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The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

Westwood students experienced the impacts of class cuts resulting from Round Rock ISD (RRISD)'s budget deficit. The recently approved general fund budget could have played a role in returning some of the cut classes. "We all hope that [the general fund budget] will bring additional funding and cost savings, potentially help with course and extracurricular operations, and provide deserving teachers with an increase in salary as well as provide better education opportunities for students," Marlene Luo '25 said."

Students Face High-Risk Issues Due to RRISD Budget Deficit

Prima Changwatchai, Assistant Editor July 22, 2024

Due to Round Rock ISD (RRISD)’s $31 million projected budget deficit — a continuation of a pattern of money shortages across Central Texas school districts — the district was pushed to cut some classes,...

Among the aisles of HEB, Ishira Limaye '25 poses for a selfie. For an assignment in TAG AP Language, Mr. Chalk's students went to the grocery store alone as a real-life application of topics discussed in their current reading, The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.

TAG AP Language Students Go Shopping

Prima Changwatchai, Assistant Editor February 19, 2024

To fulfill an assignment from English teacher Mr. Scott Chalk due on Tuesday, Feb. 13, TAG AP Language students went grocery shopping without their parents. Students were instructed to buy at least...

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

Amid rainy weather and the smell of hot cocoa, Creative Writing Club hosted a poetry collage activity on Monday, Oct. 23 after school. Creative Writing Club meets every Monday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m...

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