IB Seniors Present a Diverse Interpretation of Art
By Kamille Galloway, Opinions Editor
April 15, 2019
After a two-year long assignment, IB Art students were able to showcase their pieces in the IB Art Exhibition, which took place in the Lecture Hall throughout the week. The assignment was left fairly open-ended, with the guidelines being that the pieces had to be coherent either in style or i...
Band Prepares for Contest with Pre-UIL Concert
By Sloka Chandrasekaran, Social Media Coordinator
April 12, 2019
Filed under Arts
Friends and family gathered to watch the band perform in the Pre-UIL concert in the band hall on Wednesday, April 3. The top two bands, Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony, worked countless hours both during and outside of school to ensure success for their UIL contest in late April. “I was pretty ne...
Students Explore Forms of Art through Escapade
By Sarah Wang, Heritage Photo Editor
April 11, 2019
SunDancers, Warrior Pride, dance classes, cheer, and middle school dance programs shared the stage for Escapade on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 to celebrate their abilities and passion for performing. The show took place at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center (PAC), and the ...
Sara Bareilles’ ‘Amidst the Chaos’ Displays Musical Duality
By Anouka Saha, Morale Officer
April 10, 2019
Filed under Entertainment
Folk and pop artist Sara Bareilles, known for writing hits such as Love Song, released her new album, Amidst the Chaos, on April 5. The album covers a large range of topics with empowering tunes which fit any mood and time. There is a large emphasis on Bareilles’ voice, which she doesn’t allow to be overpowere...
Students Advance in Band Solo Contest
By Srilekha Cherukuvada, Heritage Copy Editor, Horizon Weekly Editor
April 4, 2019
Filed under Arts
The band hall bustled with excitement as students prepared for the annual band solo contest on Saturday, March 30. After the preliminary round, three students from each instrument section moved on to the semi-final round, which took place that afternoon. “Overall I feel prepared, but I’m a bit ...
I-CE-NY Brings New Experience to Austin
By Srilekha Cherukuvada, Heritage Copy Editor, Horizon Weekly Editor
April 2, 2019
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase
Loud voices echoed alongside the busy food court of Lakeline Mall as a long line of customers emerged out of one particular store, all waiting to purchase some delicious rolled ice cream. I-CE-NY, a New York based ice cream franchise, recently opened up a shop in Lakeline Mall on March 9. Featur...
Theater Students Perform Modern Greek Tragedy for UIL
By Rustin Mehrabani-Farsi, Extras Editor
March 25, 2019
Throughout March, Westwood Theater performed their UIL competition show Iphigenia 2.0., written by Charles Mee. The story follows Euripides’ original Greek tragedy about love and sacrifice, but told in a modern time period. The show was performed at UIL on Wednesday, March 13, publicly after school Fr...
‘Mister Miracle’ Comic Brings Breath of Fresh Air
By Chayce Wellings, Videographer
March 13, 2019
Filed under Entertainment
To many people, DC superheroes extend to Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League only. While they are important and crucial to the DC universe, there is one hero that has just entirely changed the ballgame when it comes to the core of DC. Mister Miracle is written by Tom King and drawn...
Students Volunteer at Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin
By Srilekha Cherukuvada and Nivrithi Kuttuva
March 12, 2019
Filed under Arts
Students volunteered at the Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin (ICMCA), a non-profit organization supporting music lovers in Austin highlighting Indian dance and music, on Saturday, March 9. The concert featured Anoushka Shankar on the sitar with accompanists, and took place at the Riverbend C...
‘Captain Marvel’ Continues Marvel’s Movie Success
By Hayden Swanson, Sports Editor
March 12, 2019
Filed under Entertainment
A vast amount of controversy has recently surrounded Marvel Studios’ latest movie Captain Marvel, with an onslaught of mass boycotts and false negative reviews due to accidentally distasteful comments from star Brie Larson. Because of this, the movie is receiving hate that it definitely doesn’t deserve, a...
Michelle Obama Promotes New Memoir ‘Becoming’
By Keana Saberi, Reporter
March 11, 2019
Filed under Entertainment
The air pulsed with anticipation and the crowd cheered as the lights began to dim. A slideshow illuminated the screen in the front of the stadium and, as music surrounded the audience, photos appeared on the screen. The pictures depicted the familiar face of Michelle Obama, along with her family membe...
‘Happy Death Day 2 U’ Succeeds as a Sequel
By Sara Momin, Assistant Community & World News Editor
March 7, 2019
Filed under Entertainment
With the last installment recently turning a year and a half old, Happy Death Day 2 U brings dark humor to the fast-paced thrills of horror. As main character Tree has to yet again navigate the sci-fi like world around her to escape her masked killer, she includes dark and snarky commentary on the shock f...
