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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

This year, the Warrior full orchestras swept the competition with superior ratings while competing at a high level.

Full Orchestras Sweep Competition with Superior Ratings

Jacob Chow, Heritage Staff March 19, 2024

The performance hall's acoustics amplified the Philharmonic orchestras' beautiful melodies at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Thursday, March 7. The Westwood full orchestras swept...

Performing their piece Performing Summer by Michael Markowski, the Philharmonic four full orchestra displays their musicianship for the Westwood Community. This year, the philharmonic four will perform as the schools varsity orchestra. The piece is difficult, and there are many difficult chords to balance that [the band] usually doesnt play. french horn player Joseph Clements 23 said. Overall, I think we played well given the amount of time we rehearsed.

Full Orchestra Showcases Musicianship at Pre-UIL Concert

Jacob Chow, Heritage Staff March 5, 2024

The sounds of an intricate melody of strings and winds filled the stage as the full orchestra performed their Pre-University Interscholastic League (UIL) concert on Thursday, Feb. 29 at the Raymond E....

The marching band performs their show Birds on a Wire to judges at the UIL 6A State Marching Contest. This was one of the final stages of the UIL Marching Band Contests, and the Warriors were very hopeful that they would advance to the last round. “I had a lot of fun performing at State because I was proud of how far we’d come as a band and that we made history just by being there,” Addy Temple ‘26 said.

Band Barely Misses Advancement to UIL State Finals

Jacob Chow and Mina Stephens November 10, 2023

The band waits eagerly to perform before entering the field, huddling and holding hands to mentally prepare themselves for the performance as this could be the first time the band has ever advanced to...

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