Posed in a precarious formation, the cheerleaders rotate their stunt in a show of skill for the audience. The team closed out their last pep rally performance of the semester with bright bows and brilliant colored tape.
Demonstrating his Diablo skills, Alan Liu ’25 spins two Diablos on their string. In front of a cheering crowd, the Diablo Club exhibited their talent at their first pep rally performance of the school year.
Decorated with glowing neon tape, Zoe Meredith ’26 performs with the cheerleaders as a show of school spirit. The cheerleaders impressed the audience with their lifts and stunts as the opening performance to the pep rally.
Under bright black lights, the cheerleaders hold up their poms in the shape of an S, part of the group displaying “WHS” with their poms.
Bright purple lights illuminated the corners of the gym floor for the annual black light pep rally on Friday, Nov. 3.
The last pep rally of the fall semester started with triumphant updates on fall sports from the team captains. Afterwards, students sitting in the bleachers cheered for performances by the cheerleaders, Warrior Pride, the SunDancers, and K-pop club.
The penultimate performance consisted of Lerchen Zhong ‘26 and Peter Kim ‘24 presenting a musical play-off on their violins. The showdown included songs such as Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24, and Toxic by Britney Spears.
“Lerchen and Peter’s performances were very entertaining,” Amogh Akella ‘26 said. “Their tone and technique was great and it was overall amazing to watch.”
Finally, the Diablo Club, formerly the Chinese Yo-yo Club, took the floor to wrap up the pep rally with a performance complete with light-up diablos and neon tape.
“Even though we spent less time preparing for our performance [compared to last year], I think it turned out good [because] we practiced more consistently and with a larger set of tricks,” Diablo Club performer Sam Yarbrough ‘26 said. “I think we improved and I appreciate my teammates’ effort.”
![In their full runway outfits, (from left) Audrey Lee 25, Olivia Lucy Teets, 25, Fashion Design teacher Ms. Judy Chance, and Xueying Lili Yang pose for a photo. All three girls made it to Austin Fashion Week by getting in the top 10 in a previous runway show held by Shop LC.
[I like my students] creativity and how they can look at a fabric and make it their own, Ms. Chance said.](https://westwoodhorizon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_9686-e1714088765730-1129x1200.jpeg)
