The patient picked up the call from the McDonald's drive-through.
“[He was] looking at the menu when I called,” Dr. Deepa Ponnusamy said.
As the patient’s endocrinologist, she is trying to...
Sabrina Kim, Heritage Section Editor
• December 8, 2023
After the program’s competition testing that accompanies the end of the first semester, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) officers and members came together to celebrate with a social on...
On Friday through Sunday, Dec. 1-3, the Speech & Debate team competed in the “Longhorn Classic” tournament at the University of Texas at Austin.
Debate competed against 130 schools across the...
On Friday, Dec. 1, Anatomy & Dissection gathered to dissect squids in Mr. Scheiber’s room before school. Shifting the club’s focus from studying simpler organs, such as the sheep heart dissection...
Abandoning all fear and letting instinct kick in, Benjamin Chang ‘26 implemented the skills he mastered to save a 74-year-old man’s life in a high-stakes situation. Unaware he would emerge a hero that day, Chang had been volunteering with the EMS when he received a call from a concerned son, terrified that his father’s heart had stopped beating.
Practicing sustainability while spreading holiday cheer, the Robotics Club is holding their Christmas ornament fundraiser, "Christmas Crafts", for two weeks, starting Monday, Nov. 27, after school...
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, Neuroscience and Neurodiversity Club held their second meeting of the year after school in Dr. Plocher’s room. The club invited guest speakers from Greenleaf Neurodiversity...
On Oct. 23, the school library posted a National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) flex for anyone wanting to write a novel of their own. The librarians showed presentations of the novel writing process,...
On Nov. 11 and 12, white tents and rows of chairs lined Congress Avenue and the Capitol grounds for the annual Texas Book Festival. The festival was first started to bring readers and authors together...
Aromas of food and spices from around the world wafted through the school as more than 300 eager pre-IB and IB students arrived in the cafeteria on Thursday, Nov. 16 for the annual IB Grateful Gathering...
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![Smiling, endocrinologist Dr. Deepa Ponnusamy sits at her office desk. Ponnusamy is one of many medical professionals to start implementing remote visits for patients into her job following the pandemic. “[Remote visits are] huge, because it feels like people who live far away are able to afford care, [due to] a hybrid of [remote] visits and face-to-face visits,” Dr. Ponnusamy said. Photo courtesy of Dr. Deepa Ponnusamy](https://westwoodhorizon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-09-12.26.19-AM.png)
