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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

Chaos ensues in the makeshift stock exchange market as IB students rush to trade various commodities in a team-building exercise. The retreat included several bonding activities throughout the day.

I-Be Bonding: IB Community Hosts First Retreat Promoting Importance of Team Building

Nashitha Azeez, Dreamcatcher Assistant Editor November 9, 2021

To strengthen the International Baccalaureate (IB) program community after a year of virtual interactions, students attended the IB Retreat in the cafeteria on Monday, Nov. 1. There was a morning session...

The warriors and their family sit and attentively listen to the All State winners. Each family brought their own picnic table and food to minimize the spread of germs.

Warrior Swim and Dive Honored at End of Year Banquet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer May 7, 2021

On Saturday, April 12, the Westwood Swim and Dive team hosted their annual end of the year banquet. Due to some restrictions caused by COVID-19, the banquet this year was held outside and each family...

Shireen Gore 22 races the 100-yard butterfly on Friday, Sept. 25. Gore and her team in the 200-yard medley were able to place in first in this tri-meet.

Swimming Places First at Tri Meet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer October 1, 2020

On Friday, Sept. 25, the varsity swim team competed at their first meet of the season. Going against McNeil and Vandegrift, the Warriors finished in first place with 259 points.  “I thought the...

Caleb Farris 20 celebrates the 4 x 50-yard free relay victory and the fastest split in the field of 20.28. He is committed to swim Division I at American University in the fall.

Swim and Dive Team Place at Regionals, Take 13 to State

Shreyush Shankar, Photographer February 6, 2020

The Swim & Dive Team competed at Regional Championships in Mansfield, TX, with prelims on Friday, Jan. 31 and finals on Saturday, Feb. 1. The boys' team placed second behind Westlake High School...

Sonny Wang 23 and Nathan Early 20 congratulate each other after the 100 meter freestyle. Wang came in second by a hundredth of second behind Early.

Swim and Dive Team Sweep at District Meet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer January 20, 2020

The swim and dive team prevailed at the annual district meet on Friday Jan. 17. The boys came in first against eight other teams, and the girls came in second. Collectively, the Warriors came in first...

The girls 200-yard medley relay team relaxes in the UT warm-up pool.
Photo Courtesy of Matt McBrearty

Swim Dominates at State Championships, Girls Place Eighth

Stephanie Shih, Managing Editor February 22, 2019

The Warrior swim team took on the State Championships at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16. Although head coach Matt McBrearty took a total of 11 swimmers, the girls’...

The team poses together after the meet.

Swim & Dive Set Records at Region, 11 Advance to State

Emily Lu, Editor-in-Chief February 5, 2019

Eleven swimmers will represent the Warriors at the State Swim and Dive meet after a triumphant run at the Region III-6A Championships on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3. Competing in one of the strongest regions...

Grace Castelino 20 gets ready to dive in.

Swim and Dive Medal at Districts, Qualify for Regionals

Emily Lu, Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2019

Showing off their traditional bleached hair and orange spirit cone, the swim and dive team conquered at the 11-6A District Championships on Saturday, Jan. 26. The boys captured a runner-up title while...

Somil Gupta 19 takes a breath during the 100-meter butterfly.

Warriors Place Second at Round Rock Invitational Meet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer October 29, 2018

The swim team took part of the Round Rock Invitational Meet on Saturday, Oct 27. Boys placed second tying with McNeil, and girls took second place being beat by the Round Rock team. Although they got...

Cole Hebert 19 takes a breath in freestyle.

Swim and Dive Out-Touched by Vandegrift Vipers

Victoria Novoa, Photographer September 10, 2018

The swim and dive team went up against the Vandegrift Vipers on Sept. 8. Full of exhilarating races, the Warriors fell just short losing by just 150 points. Westwood had some amazing neck-and-neck...

Kyle Varozza 18 and Matthew Lane 18 congratulate each other after completing their race.

Swim and Dive Sweep District 11-6A Championship Meet

Amy Ma, Reporter January 30, 2018

The swim and dive team prevailed at the District 11-6A Championship swim meet, taking the victory on Friday, Jan. 26. The boys finished first, continuing their winning streak with the ninth win, beating...

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