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Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

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Call Me By Your Name Dazzles On Screen

‘Call Me By Your Name’ Dazzles On Screen

Kate Lee, Voices Editor March 4, 2018

How often is it that a film is stunningly filmed, masterfully acted, increasingly relevant, and still pleases both the critics and the public? Not often enough, but Call Me by Your Name, directed by...

Black Panther Pounces Above Box Office Competition with Unprecedented Diversity

‘Black Panther’ Pounces Above Box Office Competition with Unprecedented Diversity

Catherine Wiesehuegel, Reporter March 4, 2018

Black Panther, released Friday, Feb. 16 all over the country, earned just over $200 million in its opening weekend alone, and for good reason. The film combines the colorfulness we’ve come to expect...

Sci-Fi Novel Ready Player One to be Released as Film

Sci-Fi Novel ‘Ready Player One’ to be Released as Film

Lizzie Deal, Managing Editor February 19, 2018

Published in 2011, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline, is a futuristic sci-fi novel that depicts a society scarily similar to our own. The book has also inspired the upcoming movie of the same title, to...

The Shape of Water Redefines Romance

‘The Shape of Water’ Redefines Romance

Becca Halaney, Reporter February 18, 2018

Dinner and a trip to the cinema are a Valentine’s Day staple, but late in 2017, director and writer Guillermo del Toro added a new twist to the holiday tradition by writing the heart-throb leading man...

Line Officer Susi Chavez 19 executes a tilt as part of her solo.

Dancers Compete at Westwood Dance Classic

Nuha Momin, Index Manager February 12, 2018

The Westwood Dance Classic, an annual regional dance competition held by the SunDancers, took place on Saturday, Feb. 11. Dances began at 7 a.m. and the event ended at 11 p.m. with the award ceremony....

Hao Cui 18 sings and plays piano to Purpose.

Choir’s Cabaret Show Pays Homage to Grammy Award’s 60 Anniversary

Alyssa Kamouie, Reporter February 12, 2018

A tribute to the Grammy’s was held at the Round Rock ISD Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.. Westwood Choirs’ Cabaret performance included popular wins from the award show, along...

Oscar Nominated Lady Bird Soars

Oscar Nominated ‘Lady Bird’ Soars

Becca Halaney, Reporter February 7, 2018

Movies documenting the teenage experience are often labeled as shallow and unrealistic, condemned for how they glorify poor self-esteem and set unreachable standards for their young and impressionable...

Ani Sreeram ‘19 holds up his All Region Band shirt.

Band Students Take Part in All-Region Concert

Sloka Chandrasekaran, Social Media Coordinator February 1, 2018

Band students from all over the region travelled to Pflugerville High School to perform in the All Region concert on Friday, Jan. 26 and Saturday, Jan. 27. They worked with different music professors depending...

The Death Cure Provides an Antidote to All Unanswered Questions

“The Death Cure” Provides an Antidote to All Unanswered Questions

Faith Song, Extras Editor January 31, 2018

      As someone who loves some good action and plot development, I decided to head to the theaters and watch Maze Runner: The Death Cure on the day of its release. The second film of the series, The...

Sam Bolger 18 sings about working in a burger shop as the class surrounds him.

‘Working’ Musical Highlights Different Walks of Life

Becca Halaney, Reporter January 25, 2018

Students in the Musical 2-4 class opened their first public production of the musical Working on Friday, Jan. 19 in the Big Black Box. Working does not follow a typical narrative. Instead, it chronicles...

Nisha Desai 18, Kyra Kornfeld 18, Osric Nagle 18, and Martha Beaty 18 pose together after the All-State Choir Auditions.

Choir Students Compete in All-State Auditions

Nisha Desai, Reporter January 21, 2018

After preparing since June, nine choir students traveled to Waco, Texas, to compete in the TMEA area audition. Twenty students in Area A of Texas competed for the top eight chairs in their respective voice...

Nathaniel Thomas 20, Chase Scelsi 18, James Yan 18, Alex Chao 18, and Adam Perry 20 stand together after being named Texas All State Musicians.

Band Finds Success at All-State Auditions

Sloka Chandrasekaran, Social Media Coordinator January 19, 2018

Fourteen band students traveled to Duncanville, Texas, to audition for the All-State Band on Jan. 12. After preparing for six months, the students came head to head against other musicians from across...

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