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Using a scalpel, Tyler Martinez 27 inspects the inside of a sheep heart. The sheep heart dissection provided club members the hands-on opportunity to explore the anatomy of mammal hearts.

Anatomy & Dissection Club Pours Their Hearts Into First Dissection of the Year

Prima Changwatchai, Community & World News Editor October 29, 2023

Anatomy & Dissection Club gathered to dissect sheep hearts in Mr. Eric Scheiber’s room on Friday, Oct. 27. Chosen by club officers, the sheep heart dissection was the club’s first dissection...

Smiling in front of his company’s front desk and the U.S. flag, Dr.Wang stands proud as an Asian American. For the past 23 years in Nashville, Tennesse, Dr. Wang has worked hard to restore the sight of patients nationwide and beyond.

Sight: A Story of Asian-American Success

Charlie Hui, Reporter October 27, 2023

On the coast of Moldova, the Hendrichs adopted a child who had been blind since birth. No matter how many clinics the family attended or how many experts they called, the doctors said Maria would never...

Clocking in at 7 a.m., Benjamin Li 25 and Andrew Zhang 25 work with the Central Texas SPCA staff to arrange tables for booths at the event. Barktoberfest had various booths such as ones for small businesses, vets, and a kids play zone.

Paw Plan and Austin CoACT Give Back at Central Texas SPCA’s Barktoberfest Event

Sarah Jung, Reporter October 24, 2023

On Saturday, Oct. 21, the nonprofit Paw Plan teamed up with Austin Cooperation Act (CoACT) to volunteer at the Central Texas Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' (SPCA) annual Barktoberfest...

Freshmen Diya Shakkottai and Serena Liu search for words to add to their poems in newspapers. Shakkottai laid out and planned her entire poem before beginning to glue it down.

Creative Writing Club Crafts Newspapers Poetry

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief October 24, 2023

Amid rainy weather and the smell of hot cocoa, Creative Writing Club hosted a poetry collage activity on Monday, Oct. 23 after school. Creative Writing Club meets every Monday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m...

Alycia Chee 26 (right) poses for a picture with her taekwondo group. In August, Chee attended the Korea Open taekwondo competition in South Korea. It’s a larger scale competition, [and] there were Olympians there, Chee said. There were really good national teams, it was just a really cool experience, something you can’t find in the US. Photo courtesy of Alycia Chee

Sparring in South Korea: Alycia Chee ‘26 Travels For Taekwondo Competition

Hannah McDonough and Sabareesh Dinakaran October 24, 2023

On August 8, Alycia Chee’ 26 traveled to Chuncheon-si, South Korea to attend the esteemed Korea Open Taekwondo tournament. Chee has been learning and competing in Taekwondo for the past nine years and...

Animated with a shocked expression, Psych Club officers begin their meeting with a slideshow on the basics of gaslighting.

Psychology Club Educates Members on Gaslighting

Valerie Zhang, Reporter October 23, 2023

On Thursday, Oct. 12, Psychology Club hosted their second meeting of the year. Their topic: gaslighting.  President Krishani Khanna ‘25 has built an officer team including Hannah Mary Vinesh ‘25,...

Playing casino games, Ryan Lee 25 and Coleman Loyd 25 enjoy their time at the Homecoming dance. Pacesetters brought casino tables to the atrium to offer a diverse selection of activities for students to participate in at the dance.

So It Glows: Students Socialize at Homecoming Dance

Mayla Montgomery and Bella Yi October 23, 2023
On Saturday, Oct. 21, students gathered in a transformed cafeteria to dance, play casino games, and unwind with fellow peers at the annual Homecoming Dance. This year’s theme was “Let’s Glow Crazy” and the campus was decked out with blacklight and neon illustrations to represent it.
NHS Introduces New Members at Induction Ceremony

NHS Introduces New Members at Induction Ceremony

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor October 19, 2023

Filling the room with excited murmurs and dress clothes, National Honor Society (NHS) inductees and their families were ushered into the cafeteria on Thursday, Oct. 12.  The NHS ceremony started...

Focused, Genetic Engineering Club officers Jennifer Dai 24 and Brian Zhang 24 examine strawberry DNA that was extracted as part of the lab. To extract the DNA, club members stirred cold rubbing alcohol into a solution of smashed strawberries and DNA extraction fluid. For me, the best part about the lab was mashing the strawberries together. Theres just something special about absolutely decimating strawberries, Zhang said.

Genetic Engineering Club Extracts Knowledge Through Strawberry DNA Lab

Prima Changwatchai, Community & World News Editor October 18, 2023

On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Genetic Engineering Club held a strawberry DNA extraction lab after school in Dr. Lim’s room. The club meets twice a month to discuss genetic engineering and its applications....

Presenting a powerpoint to members in the Great Room, HOSA officers introduce the clubs main purpose and new club sponsor. The first meeting of the year had been postponed for two months during the search for a sponsor.

HOSA Comes Back to Campus with First General Meeting

Jessica Wang, Heritage Section Editor October 17, 2023

On Monday, Oct. 16, Future Health Professionals (HOSA) held their first general meeting in the library Great Room. HOSA is one of Westwood’s largest clubs focused on health science competitions and events.  Earlier...

Socializing, Ananya Chiluveru 24 and Mehek Patro 24 enjoy snacks and talk across the table to other club members. Attendees played board games for the annual social event.

Red Cross Club Gathers for Board Game Social

Lena Boas, Extras Editor October 17, 2023

On Thursday, Oct. 12, Red Cross members gathered in Coach Meyers’s room from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for an after school board game social. The Red Cross club is one of the largest clubs at Westwood whose...

Debating, Ronit Singh ‘26, Hannah Au ‘26, and Jatin Aggarwal ‘26 discuss which chemical reaction will occur. “I was debating with my peers on where the elements on the activity series were and which one will react,” Singh said. “If the first metal in the reactants has higher activity than the second metal, a chemical reaction will occur.”

Advanced Chemistry Classes Apply Learning to Lab

Sophia Cortes, Dreamcatcher Staff October 17, 2023

On Monday, Oct. 2, Mr. Nielsen’s Advanced Chemistry class experimented with ionic compounds by executing single and double replacement reactions. The class finished pre-lab assignments where they predicted...

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