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The Guidon is passed from Major Sandlin to Jacob Ciotti 18.

JROTC Transfers Command in Ceremony

Donatella Voss, Photo Editor January 25, 2018

On Friday, Jan. 12, the Tx-861st held its annual Change of Command ceremony, transferring command from C/Col Jacob Ciotti ‘18 to C/Lt. Col Toran Degen ‘18. The ceremony began with every cadet...

Investigations in Psychology Announced As Weighted Course

Investigations in Psychology Announced As Weighted Course

Amy Vo, Campus Editor January 25, 2018

Round Rock ISD announced a change in the weighting of the Investigations in Psychology course, an elective class during the second semester that completes the full-year AP Psychology course. Investigations...

David Kim 19 presents his campaign.

Students Achieve Record-Breaking Success in DECA District Competition

Nicole Souydalay, Heritage Events Editor January 25, 2018

Riddled with anxiety and excitement, students part of DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) participated in the District 5 Career Development Conference (CDC) on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Copperas...

Students listen as business professionals share advice.

Students Attend Business Exploration Breakfast

Amy Ma, Reporter January 25, 2018

The Business and Industry Academy held the Business Exploration Breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 22, in which business professionals came and shared their work experiences with students. The professionals answered...

Cell Phone Addiction Found to Change Chemistry of the Brain

Cell Phone Addiction Found to Change Chemistry of the Brain

Kamille Galloway, Opinions Editor January 25, 2018

The apparatus of our new-aged society, the object which keeps us and the rest of the world closely interconnected, yet divides us in the simplest of social situations: the cellphone. Chronic cellphone...

California Suffers From Series of Mudslides

California Suffers From Series of Mudslides

Connor Cowman, Community & World Editor January 25, 2018

California, the victim of grave natural disasters as of late, has recently suffered yet another tragedy: a series of mudslides on January 9, 2018. These devastating mudslides were especially damaging because...

Ms. Natalie Wieland shows the water boiling at room temperature.

Pre-AP Students Investigate Vapor Pressure

Sathvik Allala, Marketing Director January 23, 2018

To better understand the concept of vapor pressure, Pre-AP Chemistry students challenged the impossible by boiling water at room temperature on Monday, Jan. 23. “The experiment was very fun,” Atharva...

Wear Blue for Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Wear Blue for Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Mae Bruce, A&E Editor January 23, 2018

Since January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Student Council is asking for school wide action to bring awareness to the cause and show solidarity for the victims. According to the International...

13 Captive Children Rescued From California Home

13 Captive Children Rescued From California Home

Sara Momin, Assistant Community & World News Editor January 23, 2018

Imagine being shackled in your room. The handcuffs painfully rub into your dirty wrists after years of torment, caked with dust, urine, and other unimaginable substances. You lie there on the floor, nothing...

US Suffers From IV Bag Shortage

US Suffers From IV Bag Shortage

Arthur Wang, Reporter January 17, 2018

Although commonplace in medical dramas, IV bags in the United States are currently growing rarer and rarer, meaning patients suffering from illness as innocuous as the flu will have to suffer through longer...

US Temperatures Drop Dangerously Low

US Temperatures Drop Dangerously Low

Sarah Wang, Heritage Photo Editor January 17, 2018

For the first time in about ten years,  Austin has experienced longingly awaited snowfall not only once, but twice during this winter season. The snow may come as a shock to Austin, but to the northern...

Students compete in their events.

Computer Science Students Attend Competition

Alex Reece, Reporter January 12, 2018

Participating in a LASA-hosted programming competition, 21 Westwood Computer Science students competed against 14 schools and 119 students in a three-hour rigorous handwritten programming challenge. Among...

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