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While Wyatt Powers '27 watches, Lucas Casco '27 dissects the frog. The pair worked together to interpret instructions and make incisions.

Anatomy and Dissection Club Leaps into Frog Dissection

Prima Changwatchai, Assistant Editor November 27, 2024

Finding frogs strapped to trays on tables, Anatomy & Dissection Club members entered Mr. Eric Scheiber’s room on Friday, Nov. 22. A callback to a common middle school dissection, the dissection...

While her dissection partner uses scissors on the cow eye, Elizabeth Hubbard '27 watches and discusses. Due to the higher number of club members this year compared to last year, all participants in the dissection worked in pairs.

Anatomy & Dissection Club Returns With Cow Eye Dissection

Prima Changwatchai, Assistant Editor October 29, 2024

To begin their year, Anatomy & Dissection Club met on Friday, Oct. 25 in biology teacher Mr. Eric Scheiber’s room for a cow eye dissection. As one of the more simple dissections, the cow eye...

Posing for a photo, DECA seniors Brooke Xu, Valerie Zhang, and Hannah Lee relax after qualifying for the State competition. Westwood DECA beat personal records this year, having a total of 256 members advancing to compete at the next level.

DECA Breaks District Records

Mallory Milner, Reporter January 18, 2024

On Tuesday, Jan. 9, Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) began their season with the Districts competition at Kalahari Resort. DECA members gathered to compete in written and roleplay events...

With gloved hands, club members Ava Poursepanj '26, Nathan Aguilar '26, and Sydney Daigle '26 pry open the squid specimen. Club members studied the internal structures of squids, including the gills, jaws, and digestive tract.

Anatomy & Dissection Club Gets Their Hands Inky for Squid Dissection

Prima Changwatchai, Assistant Editor December 7, 2023

On Friday, Dec. 1, Anatomy & Dissection gathered to dissect squids in Mr. Scheiber’s room before school. Shifting the club’s focus from studying simpler organs, such as the sheep heart dissection...

Presenting a slide about taking initiative in the organization, Active Minds officers encouraged member participation. During its first meeting of the year, Active Minds organized activities for members to get to know each other in order to foster a welcoming community.

Active Minds Club Presents Plans at First Meeting

Madison Kennedy, Reporter September 21, 2023

On Friday, Sept. 15, Active Minds hosted an informational meeting in room E2304 before school and in room D2216 in the afternoon. Active Minds is a non-profit that strives to make its organization a safe...

Co-Presidents Rutu Rupurel '25 and Mishree Narasaiah '25 present their slideshow about anxiety, the focus of the April meeting.

Active Minds Fosters Safe Space for Members at April Meeting

Shivani Kondubhatla, Horizon Editor-in-Chief April 6, 2023

On Wednesday, April 5, Active Minds Club kicked off the month with its third meeting of the year. With mental health issues on the rise among teenagers, Active Minds Club was started to provide a safe...

Using scissors, Anatomy & Dissection Club Student Council Representative Mishree Narasaiah ‘25 dissects a cow eyeball. Club officers participated in the dissection along with other members.

Double Vision: Anatomy and Dissection Club Members Pair Up for Cow Eye Dissection

Prima Changwatchai, Assistant Editor December 9, 2022

Anatomy & Dissection Club gathered to dissect cow eyes on Friday, Dec. 2 in Mr. Eric Scheiber’s room. Each month, the club comes together to dissect animal organs and learn about anatomy. Eyes are...

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