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Westwood Horizon

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Westwood Horizon

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Library Hosts Book Buzz

Elizabeth Deal, A&E Editor May 1, 2017

Book lovers convened in the Library Great Room on Thursday April 28 for Book Buzz. The event was hosted by publishing company Penguin Random House to get students excited about both newly published and...

Riley Nelson '17 contemplates the most recent lesson.

Theater Competes at UIL One Act Competition

Simone Heim, News Editor March 23, 2017

The Westwood Theater Department took their University Interscholastic  League (UIL) one act play, Blue Stockings, to competition this Tuesday, bringing home the best actress award. The cast and crew have...

OPINION: Lindsay Lohan Raises Awareness of Islamophobia

OPINION: Lindsay Lohan Raises Awareness of Islamophobia

Trevor Wyatt, Reporter March 6, 2017

Lindsay Lohan, once known for playing insane characters in movies, has over the years faced backlash for everything she does. Arguably, some of this may have been warranted, however she was recently spotted...

The Advanced Certamen team pose together after winning first place.

Students Host Latin Convention

Elizabeth Deal, Reporter March 2, 2017

The hallways were buzzing with Latin students from all over the area as they convened on Feb. 24-25 for the Latin Area F Convention. Students were prepped and ready to compete in a vast number of events,...

OUTsider Festival Coming to Austin

OUTsider Festival Coming to Austin

Simone Heim, News Editor February 13, 2017

To celebrate LGBTQ+ creativity, Austin will be holding the second annual OUTsider festival Feb. 15-19. The festival is built upon the idea that the queer community is in need of more opportunities to show...

Passengers Extra Credit Opportunity

Passengers Extra Credit Opportunity

Donatella Voss, Photo Editor January 11, 2017

The AP Physics 1 classes are having an extra credit opportunity to see the movie Passengers, about two people on a ship who awake surrounded by cryogenically frozen people, and write an essay about the...

Coming to the End of 2016

Coming to the End of 2016

Trevor Wyatt, Reporter December 26, 2016

This year has been a disaster that we all were unfortunate enough to see unfold. With the year and semester coming to a close we are giving an opportunity to reflect. Westwood hired a new principal, and...

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Trevor Wyatt, Reporter December 7, 2016

Pearl Harbor is one of the most mourned events in United States history. It was the day the U.S. was forced into WWll by the Japanese military attacking on U.S. soil. The attack was not unprecedented the...

Austin Schools Host Chinese Calligraphy Contest

Austin Schools Host Chinese Calligraphy Contest

Grace Liu, Yearbook Editor in Chief December 6, 2016

Nine high schools from around Central Austin have come together to host their first annual Chinese Calligraphy Contest. The contest is open to all students who are interested in Chinese calligraphy or...

Latin 2 Students Build Candy Roads

Latin 2 Students Build Candy Roads

Lizzie Deal, Managing Editor November 18, 2016

After learning about the use of Roman roads and how they were constructed, the Latin II class spent the their block on Nov. 16 constructing roads out of chocolate. The students learned about the roads...

Westwood students gather around to all vote for their choice of candidate.

Student Council Hosts Mock Election

Donatella Voss, Photo Editor November 8, 2016

Student Council organized a mock election for all students to participate in during election day, setting up booths in the library, hallways, and lunchroom. Students were able to vote through google surveys...

OPINION: Threat of Trump Supporter Revolt Ridiculous

OPINION: Threat of Trump Supporter Revolt Ridiculous

Aryan Patel, Reporter November 8, 2016

Political tensions during these recent weeks have been at an all time high. In these high stress times of the election, some Donald Trump supporters have warned of a revolt if Hillary Clinton were to be...

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