By Srilekha Cherukuvada, Heritage Copy Editor, Horizon Weekly Editor

January 21, 2020

Sewing practicum students and outreach club members joined forces on Friday, Jan. 17 in the library to sew pouches to donate to animals suffering from the Australian bushfires.  “We’re helping create pouches for unfortunate animals who are put into unfortunate situations by the Australian bush and forest fires in order to help him recuperate and to return to their former environments. I...

By Savannah Estabrook, Yearbooker

January 10, 2020

On Thursday, Jan 9, prospective and current International Baccalaureate (IB) students as well as parents attended the IB parent information night in the cafetorium. That evening, multiple speakers from different classrooms explained the elaborate IB teaching curriculum and what to expect through the four years in the program.  To start off the evening, the faculty held a business meeting and encouraged...

By Sara Momin, Assistant Community & World News Editor

December 22, 2019

The International Baccalaureate (IB) program held their annual IB ball on Dec. 12. A tradition for juniors and seniors in the program, this winter ball included fun student-taught dances and delicious food, all in the name of a good cause.  Prior to the ball, students were taught three types of dances during flex and after school: waltz, footloose, and the electric slide. These dances were...

By Srilekha Cherukuvada, Heritage Copy Editor, Horizon Weekly Editor

January 22, 2020

The JV Boys’ basketball team inched past the Hendrickson Hawks and scored a win for the Warriors on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The Warriors fought hard and set the score at 42-40. “We played pretty good defensively,” coach Drew Rigney said. “We probably could have scored a little more on the offense, but when it came down to the game, we made the plays that counted and we wound up coming out...

By Keana Saberi, Reporter

January 22, 2020

The JV girls’ soccer team went head to head with the Round Rock Dragons on Tuesday, Jan. 21 in their third game of the season. They played an offensive game while showing good defensive strategies and executing clean passes but ultimately lost 1-0.  “Round Rock is always going to be our hardest game of the season every single time. Currently they are undefeated but we were undefeated before...

By Jared Hyman, Photographer/Videographer

January 20, 2020

After a tough loss to open district play against Hendrickson, the varsity boys’ soccer team looked to get back in the win column in their home opener against the Vista Ridge Rangers on Friday, Jan. 17. The offense capitalized on key miscues by Vista Ridge and the defense shut down the opposing attack, shutting out the Rangers 3-0. “Our communication was up from last game and I think overall...

By Jared Hyman, Photographer/Videographer

January 22, 2020

On Saturday Jan. 11, selected band students auditioned in the final phase of the All State Band audition process, at the Area Band Auditions at Duncanville High School. 23 of Westwood’s top musicians auditioned and nine of them walked out of the audition room with the title: All State Musician, the highest individual honor in the state of Texas for a high school band member. These students join 24...

By Nivrithi Kuttuva, Reporter

January 17, 2020

On Saturday Jan. 11, choir students auditioned for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All State Choir after many months of preparation. The audition was held at Midway High School in Waco, Texas, with students from other regions all coming with the same intention of making it among the top vocalists. Out of the 12 students who auditioned, four earned a spot in one of the four All State Choirs...

By Srilekha Cherukuvada, Heritage Copy Editor, Horizon Weekly Editor

January 15, 2020

The cool winter breeze is all Austinites can feel outside Mozart’s Coffee Roasters, the famous coffee bar known for its Christmas light show. Founded in 1993, the Austin original coffee shop quickly rose to fame as a popular Instagram hotspot. Its 10th annual Christmas light show ran from the end of November into early January and attracted thousands of customers. The thriving business decorated...