Former Associate Principal Erin Campbell was recently announced as the new principal of Westwood High School on June 16. A graduate of Westwood herself, Ms. Campbell has worked in education for 17 years,...
Catharine Li, Horizon Editor-in-Chief
• July 13, 2022
Attentively welcoming various community members, newly appointed principal Ms. Erin Campbell conversed with students, parents, and teachers during a public meet-and-greet reception in the cafeteria...
In a controversial-at-best, catastrophic-at-worst Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday, June 24. This landmark ruling, passed in 1973, ensured nationwide abortion rights for nearly...
Catharine Li, Horizon Editor-in-Chief
• June 20, 2022
Humanity pulsates in a rhythm akin to the sounds of discomfort, resilience, and loss. For a nation in reckoning, processing the familiarity that lingers in recovery following gun violence tragedy is personal.
Again...
As COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. remain low, COVID-19 restrictions loosen, and travel demand rises, the number of flight bookings and plans for trips have started to significantly increase.
On June 12,...
Phoebe Taber, Heritage Photo Editor
• June 1, 2022
The Class of 2022 had their graduation ceremony from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park on Tuesday, May 24.
The event began with speeches from graduates; Student Council Executive President...
Amoli Agarwal, Horizon Editor-in-Chief
• May 28, 2022
In the past two years, record numbers of teachers have left their jobs across the country, exhausted and overwhelmed from rising work obligations. Following the national trend, the end of the 2022 school...
As an educator of 20 years, Principal Dr. Mario Acosta believes that the mark of a “high quality” leader is one who “[builds] such depth in leadership that the person at the top is almost interchangeable,...
From defending your crush to your friends, overthinking the messages sent, and having unexplainable moments of happiness around one another, Heartstopper makes the feelings of love feel dreamy, giggly,...
After six years of serving the Westwood community as principal, Dr. Mario Acosta announced his resignation on Tuesday, May 17.
"Please know that the decision to leave was not made lightly, as I have...
Pairing poetry and journalism jargon is something that may seem contradictory. The methodical editing and the concise style of journalism may seem at odds with the bountiful flexibility or chosen inflexibility...
On Saturday, April 30, students arrived at the Oasis in elegant dresses and tuxedos ready to dance, eat, and hang out with their friends at Prom. The theme was “See the Light” from Tangled.
“It...
