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Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

Concentrated, sophomores Ojasvi Chourasia, Isha Gokhale, and Bella Yi make themselves crepes. The main focus of the meeting, the officer team created a build-your-own crepe station for members to enjoy. “[The best part of today’s meeting were] the crepes, they were delicious,” member Brady Johnson ‘26 said.
French Club Holds Crêpe Breakfast
Mayla Montgomery, Reporter • March 7, 2024
Setting a volleyball, Mia Massey 25 plays Queen of the Court with Beach Volleyball Club. Since it was founded, Beach Volleyball Club has met consistently on Wednesdays after school.
Beach Volleyball Club Hosts Weekly Practice
Trinity Osmer, Reporter • March 5, 2024
Showing their personalities, Mr. Warrior contestants strike a pose at the end of their group dance. The Mr. Warrior group dance was choreographed by members of StuCo and performed by the competitors to show the friendly nature of the competition.
GALLERY: 24th Annual Mr. Warrior Dazzles
Ellen Chuo, Photo Editor • March 5, 2024
Escorted by her friend C/AB Myah Kapavik 27, C/TSgt Aliyah Mohammed 24 walks through the saber arc. Senior cadets were recognized during the ball by walking through the saber arc.
AFJROTC Cadets Shine at "Starry Night" Military Ball
Sarah Jung, Reporter • March 4, 2024
Posing for a photo along with other debaters, Anushka Gupta 26 smiles with her trophy. One of three sophomores invited to this prestigious debate tournament, Gupta advanced to the semi-finals of the competition.
Debaters Anushka Gupta '25 and Kate Peckham '24 Compete at Round Robin Tournament
Bella Yi, Reporter • March 3, 2024
On Tuesday, March 5, otherwise known as Super Tuesday, voters cast their votes at polling stations such as the Austin Public Library. As a result of the 2024 presidential primaries, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are the official party nominees, but many young people dont feel like either candidate represents them. Its just [between the] lesser of two evils, Lexy Hall 24 said. We really just havent had a good president in a while. We havent had someone who has been making good change because our country has become so extremist.
The Lesser of Two Evils
Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor • March 14, 2024
McNeil has already begun to display their new IB accreditation by modifying their website and description to include the words “IB World School”. This accreditation is taking the next step in providing a better academic environment for McNeil students, but has left some Westwood IB transfers feeling conflicted.
McNeil’s New IB Program Conflicts Westwood Transfers
Aarya Kale, Reporter • March 9, 2024
A Westwood graduate and parent, Council Member Mackenzie Kelly completes most of her work from her office on Anderson Mill Road. She is currently hosting an art contest in order to showcase the talent of Austin area students.
Austin Council Member Mackenzie Kelly Holds "I Love District 6" Art Contest
Scott Seamon, Managing Editor • February 27, 2024
Thousands of AT&T users lost network connection on Thursday, Feb. 22. The outage ended later that afternoon. The greatest difficulty was trying to figure out what was going on, Mikayla Smith 25 said. When I realized the problem was out of my hands, I found it difficult to notify my non-tech savvy parents.
AT&T Users Lose Connection
Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor • February 23, 2024
Smiling, eighth grader Lia Ham sells Girl Scout cookies to a neighborhood family. Since 2016, Girl Scout cookie prices have risen by $3.
Girl Scout Cookies: Inflation’s Newest Target
Jia Chun, Reporter • February 21, 2024