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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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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...

Gauri Pargaonkar 19 and Nisha Seyed 19 share what they have found with each other.

NFHS Students Hold Language Workshop

Ruhee Nemawarkar, Heritage Editor in Chief January 29, 2019

National French Honor Society (NFHS) held a language learning workshop on Friday, Jan. 25 for members to practice conversing in French about current events and cultural activities. The workshop began at...

Major League Soccer Announces Austin FC as New Expansion Club

Major League Soccer Announces Austin FC as New Expansion Club

Sourav Dhar, Sports Editor January 23, 2019

Austin now officially has a major league sports team. Major League Soccer, or MLS for short, announced that Austin FC will become the North American soccer league’s 27th franchise. MLS Commissioner...

Extemporaneous Speakers take a photo together. Photo courtesy of WHS Speech and Debate.

Debaters Achieve Success at McNeil Tournament

Bernice Chen, Opinions Editor January 22, 2019

Novice Extemporaneous Speaking 3rd Place: Bowen James 5th Place: Seyoung Ree 8th Place: Anoop Rachakonda Semi-Finalists: Brandon Shin Sharanya Karanam Akhil Bhale Samia Bruster Domestic Extemporaneous...

Volunteers and teachers collaborate to help organize the rest of the event.

Westwood Students Compete at DECA Districts

Dia Jain, Horizon Assistant Editor January 22, 2019

On Saturday, Jan. 19, students gathered in Bastrop to compete at the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) district competition. Students competed in the Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center...

House Speaker Dennis Bonnen presiding over his first votes as speaker of the house. Jan. 9, 2019.

Texas House Proposes Massive Increase for Public School Funding

Edgar Walters January 18, 2019

As Texas’ Republican leadership calls for property tax cuts and a school finance overhaul, the Texas House on Monday pitched a bold proposal: Pump roughly $7 billion more state funds into public schools...

Horizon Named Pacemaker Finalist

‘Horizon’ Named Pacemaker Finalist

Sara Momin, Assistant Community & World News Editor January 16, 2019

The Horizon has been recently named a Pacemaker finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), the second time consecutively in the last six years of being a digital publication. In the...

Students take a group picture with debate coach Mr. Ruishi Wang. Photo courtesy of WHS Speech and Debate.

Speech and Debate Competes at Churchill and University of Houston Tournaments

Bernice Chen, Opinions Editor January 14, 2019

University of Houston Varsity Policy (CX) Debate Semi-Finalists: Vikas Burugu - Daniel Shi Octo-Finalists: Vineeth Bandi - Aaron Greisdorf Shea Li Dombrowski - Hannah Liu 2nd Place Speaker Award:...

TEDxYouth@Austin 2019 Registration Opens

TEDxYouth@Austin 2019 Registration Opens

Grace Liu, Yearbook Editor in Chief January 13, 2019

Technology. Entertainment. Design. These are the ideals and foundations for TED, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing informative talks to the world. On Saturday, Feb. 11, TEDxYouth@Austin...

Government Shutdown Continues as Debates Come to a Standstill

Government Shutdown Continues as Debates Come to a Standstill

Sara Momin, Assistant Community & World News Editor January 11, 2019

In a rare live broadcast from the Oval Office on Jan. 9, President Trump appealed for support of the wall he has been fighting for since the start of his campaign. Highlighting his long-held concerns of...

DECA Students Kick Off Their Competition Season

DECA Students Kick Off Their Competition Season

Dia Jain and Keya Sampat January 11, 2019

Westwood DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) members worked yearlong to prepare for their competitions that began Wednesday Jan. 9 when students took their first DECA multiple choice tests....

Extemporaneous Speakers pose at the Salado tournament. Photo courtesy of WHS Speech and Debate.

Debate Students Triumph at Tournaments Over Winter Break

Bernice Chen, Opinions Editor January 9, 2019

Lake Travis Novice Extemporaneous Speaking 2nd Place: Arjun Raman 3rd Place: Daniel Chen 4th Place: Sandali Srivastava 6th Place: Sneha Bhale Semi-Finalists: Ben Farrugia Joshua King Vishal...

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