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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

Robotics Reaches Community at Build Bash

Bella Yi, Heritage Campus Life Editor • May 19, 2024

With attention to detail, Jatin Aggarwal '26 inserts a battery. At this competition, Tomahawk won the Design Award for their robot's functional and aesthetic design.

Robotics Competes at FTC Central GEMS League Tournament

Avi Rajesh, Heritage Student Life Editor • February 7, 2024

Making Westwood history, six FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams competed in the FIRST in Texas Central GEMS League Championship and three advanced to the next level. Team Tomahawk, ranking third overall,...

As the builders come into their assigned workspace, they check up on their robot and fix wire damage. As robotics competitions usually include many robots hitting and bumping into each other, most teams spend all their time in-between matches fixing any breaks. Photo courtesy of Westwood Robotics.

Westwood Robotics Team 2583 Competes at Austin Event

Gayu Lakshmanan, Heritage Portraits Editor • March 29, 2022

Starting Thursday, March 17 and ending Saturday, March 19, the Westwood Robotics team Orange Dynamite competed at the local First Robotics Competition (FRC) Austin District Tournament. Before this...

The Robowarriors' robot drops a ball into a box in one of the competition's events.

Westwood Robotics Wins Awards at Districts

Vikram Joshi, Horizon Editor in Chief • April 5, 2019

After a lengthy drive to Dallas on Thursday, March 28, the Westwood Robotics team (Robowarriors) unpacked and prepared for the competition ahead. The competition For Inspiration and Recognition of...

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