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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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Warrior Pride strikes a pose with attitude.

Students Attend First Pep Rally of Spring Semester

Keya Sampat, Campus News Editor February 25, 2019

Teachers and students packed the big gym for the first pep rally of the spring semester, which took place on Feb. 20. It was filled with excitement and enjoyable performances from many organizations,...

Librarians Hold Valentines Day Breakout Sessions

Librarians Hold Valentine’s Day Breakout Sessions

Rosie Deal and Ruhee Nemawarkar February 15, 2019

Valentine’s Day was celebrated through breakout sessions held in the library over lunch Feb. 12, 13, and 14 to create a buzz for the holiday. Similar to an escape room, these sessions involved puzzles...

Deloitte US partners discuss consultancy jobs.

B&I Academy Host Career Exploration Day

Srilekha Cherukuvada, Dreamcatcher Editor in Chief February 13, 2019

Career Exploration Day, hosted by the Business and Industry (B&I) Academy, was held for business students in the Great Room of the library on Friday, Feb. 8. The student governing team of the B&I...

Freshmen Aria Hegde and Leila Allebe advertise their toothpaste for their French infomercial.

French Students Create Infomercials During Class

Ruhee Nemawarkar, Heritage Editor in Chief February 12, 2019

On Thursday, Feb. 7, French II Pre-AP/IB students participated in a project to imitate real French infomercials in Madame Barbara Brandon-Suliin’s french class. The students picked a hygienic product,...

AP Statistics Students Analyze Data for Project

AP Statistics Students Analyze Data for Project

Rosie Deal, Keana Saberi, and Ruhee Nemawarkar February 11, 2019

On Monday, Feb. 11, students from Mr. Youn’s AP Statistics class took to the halls to test out “drunk goggles” as part of a project to compare statistics of the errors they made when taking a...

SkillsUSA Students Compete at Districts

SkillsUSA Students Compete at Districts

Dia Jain, Horizon Assistant Editor February 11, 2019

Though Westwood SkillsUSA had fewer members this year, they came out of districts strong with six bronze, 22 silver, and 26 gold medals. Districts was at the Texas State Technical College in Waco from...

German Students Achieve Success at Sprachfest

German Students Achieve Success at Sprachfest

Carson Haverda, Reporter February 9, 2019

On Saturday, Feb. 2 at the University of Texas at San Antonio, the Westwood German program attended Sprachfest and came away with first place in the large school category. This year Westwood had just under...

Academy Ambassador Sakshi Dhavalikar 21 helps incoming freshmen decide what their business pathway would be.

Parents Attend Informational Eighth Grade Night

Srilekha Cherukuvada, Dreamcatcher Editor in Chief February 8, 2019

An informational night for parents and students from Canyon Vista Middle School and Grisham Middle School was held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2. First,  eighth grade students and parents gathered...

The attempted robbery took place on the Hymeadow side of campus.

Attempted Robbery Spurs Increased Security Measures

Lizzie Deal, Managing Editor February 7, 2019

At around midnight on Feb. 5, a custodian leaving campus after the conclusion of the night shift was the victim of an attempted robbery on the Hymeadow side of campus. Reportedly, a man tried to grab her...

Students read along to a poem on the programs.

NSHS Inducts New Members Into Organization

Dia Jain and Risha Sur February 5, 2019

Families, students,and teachers gathered on Thursday, Jan. 31 to induct new members into the Westwood Diego Velasquez chapter of National Spanish Honor Society (NSHS). The induction ceremony had approximately...

Coach Casey Carter discusses new UIL policy changes with parents.

Baseball Holds Pre-Season Banquet to Kick Off Season

Catherine Wiesehuegel, Reporter February 4, 2019

Baseball kicked off their season Wednesday, Jan. 30 in the cafeteria with their pre-season which helped baseball parents register their sons for the upcoming season and learn about policies and practices...

Participants and presenters take a group photo.

UT Speakers Hold ‘Stop the Bleed’ Event

Srilekha Cherukuvada, Dreamcatcher Editor in Chief January 30, 2019

Students attended an information session on stopping patients from bleeding out held by representatives from the University of Texas on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The session was coordinated by the Health Science...

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