With 31 years of teaching experience, Mr. Andy Dudney joins the Westwood community as an inclusion science teacher and assistant coach in football and baseball.
“I’ve really enjoyed these first...
Focused, Mr. James Cox stares intensely at a chess board. A student sits across from him, analyzing the game. As the sponsor of the chess club, Mr. Cox has always been interested in strategy-oriented games....
Filled with books on shelves stacked high, the classroom shines bright as the string lights sparkle and the soft first-block Spotify playlist plays in the background. English teacher Ms. Illiana Romero...
A chaotic mix of passion and energy, the football field pounds under players diligently slogging away at drills, or anxiously going over plays right before games, with Mr. Joshua Williams standing at the...
Although many admit that work done by administrative staff may go unnoticed, students acknowledge the importance of them in maintaining their schedules and ensuring that their school days are seamless.
As...
Throughout a long journey in teaching, Ms. Robyn Boegel’s sincere dedication towards her students has persisted in her 23 years of experience as an educator. Joining the Westwood community as a new assistant...
While teaching at Westwood, Mr. Michael Kristan has brought many smiles and laughter to his English students. Working hard over the years to be what many agree to be a prominent and influential member...
Growing up exposed to different countries and cultures, Lena Boas ‘25 was excited to share her knowledge with others ever since her childhood. However, she soon realized that many of her peers in...
Despite Sanfilippo syndrome’s high mortality rate and lack of a cure, when Sophie Liu ‘25 tried to discuss the genetic disorder with her peers, she realized that none of them actually knew what it...
Intense bolts of pain, only subsiding to give way to a dull, continuous ache in the lower abdomen, all shadowed by the irritable and sluggish mindset to simply keep pushing through one’s day, is a common...
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.
When Mme Anne Pham-Macharia was in sixth grade, her teacher told her she wasn’t good enough. An immigrant from the war-torn country of Vietnam, Mme Macharia had to quickly adapt to her new home in Paris....
![Posing with a cookie and flyer, Sophie Liu '25 makes up half of Journey for Tomorrow, a HOSA project that aims to raise funds for Sanfilippo syndrome research. To encourage donations to their cause, Liu and her HOSA partner, Jenny Yun '25, created flyers, fundraisers, and social media accounts. "[Funds are] going towards genetic research for gene therapy and enzyme replacement therapy so that there can be a cure for Sanfilippo," Liu said.](https://westwoodhorizon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-14-11.27.03-PM.png)
