The student news site of Westwood High School.

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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Beto ORourke Austin Mural Vandalized

Beto O’Rourke Austin Mural Vandalized

Kamille Galloway, Opinions Editor November 2, 2018

Over the past weekend, the recently unveiled mural of El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke was vandalized. On the first day of early voting in Texas, Oct. 22, artist Chris Rogers posted an Instagram...

Students work together to add details to their poster.

Students Create Jekyll and Hyde Poster Project

Risha Sur, Marketing Director October 30, 2018

Ms. Drown’s English IV class recently created a project relating to the contrasting personalities of the two main characters in Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The students read the book...

Jack Pitre 19 sits down as he donates blood.

Students Participate in Campus Blood Drive

Nima Ashtari, Community & World News Editor October 30, 2018

On Monday, Oct. 29, students at Westwood were given the opportunity to participate in a campus-wide blood drive sponsored by the UNICEF club. Through the drive, students could donate up to a pint of...

Left: U.S. Rep. Beto ORourke campaigning in El Paso in 2018; right: Ted Cruz campaigning for the U.S. Senate in 2012.

Ted Cruz Leads Beto O’Rourke 51 to 46, Quinnipiac Poll Finds

Emma Platoff October 30, 2018

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leads El Paso Democrat Beto O'Rourke by 5 percentage points, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The poll, released Monday with just over a week left before...

Student Council Announces Red Ribbon Week

Student Council Announces Red Ribbon Week

Amy Vo, Campus Editor October 26, 2018

For the week of Monday, Oct. 29 to Friday, Nov. 2, Student Council encourages students to dress up in a national campaign against alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. Each day has a theme based on a catchy slogan...

Reflections Deadline Rapidly Approaches

Reflections Deadline Rapidly Approaches

Caera Learmonth, Executive Editor October 26, 2018

After a year-long break, PTSA Reflections returns with a new focus to get entrants in all six categories: Writing, Dance, Film, Music, Photography, and Art. This year, every entrant will get a prize for...

Sara Sayyar 20 folds the fleece together.

Students Donate Handmade Blankets

Sathvik Allala, Marketing Director October 24, 2018

To contribute to Project Linus, an organization dedicated to providing fleece blankets to troubled children, Student Council and Outreach joined forces to create handmade blankets on Monday, Oct. 22. “We...

David Garcia encourages the freshmen to find [their] own genius.

Performers Encourage Freshmen to Find Their Genius

Lanie Catuogno October 24, 2018

While sophomores and juniors labored over the PSAT, the freshman class made a series of rotations to fill their morning. In one session, they were trained in CPR. In another, they were able to ask...

ASL club decorates their hallway on different colleges with ASL majors.

Student Organizations Decorate Hallways for Homecoming

Keya Sampat, Campus News Editor October 23, 2018

Nearing Homecoming, many clubs and organizations put up decorations in the hallway in order to show their school spirit. Their theme was  “All the places you’ll go,” so all of the clubs thought...

The water fountains remain covered so students do not drink potentially contaminated water.

Austin Water Utility Issues City-Wide Boil Notice

Sathvik Allala, Marketing Director October 22, 2018

In response to the abnormal abundance of rain in the past week, the watershed of the Greater Austin Area brought sediment, debris, and contaminants directly into our daily water supply. To address this...

An overview of the seating area.

Students Attend Homecoming Dance

Srilekha Cherukuvada, Dreamcatcher Editor in Chief October 22, 2018

The disco-themed Homecoming Dance took place on Saturday, Oct. 20. The dance was organized by the Pacesetters and hundreds of students came to enjoy dancing and the food with friends. The dance...

A pet zoo worker holds Cactus Jack, a nine-month-old hedgehog. He isnt as prickly as you think, the worker said.

Local Pet Store Hosts Pet-Tober-Fest

Ishika Samant, Managing Editor October 21, 2018

After a highly successful 10 year run, the event coordinators of Dogtoberfest decided to take a hiatus from organizing the event, thus paving the way for local Austin pet store Phydeaux and Friends...

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