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Band Performs at Annual Christmas Concert

Band Performs at Annual Christmas Concert

Ethan Lao, Yearbook Designer December 12, 2016

Members of the Westwood Band played in their Christmas concert on Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center (PAC). After a successful marching band season, each of the four bands...

Orchestra Students Performs at All-Region Concert

Orchestra Students Performs at All-Region Concert

Faith Song, Extras Editor November 22, 2016

    Every year in late November, selected students from orchestra participate in the All Region Orchestra clinic. Held over a span of three days, the orchestra students get the opportunity to work with...

Choir Students Perform at All-Region Concert

Choir Students Perform at All-Region Concert

Kate Lee, Voices Editor November 15, 2016

Westwood choir students were selected to perform at the All-Region concert at Georgetown High School on Saturday, Nov. 12. The preparation for the concert lasted all day, with rehearsals starting at...

The Westwood Warrior band performs their show Shall We Dance.

Band Performs at BOA Super Regional Competition

Ethan Lao, Yearbook Designer November 11, 2016

Leaving school early on Friday, Nov. 4, the Westwood Warrior Marching band traveled to the Bands of America (BOA) Super Regional Competition in San Antonio. At the competition, 68 of the nation’s best...

Seren Lind 19 plays the roll of the silent firebird turned into a princess at the end of the show.

Theater Students Perform Ivan and the Firebird

Nicole Dhar, Photographer November 11, 2016

Westwood theater performed “Ivan and the Firebird” on Monday, Nov. 7 after working for around seven weeks to prepare for the show. “Ivan and the Firebird” is a Russian fairy tale centered around...

Band Narrowly Misses Advancement to State at UIL Area D Preliminary Competition

Band Narrowly Misses Advancement to State at UIL Area D Preliminary Competition

Alisha Khurana, Senior Ads Editor M-Z November 7, 2016

Starting off an exciting day, the Westwood Warrior Marching Band was the first to perform in the UIL Area D preliminary competition this past Saturday, Oct. 29. This year, 28 bands spanning from Austin...

Choir Hosts Annual Vertical Concert

Choir Hosts Annual Vertical Concert

Anna Chuo, Morale Officer November 3, 2016

The choir held its annual Vertical Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. at the PAC. The concert featured choirs from the elementary and middle schools that feed into Westwood, as well as the Westwood...

Orchestra Students Audition for All State

Orchestra Students Audition for All State

Faith Song, Extras Editor November 2, 2016

Only two weeks after the intense All Region Orchestra competition, selected orchestra members were back at it again on October 29 with the ever-so competitive All State recordings. The annual All State...

Tony Nielson 18 cries on stage in the final scene of the first act.

Theater Students Put on Diviners Show

Trevor Wyatt, Reporter November 2, 2016

Westwood theater recently performed “The Diviners”, a slice of life show portraying the struggles of a 1930s town in Indiana. The show focuses on a mentally challenged teenage boy who has a gift with...

Westwood art teacher Ms. Brittany Skillern poses with her mixed media piece, Illuminated Intimacy.

Ms. Skillern Wins Best in Show at Art Institute Showcase

Hailin Zhang and Amy Vo November 1, 2016

The Art Institute of Austin recently reached out to art educators in Austin and Round Rock, inviting teachers who still practice art professionally to exhibit their art in a gallery for both current...

Orchestra students hold up signs to encourage the audience to sing along.

Symphony Orchestra Performs Monster Concert

Faith Song, Extras Editor October 26, 2016

The last Monster Concert was held over three years ago, but the 2016-2017 Symphony Orchestra was once again given an opportunity to play fun repertoire for the students at Canyon Vista Middle School. The...

Ballet 3-4 performs to the music The Coastlands.

Round Rock ISD Dance Academies Perform at Intersections

Amy Vo, Campus Editor October 24, 2016

Round Rock ISD dance programs assembled on Saturday, Oct. 22 to perform their annual fall dance show, Intersections. The performance was split over three shows, 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.,...

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