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The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon
The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon
Amelia Spielman

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief

Class of 2024

Besides an obvious passion for writing and design that drive my work on the yearbook, what I adore most about my role on Student Press is the wonderful community of talented and hardworking people that I get to collaborate with and learn from. Aside from my life in the newsroom, my passions drift more towards movies, poetry, and music, particularly piano. You can often find me sorting through an obsessive sticker collection or rewatching any and every Studio Ghibli film.

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During the first inning, the infielders gather around Coach Casey Carter for a mound visit. The infield struggled throughout the game, failing to catch the ball several times, which allowed Cedar Ridge to consistently advance bases.

Varsity Baseball Suffers 10-0 Loss to Cedar Ridge

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief
March 26, 2024
Prepared to step into his swing, Jacob Wright '25 faces the Vandegrift pitcher in the first game of the season. Wright was up to bat in the bottom half of the sixth inning but ended up striking out.

Varsity Baseball Opens District Play with 2-0 Over Vandegrift

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief
March 6, 2024
Freshmen Diya Shakkottai and Serena Liu search for words to add to their poems in newspapers. Shakkottai laid out and planned her entire poem before beginning to glue it down.

Creative Writing Club Crafts Newspapers Poetry

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief
October 24, 2023

Courtside Conversations: Alex Lee ’24

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief
October 14, 2023
Reaching out, Shannon Gu '23 performs the team's lyrical routine in their third costume change of the day. Gu went into the competition feeling confident about her team and all the extra preparation they put in during the week before.

Warrior Pride Impresses with Three Performances at the Central Austin Challenge Dance Competition

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief
February 14, 2023
Zaina Jafri '23 discusses the unique traits that make an NHS member. As the president of NHS, she gave her speech to the new and returning students at the NHS induction ceremony.

NHS Inducts New Members at Annual Ceremony

November 4, 2022
Students wait in line to have their bags checked before entering the school on Sept. 20.

Administration Responds to Repeated Campus Safety Threats

September 16, 2022
American Girl won five Golden Horse awards from Taipei's 2021 film festival after its release in December.

‘American Girl’: A Poignant Reckoning on Cultural Identity

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief
April 15, 2022
Performers dance around a LED screen snowflake, which represents the theme of the 2022 Winter Olympic opening ceremony, "One World, One Family." Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

The Shadow that Looms Over the 2022 Winter Olympics: A Look Into China’s Cover-Up of Human Rights Issues

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief
February 14, 2022
Three hours after the Warrior Pride call time at noon, Sophie Steinhauser '22 dances in their contemporary routine. At the award ceremony at the end of a long day, Warrior Pride was announced as the first place winners for their contemporary routine.

SunDancers and Warrior Pride Dazzle Audiences at Austin Classic Competition

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief
February 13, 2022
Ms. Melissa Rangel has signed on as a new biology and chemistry teacher. She is excited to teach at a larger school with a different student body. Photo Courtesy of Melissa Rangel

New Biology and Chemistry Teacher Melissa Rangel Joins Westwood Faculty

Amelia Spielman, Heritage Editor-In-Chief
September 12, 2021
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