The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

To limit the potentially dangerous applications of AI, nations and organizations such as the U.S., the EU, and China have passed various AI acts. These laws restrict the uses of AI to align with national values.

Several Nations Pass Artificial Intelligence Acts

Sabareesh Dinakaran, Reporter January 5, 2024

With large companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta investing in the research of artificial intelligence in the last few years, the significant influence of these companies on the development and application...

On Nov. 7, RRISD Proposition A was passed through a Voter Approved Tax Rate Election (VATRE). The proposition provides teachers and librarians with a 3% raise and other staff with a 2% raise. [Prop A] would come at little to no cost to taxpayers and could help staff get a raise, an anonymous faculty member said.

Prop A Passed

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor November 8, 2023

On Nov. 7, voters in the community headed to the polls over Proposition A, a proposal to increase teacher and librarian salaries an additional 3%, with an additional 2% for other staff members in the district....

NHS Introduces New Members at Induction Ceremony

NHS Introduces New Members at Induction Ceremony

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor October 19, 2023

Filling the room with excited murmurs and dress clothes, National Honor Society (NHS) inductees and their families were ushered into the cafeteria on Thursday, Oct. 12.  The NHS ceremony started...

Annika Anand 24, Sritanvee Alluri 24, and Anannya Sathaye 24 write letters to their future selves at Senior Sunrise. At the event, students hung out with friends while watching the sunrise, eating snacks, and writing their letters. I liked the idea that you write little letters for yourself and then you get it back at the end of the year, Sritanvee Alluri 24 said.

Class of 2024 Starts Year with Senior Sunrise

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor September 3, 2023

On Friday, Sept. 1, seniors gathered on the grass field by the tennis courts before dawn for Senior Sunrise, hosted by Student Council. As the sun rose, seniors wrote letters to their future selves to...

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