On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the Westwood Warrior Marching Band performed at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Region Marching Contest at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex.
“Our Human Again show...
On Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 16, orchestra students showcased their preparation over the last five months, culminating in auditions for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-Region...
On Monday, Oct. 11, strands of ribbons of all sizes and colors filled senior color guard co-captain Laura Pitner’s living room as the team made mums for each other in preparation for homecoming festivities....
The atmosphere provided by Westwood’s outdoor amphitheater proved to be the perfect setting for the cast and crew of The Tempest to capture the mystique, humor, and turbulent spectacle of Shakespeare’s...
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• October 11, 2021
On Saturday, Oct. 2, the SunDancers held a clinic for elementary school students to perform with them at the football game on Friday, Oct. 8th at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex. They were able to learn...
The Westwood Warrior Marching Band participated in their annual eighth-grade night on Friday, Oct. 8, during the Westwood vs. Stony Point game at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex. The marching band...
On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 6th, all five Westwood Orchestras performed for their fall concert, starting from 7:00 PM at the Raymond Hartfield Performing Arts Center (PAC). As it was the first...
On Saturday, Sept. 25, the Westwood Warrior Band made finals at the Bands of America (BOA) Austin competition at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex.
“More than anything, I’m proud of all of us,”...
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• September 21, 2021
Every weekend of July and August leading up to the first day of school, band members gathered at junior Julianna Patterson's house to prime, paint, and DecoPodge their blockhead creations. Blockheads...
On Friday, September 10, Westwood Orchestra students gathered after school from 4:30 to 5:45 in the orchestra hall for the very first in-person social of the year. The event centered around section-poster...
SunDancers are Westwood High School’s varsity dance and drill team that compete at an advanced level. They are a very community-oriented organization and thus perform at a lot of events across Austin....
On Tuesday, Sept. 14, the Westwood Warrior Marching band performed their production Human Again at the first Festival of Bands event since 2019 in Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex to fund fine arts support...
![Neel Kotichintala 25, Pierce Williams ‘22, and Caroline Zhuang ‘23 play the marimba in the front. The percussion were in the front while everyone moved around behind them.“[Playing percussion] is really interesting because you kind of get a perspective that the winds don’t,” Williams said. “As percussionists, you’re much more concerned with the rhythm of the show, and you’re always trying to keep tempo. The winds kind of rely on you to keep the tempo while they do whatever else they do.](https://westwoodhorizon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/251CBB97-0414-4915-9B94-0B31C5CFAB11-900x600.jpeg)
