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The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

Violet Hewett Runs the Show
Preeya Panwalker, Reporter • May 12, 2025
At Westwood it's no secret that students are known for taking on large workloads and multiple extracurriculars. But Westwood's competitive culture severely harms students and will only get worse if nothing is done.
Locked In: The Cost of Westwood’s Burnout Culture
Editorial Staff • May 11, 2025

Monday, 8:09 a.m. Bloodshot eyes flicker open, and a student crosses the threshold between cold outside air and the musty scent of sleep-deprived high schoolers. Everyone else is already there, Chromebook...

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
As Audrey Jesser '25 signs her name in front of the camera, Reva Chandane '26 and Karen Chen '26 hold up a clear plastic sheet. Student Council filmed multiple videos at Senior Sunset to post on their social media accounts.
Seniors Reflect On High School Journey at Senior Sunset
Addy Temple, Heritage Staff • May 12, 2025
Holding her plate, Luciana Lleverino '26 steadies her food as Sahana Sakthivelmoorthy '26 helps pour cheetos into Lleverino's plate. Lleverino was elected incoming Webmaster and Sakthivelmoorthy rose to the President position. "[Bailey and Sahiti] do so much work that we don’t even know behind the scenes," Sakthivelmoorthy said. "There’s just so much work that goes into being president that I didn’t know about, so I got to learn those hacks and tricks."
Outreach Club Fosters Friendship at End-of-Year Party
Vedanti Patil, Reporter • May 10, 2025
For the first time, Symphony Orchestra performs at the Round Top Festival, showcasing their expertise in their String UIL repertoire.
Orchestra Takes a Step Further at Round Top Festival
Serena Liu, Reporter • May 12, 2025
Sitting on top of the church set, Koen Keene '27 and Ivan Schere '27 create an iconic moment from "The Outsiders." The golden lighting was used to symbolize the poem called "Nothing Gold Can Stay" that Schere's character recites.
Seniors Directed Play Festivals Storms the Stage
Sabrina Kim, Heritage Co-Chief • May 9, 2025
'A Minecraft Movie', released April 4, has taken the internet by storm as millions of teenagers rush to theatres to see the viral scenes on the big screen.
‘A Minecraft Movie’ is Absolute Cinema
Jacob Chow, Heritage Staff • April 25, 2025
"motorcycle sound effects" is Canadian artist young friend's sophomore album. The album is filled with bright guitar and complex lyrics.
Start Your Engines: Motorcycle Sound Effects Revs Into The Music Scene
Katie Ring, Reporter • April 23, 2025
On Wednesday, April 15 and Thursday, April 16, the Westwood Band showcased their program at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation. The band swept all ones’, earning superior ratings from every judge and was the only Round Rock ISD school to do so.
Band Sweeps UIL Evaluation With Superior Ratings
Addy Temple and Jacob Chow April 23, 2025
Project 2025 is a far-right policy initiative launched prior to President Donald Trump's election. Among many policies, Project 2025 details anti-transgender legislation. Upon Trump's administration, he has wasted no time implementing numerous pieces of transphobic legislation that seem to draw inspiration from Project 2025.
“I Don’t Have Any Rights”: Project 2025 is an Affront to Trans Youth
Vedanti Patil, Reporter • May 5, 2025
Wanna go back in time? Read this ranking to experience the history of Westwood yearbooks!
Top 5 Westwood Yearbooks
Rifah Mirza and Sydney Fuller May 13, 2025
What Summer Vacation are you?
Mahek Sureka, Heritage Staff • May 8, 2025
What is your Lucky Number?
K'Lynn Murray, Reporter • May 3, 2025
What Texas College are you?
Mina Stephens, Heritage Sports Editor • April 8, 2025
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