From the podium, Head Drum Major Cynthia Liu ‘26 looks out at the whole marching field, noticing each freshman performing their first show, each senior performing their last, and everyone in between....
Setting out to the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center (PAC), Westwood choirs finally executed their end of the year showcase known as Playlist on Friday, April 15th. Each individual class...
For the second time in school history, all Westwood orchestras received first division ratings at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) String Evaluation at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts...
Mina Stephens, Heritage Assistant Editor
• April 10, 2026
Standing at the front of the band hall, Westwood Head Band Director Brittany Dacy conducts the ensemble as the sound of instruments fills the room. From the podium, she guides students through the music...
The SunDancers’ performance season culminated in their annual spring show, Escapade, held at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center (PAC). Spanning two nights, Friday, March 27 and Saturday,...
A cacophony of firework blasts, frantic typing, and xylophone riffs emanated out from the Black Box for months as the company of You Can’t Take It With You prepared for the One Act Play Competition....
Hours of practice and endless pep talks led the Westwood Choir to succeed at the annual UIL Concert & Sight Reading Evaluation. Set at Georgetown High School, directors Andre Clark and Emma Degraaf...
After months of practice, the Westwood Full Orchestras emerged victorious at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Concert & Sight-Reading Competition at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing...
Bright, early, and rainy, the Westwood Innova and Chamber choirs set out for Houston in the hope of coming home with a trophy, a dream that was soon realized by the end of the day. On Saturday March 7,...
After being named the 2026 TMEA Honor Full Orchestra, Full Orchestra (a combination of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion) was given the opportunity to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association...
Melodies of all styles filled the Hope Presbyterian Church as students from Vista Ridge High School, McNeil High School, Leander High School, and Vandegrift High School all joined Westwood Innova and...
With bright technicolors, boisterous tap numbers, and plenty of cheer, the cast and crew of Westwood Theatre’s annual musical brought the iconic movie-musical Singin’ in the Rain to life at the...
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![Gazing into the audience, Wes Autry ’26 as Mr. DePinna poses like the Discus Thrower as Mayla Montgomery ’26 as Penny Sycamore paints him. Mr. DePinna was especially absurd, requiring intense amounts of committment from Autry and resulting in an All-Star Cast honor at competiton. “I never expected anything like that,” Autry said. “[This is] the first year I’ve ever gone to UIL, and winning an award from it is gratifying. It’s something I never thought I would achieve, and so achieving that makes me feel like everything I’ve done here wasn’t pointless.”](https://westwoodhorizon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screen-Shot-2026-03-25-at-3.28.43-PM-1200x799.png)
