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Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

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On the red carpet outside the Long Center, 44 members of the Mean Girls production cast and crew pose before the Heller Award ceremony. In addition to a red carpet event and photo session, the ceremony included 18 award categories and multiple musical performances to honor high school musical theater in the Austin area.

Applause and Accolades: Westwood Theater Brings Home First-Ever Heller Award

Sabrina Kim, Heritage Section Editor April 23, 2024

At the red carpet ceremony at the Long Center on Thursday, April 17, Westwood Musical Theater was honored for seven nominations and received one award from the Heller Awards for Young Artists.  The...

On the PAC stage, Kalia Wang 26 performs a verse from her duet with Ryan Gu 26. The duo performed Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell, and the Playlist performance marked their third year in a row performing duets at end-of-year concerts.

Westwood Choirs Bring ‘Girl Talk’ to Stage for Playlist Concert

Sabrina Kim, Heritage Section Editor April 23, 2024

All Westwood Choirs took to the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Saturday, April 21 to perform their end-of-year pop showcase Playlist. Each individual class choir, in addition...

The Westwood Jazz Orchestra showcased their talent at the University of Texas Jazz Festival on April 6.

Jazz Orchestra Takes Stage at UT Jazz Festival

Jacob Chow, Heritage Staff April 16, 2024

The moody swing of jazz reverberates throughout the Bates Concert Hall on the University of Texas campus. The acoustics only accentuate the blend of the different instruments coming together to compose...

On April 8, the Westwood Symphony Orchestra was featured on From the Top, a podcast that highlights young classical musicians.

Symphony Orchestra Takes it ‘From the Top’

Sabareesh Dinakaran, Reporter April 12, 2024

A tremendous honor, the Westwood Symphony Orchestra has been selected to be featured on From the Top, an online non-profit platform showcasing young classical musicians' talent. Available April 8, the...

Arising from the group, the SunDancers lift Emma Lin 24 into the air. Lin is a proficient dancer and is the Co-President of the social board.

Dance Department Lives Life to Full at Escapade

Rifah Mirza and Bella Yi April 2, 2024

The annual SunDancer spring show, Escapade, took place Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center (PAC). This year’s theme was “Life to the Full,”...

Captain Keira Humphries 24 practices rifle choreography during equipment warm up right before the color guards performance at WGI San Antonio. They placed 12th in both prelims and finals.

Color Guard Places Twelfth in Finals at WGI San Antonio

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor March 23, 2024

After getting to school early for an 8 a.m. call time, the color guard traveled to Canyon High School in New Braunfels to compete at the Winter Guard International (WGI) San Antonio regional competition...

This year, the Warrior full orchestras swept the competition with superior ratings while competing at a high level.

Full Orchestras Sweep Competition with Superior Ratings

Jacob Chow, Heritage Staff March 19, 2024

The performance hall's acoustics amplified the Philharmonic orchestras' beautiful melodies at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Thursday, March 7. The Westwood full orchestras swept...

Warrior Pride strikes their final pose as they conclude their jazz routine.

Warrior Pride Shares Stage with RRISD Schools at Merge

Aarya Kale, Reporter March 11, 2024

Beaming bright with the stage lights gilding their bold costumes, the Warrior Pride dance team performed for the first time on stage this year at the district-wide annual ensemble team performance, Merge,...

On Saturday, March 2, the color guard placed 23rd out of 40 color guards in their class at the Winter Guard International (WGI) competition at Glenn High School. The color guard performed their show entitled Attention Earthlings, a show centered around aliens. I’m honestly really proud of us, Ella Mills 24 said. Though, it was disappointing that we werent able to make it even though we were so close, but that just means that next time we [compete] we will be even better.

Color Guard Places Just Shy of Making Finals at WGI Competition

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor March 6, 2024

For the first time in years, the color guard competed at the Winter Guard International (WGI) Austin Regional Competition at Glenn High School on Saturday, March 2. They placed 23rd out of 40 in the Scholastic...

On the Hope Presbyterian Church stands, Chamber members Howell Wu 26, Minsung Kim 25, and Calen Virr 24 perform part of their UIL program. Their spring concert allowed the singers a chance to perform their competition songs ahead of the Madrigal Festival (MadFest) and the UIL competition in March.

Westwood Choirs Shine at Spring Pre-UIL Concert

Sabrina Kim, Heritage Section Editor March 6, 2024

All four Westwood Choirs came together on Tuesday, Feb. 27 to perform their Spring Pre-University Interscholastic League (UIL) concert at Hope Presbyterian Church for family and friends. The concert enabled...

Performing their piece Performing Summer by Michael Markowski, the Philharmonic four full orchestra displays their musicianship for the Westwood Community. This year, the philharmonic four will perform as the schools varsity orchestra. The piece is difficult, and there are many difficult chords to balance that [the band] usually doesnt play. french horn player Joseph Clements 23 said. Overall, I think we played well given the amount of time we rehearsed.

Full Orchestra Showcases Musicianship at Pre-UIL Concert

Jacob Chow, Heritage Staff March 5, 2024

The sounds of an intricate melody of strings and winds filled the stage as the full orchestra performed their Pre-University Interscholastic League (UIL) concert on Thursday, Feb. 29 at the Raymond E....

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