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Student Council To Host Howdy Week

Amy Vo, Campus Editor| August 23, 2018

From Monday, Aug. 27 to Friday, Aug. 31, Student Council will be encouraging students and teachers to participate in Howdy Week. Through dressing up, Westwood faculty and students will have the opportunity to express school, community, and national pride. The themes for each day are listed below:

Monday, Aug. 27: red, white and blue for national pride

Tuesday, Aug. 28: Western attire for state pride

Wednesday, Aug. 29: camo for pride in our military and first responders

Thursday, Aug. 30: college attire for pride in Texas teams

Friday, Aug. 31: orange, white and black for school pride

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