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Westwood Horizon

On Saturday, Dec. 9, band students competed at TMEA Region auditions. With 65 making a region band and 30 advancing to Area auditions, this the largest amount of students who advanced to Area in the school's history.

Band Students Set Record at TMEA Region Auditions

Jacob Chow, Heritage Staff December 17, 2023

After months of hard practice, Westwood Band members completed their Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-Region Band auditions on Saturday, Dec. 9. 125 members auditioned, with 65 making a region...

Trumpet player Brandon Yuan '23 rehearses with the Wind Ensemble. The Wind Ensemble is the top performing group in the Westwood Band program, who recently earned an invitation to perform at the prestigious Midwest Clinic in December 2023.

Bond 2018 Project Bolsters Music Department Facilities, Conditioning Longstanding Program Excellence

Catharine Li, Horizon Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2023

Walking down the newly renovated music wing is both an auditory and visual experience. Tucked away in these specially-designed rehearsal and practice rooms, pockets of community thrive.  In RRISD,...

Students sit around the library patio during lunch. While students are not able to have food in the library, they can eat on the patio and tiled area at the front of the library.

Students Respond to Heightened Lunch Restrictions

Jayant Bettadpur, Reporter September 29, 2022

Due to changes made by the administration in August, students must now deal with new limitations on where to eat during lunch. Last school year, students were allowed to eat lunch in hallways and stairwells...

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