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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At the Impeachment March on July 2, 2017, a participant holds up signs protesting the Trump administrations relationship with Russia.

Trump’s Phone Call With Ukraine Proves Why He Should Be Impeached

Ayesha Middya, Reporter November 3, 2019

The possibility of U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment has reappeared in the latest news. On Sept. 25, a transcript of a call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was released,...

On Sept. 20, 2015, around 100 people gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota to protest police brutality by the Metro Transit Police against 17-year-old Marcus Abrams.

The Trial of Amber Guyger Calls to Attention Our Flawed Justice System

Shawkin Kabir, Dreamcatcher Poetry & Prose Editor October 27, 2019

All he had done in that moment was eat some ice cream while watching a bit of television. That has never been a crime. Yet he was still shot. This was the scene that led to the trial of Amber Guyger...

Actress Felicity Huffman was one of several parents arrested for fraud after bribing Rick Singer to manipulate her daughters test scores.

The US Prison System Must Change

Srilekha Cherukuvada, Dreamcatcher Editor in Chief October 22, 2019

Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman forked over $15,000 to have her daughter’s SAT scores manipulated by Rick Singer, the mastermind behind a huge college admissions scandal consisting of over...

Along with several other symbols, the okay hand gesture was added to the ADLs Hate on Display database on Sept. 26. Photo courtesy of Peakpx.

Additions to the ADL’s Hate Symbol Database Highlight the Need to Combat Hate

Jake Schlanger, Community & World News Editor October 17, 2019

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) continued the long-standing fight against hate on Thursday, Sept. 26 with the addition of several new hate symbols to its Hate on Display database, which tracks the use...

Cheerleaders perform at a pep rally on Sept. 9, 2019.

Cheerleaders Treated Unfairly

Cynthia Ramirez '18 October 16, 2019

A Ninth Amendment Violation is in question at Westwood High School. [Editor's Note: The Ninth Amendment is not related to the current cheerleader situation. We believe the author meant to say "Title IX,"...

On Aug. 20, 2018, Greta Thunberg sat outside the Swedish Parliament building, holding a sign reading Skolstrejk för klimatet,” or “school strike for climate.

Greta Thunberg Is An Inspiration To Young Climate Activists

Keana Saberi, Editor in Chief October 14, 2019

From leading the masses in striking against climate policy inaction to sailing across the Atlantic Ocean on a yacht to minimize travel impacts on the warming globe, plucky and strong 16-year-old Greta...

President Trump discusses replacing the Affordable Care Act on March 10, 2017.

The U.S. Healthcare System Must Be Fixed

Srilekha Cherukuvada, Dreamcatcher Editor in Chief October 8, 2019

Luca Palmiscino was born with alveolar capillary dysplasia, a rare congenital lung disease, and Hirschsprung's disease, a condition affecting the large intestine. At only five months old, he had to get...

Following the Stoneman Douglas shooting, hundreds of thousands gathered for the March for Our Lives rally to protest gun violence on March 24, 2018.

School Shooting Hoodie Designs Pollute the Conversation Around Gun Violence

Bernice Chen, Opinions Editor October 4, 2019

Controversy emerged once again on the internet during New York Fashion Week from Sept. 6 to Sept. 14 when a label debuted its new line of hoodies online. Bstroy, a streetwear brand based in New York, released...

Senator Elizabeth Warren was one of the standout candidates overall at the Third Democratic debate.

Candidates Stand Out On Various Issues During the Third Democratic Debate

Keana Saberi and Catharine Li October 1, 2019

The intensity between the Democratic candidates rose and particularly heated up in the Third Democratic debate on Sept. 12. From Julian Castro attacking Joe Biden on his personality rather than policies,...

Prior to the tragedy in Odessa, Texans mourn the first shooting of the same month on Aug. 6 in El Paso.

Odessa Shooting Emphasizes The Need For Reform

Ayesha Middya, Reporter September 25, 2019

Mass shootings are occurring at exorbitant rates all across our nation. Over the weekend of Aug. 31, 22 lives were brutally taken in a shooting spree in Odessa, Texas. The West Texan gunman, identified...

If put in place, the adversity score would have been attached to students SAT scores.

College Board Made The Right Decision In Removing Its ‘Adversity Score’

Jake Schlanger, Community & World News Editor September 23, 2019

The College Board recently announced it would scrap its controversial adversity score after widespread public backlash. The adversity score, announced in May, would have been a number between one and 100...

National Suicide Prevention Month: How To Help

National Suicide Prevention Month: How To Help

Kailey Foster, Reporter September 20, 2019

Do you ever notice the person in the back of the classroom with their head down or in their hands? Maybe they've been staring into space for a long time. The student who sits alone at lunch or the student...

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