On Friday, Sept. 8, the members of PALS (Peer Assisted Leadership) gathered on the band parking lot for their annual campus reveals, where they discovered their campus assignments for the...
Eyes all over the world shone with the light of a million stars on Aug. 23, 2023, mirroring the view that India’s Vikram lander of their Chandrayaan-3 mission saw as it fixed itself—and its country’s...
Mrs. Melinda Norris is welcomed to Westwood this year as the new Campus Testing Coordinator. Transitioning from Cedar Ridge High School where she served as a Testing Coordinator, Mrs. Norris also taught...
Tara Kurkal, Tiktok Account Manager
• September 10, 2023
From Monday, Aug. 28 to Friday, Sept. 1 Howdy Week took place. Arranged by Student Council, Howdy Week was a week full of dress-up days with specific daily themes, allowing students to showcase their school...
Sophia Cortes, Dreamcatcher Staff
• September 8, 2023
While the whole country was in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vaishnuv Thiagarajan ’24 witnessed frontline workers sacrificing their lives and safety to help those in need fight against COVID-19....
From growing up in a microcosm of poverty to discovering and pursuing his passion for learning, Mr. Dominic Henderson uses his classroom not only to teach but also to help students view life from diverse...
Walking into Mr. Deram’s classroom on the first day of school, confused students crowd opposite sides of the room and squint at the board. Displayed on the board is a nearly indecipherable, grainy black...
Through the halls of Westwood, up the stairs to the F-Wing, and hidden in a corner is Srta. Prisila Samaniego-Marin’s classroom. Large, colorful posters lining the walls and rows of papel picado hanging...
On Friday, Sept. 1, seniors gathered on the grass field by the tennis courts before dawn for Senior Sunrise, hosted by Student Council. As the sun rose, seniors wrote letters to their future selves to...
An enthusiastic “all right class” reverberates through a chemistry classroom at the beginning of the block, signifying the start of another lesson, and showing the teacher’s passion for the topic...
The recognizable rustle of pom-poms and robust rumbles of the band playing the Westwood Fight song echoed throughout the hallways on Friday, Aug. 25 as students filed into the fieldhouse in anticipation of the first pep rally of the year.
Ms. Desireé Wells, a Westwood alum, returns to teach Advertising and Career Preparation, as well as sponsor DECA. Ms. Wells prioritizes student growth, and aims to create an engaging environment in her classes that prepares students for real-world business scenarios.
