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Rifah Mirza

Rifah Mirza, Photographer

Class of 2025

Hello! For as long as I can remember I've always been fascinated with writing and photography. Which is why I am so excited to be apart of the Horizon and working on Heritage! Apart from writing, I love learning new languages, traveling, playing the piano, going to concerts, or playing word hunt!

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On the PAC stage, Kalia Wang 26 performs a verse from her duet with Ryan Gu 26. The duo performed Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell, and the Playlist performance marked their third year in a row performing duets at end-of-year concerts.

Westwood Choirs Bring ‘Girl Talk’ to Stage for Playlist Concert

Sabrina Kim, Heritage Section Editor
April 23, 2024
Maintaining the ball, Sara Acosta 27 swiftly dodges the attack of her opponent. Acosta is a new player to the team and has maintained her position as an attacker throughout the entire season. We played well in the whole game.. we fought really hard, Acosta said.

JV Women’s Lacrosse Falls Below Austin High in Disappointing Loss

Rifah Mirza, Photographer
April 9, 2024
Arising from the group, the SunDancers lift Emma Lin 24 into the air. Lin is a proficient dancer and is the Co-President of the social board.

Dance Department Lives Life to Full at Escapade

Rifah Mirza and Bella Yi
April 2, 2024
Celebrating with her friends, Aanya Ujjval 26 gets sprayed with color powder. All profits from the Holi festival through selling powder and shirts were donated to Casa Marianella.

IB Celebrates Community and Program Values at Holi

April 2, 2024
With the recent live action Avatar: The Last Airbender, take this quiz to find out what element you are!

What Avatar Element Are You?

Rifah Mirza, Photographer
March 26, 2024
On Saturday, Jan. 6, choir students competed at TMEA Area and set a school record with six students making All-State Choir.

Vocal Victory: Choir Makes History at TMEA Area

Rifah Mirza, Photographer
January 17, 2024
If you need movie recommendations for the holiday season, read this Christmas movie ranking!

Top 5 Christmas Movies

Rifah Mirza, Photographer
December 31, 2023
On The Car Tour, Arctic Monkeys made a stop in Austin on Sept. 15, instilling nostalgia, energy, and anticipation for their new album in the fans.

Arctic Monkeys Pull Through Austin On Car Tour

Rifah Mirza, Photographer
September 25, 2023
How Much Do You Know about My Little Pony?

How Much Do You Know about My Little Pony?

Rifah Mirza, Photographer
September 2, 2023
Singing the Alma Mater, the Cheer team brings the pep rally to a close. The cheer team performed a routine to a pop mash-up, and brought energy to the crowd.

Students Display a Surplus of School Spirit at First Pep Rally

September 1, 2023
Beaming, Shrishti Mahajan 25, Bailey Zhang 25, and Shivani Kondubhatla 25 hold their 3rd place trophy in the air at the DECA International Conference awards ceremony. The team of sophomores won in the Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research event.

Westwood DECA Gets Edge at International Conference 

Shivani Kondubhatla, Rifah Mirza, and Prakrit Sinha
May 5, 2023
Alex Kim ‘23 monitors time in mock roleplay events as members prepare to present in front of a judge. Officers were assigned to supervise participants in DECA Day before their mock competition- an attempt to give members an idea of how a real competition will operate.

DECA Members Prepare for Competition at DECA Day

Rifah Mirza and Chloe Oakley
December 2, 2022
Current and new DECA members attentively pay attention to a presentation by DECA officers. DECA held two introductory sessions, one for underclassmen on Aug. 30, and one for upperclassmen on Aug 31.

DECA Holds Introductory Meeting

Rifah Mirza, Photographer
September 4, 2022
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