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The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon
The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon
HOT OFF THE PRESS
(COMIC)Bullying Over the Ages
Sabareesh Dinakaran, Reporter • May 16, 2025
Pixels, Projects, and Progress: AI/ML Club Officers’ Year of Leadership
Hana Le, Reporter • May 16, 2025
Plan an Ideal Vacation and Get a Kali Uchis Song
Jia Chun, Reporter • May 16, 2025
Robotics FTC Team Tomahawk Captain Satvik Chawla ‘25 Guides Team to World Championship
Avi Rajesh, Heritage Student Life Editor • May 15, 2025
Harvard’s Pushback: Funding Cuts to Educational Institutions Intensifies Uncertainty
Nikhil Gupta, Reporter • May 15, 2025
FRONT PAGE
At Westwood it's no secret that students are known for taking on large workloads and multiple extracurriculars. But Westwood's competitive culture severely harms students and will only get worse if nothing is done.
Locked In: The Cost of Westwood’s Burnout Culture
Editorial Staff • May 11, 2025

Monday, 8:09 a.m. Bloodshot eyes flicker open, and a student crosses the threshold between cold outside air and the musty scent of sleep-deprived high schoolers. Everyone else is already there, Chromebook...

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
NEWS
Dedicated AI/ML 2024-25 officers Victor Lehr '26, Indivara Kolluru '25, and Prithvi Krishnan '25 are shaping the future of technology. By spearheading initiatives about artificial intelligence to educate their members, they foster a learning environment. Their willingness to expand the club's activities this year sets a precedent for future club officers.
Pixels, Projects, and Progress: AI/ML Club Officers’ Year of Leadership
Hana Le, Reporter • May 16, 2025
Standing alongside team CSH from Timisoara, Romania, Satvik Chawla ’25, Aarush Srivastava ’26, and Souren Uchat ’26 play rock, paper, scissors with the game announcer. To keep things interesting during delays, announcers frequently told jokes or played games with the drivers.
Robotics FTC Team Tomahawk Captain Satvik Chawla ‘25 Guides Team to World Championship
Avi Rajesh, Heritage Student Life Editor • May 15, 2025
SPORTS
Leaping to catch a pass from her quarterback, Paige Price '27 catches the ball for the first down. After a quick lived first half, through the second half Price consistently found openings in the Hutto defense.
Throughout high school, Violet Hewett '25 has competed for Westwood's swim and track team, as well as doing club track. Through hard work, dedication, and support from her coaches, Hewett will continue her track journey at Duke University under a track scholarship.
Catcher waits as Nadia Kareem '28 prepares to pitch a strike.
Racing down the field Audrey Coplen '26 swiftly dodges the defender. The Menlo-Atherton Bears came from California to compete with the Warriors.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
For the first time, Symphony Orchestra performs at the Round Top Festival, showcasing their expertise in their String UIL repertoire.
Orchestra Takes a Step Further at Round Top Festival
Serena Liu, Reporter • May 12, 2025
Sitting on top of the church set, Koen Keene '27 and Ivan Schere '27 create an iconic moment from "The Outsiders." The golden lighting was used to symbolize the poem called "Nothing Gold Can Stay" that Schere's character recites.
Seniors Directed Play Festivals Storms the Stage
Sabrina Kim, Heritage Co-Chief • May 9, 2025
'A Minecraft Movie', released April 4, has taken the internet by storm as millions of teenagers rush to theatres to see the viral scenes on the big screen.
‘A Minecraft Movie’ is Absolute Cinema
Jacob Chow, Heritage Staff • April 25, 2025
"motorcycle sound effects" is Canadian artist young friend's sophomore album. The album is filled with bright guitar and complex lyrics.
Start Your Engines: Motorcycle Sound Effects Revs Into The Music Scene
Katie Ring, Reporter • April 23, 2025
On Wednesday, April 15 and Thursday, April 16, the Westwood Band showcased their program at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation. The band swept all ones’, earning superior ratings from every judge and was the only Round Rock ISD school to do so.
Band Sweeps UIL Evaluation With Superior Ratings
Addy Temple and Jacob Chow • April 23, 2025
OPINIONS
Project 2025 is a far-right policy initiative launched prior to President Donald Trump's election. Among many policies, Project 2025 details anti-transgender legislation. Upon Trump's administration, he has wasted no time implementing numerous pieces of transphobic legislation that seem to draw inspiration from Project 2025.
“I Don’t Have Any Rights”: Project 2025 is an Affront to Trans Youth
Vedanti Patil, Reporter • May 5, 2025
Breaking Barriers: IShowSpeed Dismantles Stereotypes About China
Charlie Hui, Reporter • May 5, 2025
Cancel Culture is Counterproductive
Leah Kardonik, Reporter • April 28, 2025
Protect America’s Parks: Why President Trump’s Onslaught on the NPS is Woefully Misguided
Anagha Alluri, Reporter • April 23, 2025
Texas Needs the Department of Education
Charly Obermiller, Reporter • April 12, 2025
Isolationism is a Two Party Problem
Charlie Hui, Reporter • April 3, 2025
EXTRAS
"Bullying Over the Ages"
(COMIC)Bullying Over the Ages
Sabareesh Dinakaran, Reporter • May 16, 2025
Plan an Ideal Vacation and Get a Kali Uchis Song
Jia Chun, Reporter • May 16, 2025
What Place Should You Travel to This Summer?
K'Lynn Murray, Reporter • May 15, 2025
Top Five Westwood Yearbooks
Rifah Mirza and Sydney Fuller • May 13, 2025
What Summer Vacation are you?
Mahek Sureka, Heritage Staff • May 8, 2025
Ranking Songs from Tate Mcrae’s New Album ‘So Close To What’
Mahek Sureka, Heritage Staff • May 6, 2025
What is your Lucky Number?
K'Lynn Murray, Reporter • May 3, 2025
Which of the Main Pokémon Trainers Are You?
Ishan Saleh, Reporter • April 29, 2025
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