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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
Kriya Handa

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief

Class of 2025

Hi! I’m the Editor-in-chief for the Dreamcatcher. I’m so excited to continue to showcase the creativity our school has to offer. Other than Press, my interests include learning about different types of cultures and people, traveling, and exploring new things in the city. I also like playing the piano and enjoying a good movie.

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A prominent festival in Indian culture, Diwali holds a special importance in the hearts of people across the world. But for children living in the United States, the celebrations hold a deeper value; many students note that Diwali is a time for them to express their bicultural backgrounds.

Living in the Melting Pot

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief
November 5, 2024
Standing behind their decorated booth at the Spooktacular, Fiber Arts Club members entertain a customer during one of their sales. The club sold a variety of personally-crafted plushies and key chains during the event.

YMCA’s Spooktacular Event Promotes Student-Led Initiatives

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2024
Immersed in her work, Katie Thiel ‘25 works on her chalk message for deaf awareness on the sidewalk. Her piece was one among many created during ASL Club’s Chalk Walk activity.

ASL Club Spreads Deaf Awareness Through Chalk Walk

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2024
Examining her cells through a microscope, Mia Ippolito ‘25 conducts the last step of the simple stain lab taking in place in the Medical Microbiology class. During the lab, students were able to explore the process of fluorescent staining and using the microscopes to examine a unique cell type.

Medical Microbiology Students Examine Cheek Cells Under Microscope

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2024
Enjoying their donuts, ASL Club officers end their first meeting of the year. Spending time learning new hand-signs and encouraging bonding among members, the officers fulfilled their goal of generating interest in new members.

ASL Club Bonds Over Donuts and New Signing Techniques

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2024
Hannah McDonough '24 buys a World's Finest Chocolate bar from Tian "Tianwen" Gao '27. DECA club members started selling World's Finest Chocolate bars in September to fundraise for their clubs.

World’s Finest Chocolate is the Perfect Treat

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief
October 13, 2023
Gratitude Is Good for You

Gratitude Is Good for You

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief
December 11, 2022
Sophomores Sanjana Alluri and Shrishti Mahajan play the PTSO halloween trivia Kahoot. The top three winners at the end of the game won a pack of rainbow sour Airheads.

Trivia or Treat? PTSA Hosts Halloween Trivia Event

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2022
Outside of school, Ms. Eve Kenyon enjoys playing video games and listening to punk rock music.

Science Teacher Ms. Eve Kenyon Seeks Knowledge

Kriya Handa, Dreamcatcher Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2022
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