summer to be closer to her mother, spending last year as a behavior interventionist...

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