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“The Best Job You Can Have as a High-Schooler”: Students Lifeguard at El Salido Pool

Mallory Milner, Reporter • May 7, 2024

Predictions for the Widely Anticipated 2024 ACL Lineup

Mallory Milner, Reporter • May 6, 2024

Theater Seniors Flip Script For Senior Directed Play Series

Sabrina Kim, Heritage Section Editor • May 6, 2024

Torturously Good: Taylor Swift’s Eleventh Album Surpasses Expectations

Katie Ring, Reporter • May 3, 2024

Young Adolescents Should Not Be on Social Media

Valeria Tijerina, Reporter • May 1, 2024

FRONT PAGE

Faith Dietz 24 pulls a lane rope across the El Salido Pool in preparation for the pools patrons. The lifeguards do many such tasks as a part of their daily duties.

“The Best Job You Can Have as a High-Schooler”: Students Lifeguard at El Salido Pool

Mallory Milner, Reporter • May 7, 2024

Just a five-minute drive from Westwood, the El Salido pool, a lively cornerstone of the neighborhood, offers multiple students a part-time job serving as lifeguards. Many students applied due to its significance...

CAMPUS

Anticipating the upcoming event, sophomore class StuCo officers pose with bright smiles after setting up for prom. Working for many months in preparation for the event, StuCo officers prioritized making prom an engaging and enjoyable night.

24-25 StuCo Officers Share Goals for Next Year

May 3, 2024

Author Varian Johnson discusses his journey to becoming an author. Johnson originally was a civil engineer before committing to writing.

Literary Lessons: Author Varian Johnson Speaks to Students

Mayla Montgomery, Reporter • May 2, 2024

SPORTS

Watching John Ramsey 24 prepare for a pitch, Mike Davis 24 waits on deck for his turn to bat. Because there were two out, Davis left his catchers gear on as an out would have yielded a change of possession, and Davis would head back to the plate.

Varsity Baseball Captures Important Win on Senior Night

Sawyer Grimaldi, Sports Editor

April 29, 2024

As the seniors are walking on the field one last time, the crowd rallies to cheer them on in their final high school game. Bittersweet, exciting, sad, inspiring, I dont really know how to describe it Abby Winkleman 24 said. Before and after the game, each and every warrior, in the crowd or on the field, was given the chance to celebrate our outgoing senior class one last time.

Varsity Softball Celebrates Senior Night Against Vandegrift

Conall Coats, Assistant Sports Editor

April 24, 2024

Westwood woman’s lacrosse has their senior night and wins the game taking them to their state

Women’s Varsity Lacrosse Wins 12-3 For Senior Night

Trinity Osmer, Reporter

April 21, 2024

Full of excitement after successfully completing their routine, the cheerleaders hit the finishing pose. Fusion was the teams last performance with this team.

Cheer Celebrates New Teams In Annual Pinning Ceremony

Lilah Schlanger, Reporter

April 16, 2024

Maintaining the ball, Sara Acosta 27 swiftly dodges the attack of her opponent. Acosta is a new player to the team and has maintained her position as an attacker throughout the entire season. We played well in the whole game.. we fought really hard, Acosta said.

JV Women’s Lacrosse Falls Below Austin High in Disappointing Loss

Rifah Mirza, Photographer

April 9, 2024

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Seated for supper, the cast of Cafe Murder poses for a picture. Half of the show was based on improvised answers to audience questions, meaning the show changed every night.

Theater Seniors Flip Script For Senior Directed Play Series

Sabrina Kim, Heritage Section Editor • May 6, 2024

Taylor Swifts eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, was released in the middle of April. The album encompassed heartbreak and burnout, and was met with much excitement from fans.

Torturously Good: Taylor Swift’s Eleventh Album Surpasses Expectations

Katie Ring, Reporter • May 3, 2024

"Attention Earthlings": Behind The Scenes of a Winter Guard Production

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor • April 29, 2024

COVERAGE REQUESTS

COMMUNITY & WORLD

During her presentation of Germany, Lena Boas 25 demonstrates how to roll pretzels. In addition to pretzels, Boas showed other German cultural items, including lederhosen, a dirndl, and school cone.

Lena Boas '25 Brings Geography and World Cultures to Local Classrooms

Prima Changwatchai, Community & World News Editor • April 27, 2024

Controversy Continues: Texas DEI Bans

Ellen Chuo, Photo Editor • April 17, 2024

Texas House Bill 598 Sentences Abusive Pet Owners to Five-Year Ban

Valerie Zhang, Reporter • April 11, 2024

Phone Bans Elicit Divisive Reaction

Gabriel Oliveira, Reporter • April 8, 2024

Texas Prepares for Total Eclipse

Lilah Schlanger, Reporter • March 29, 2024

Texas SB 4 Immigration Law Sparks Protest

Valeria Tijerina, Reporter • March 28, 2024

OPINIONS

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning children under 14 from having social media accounts without parent permission. While many teens are upset about this new law and find it restricting, it is a step in the right direction toward providing more internet safety for minors.

Young Adolescents Should Not Be on Social Media

Valeria Tijerina, Reporter • May 1, 2024

Do We Still Need the Electoral College?

Hannah McDonough and Gabriel Oliveira • April 25, 2024

Student Debt Cancellation is Necessary For Success

Jia Chun, Reporter • April 12, 2024

Possible TikTok Ban Comes From Xenophobia, Not Caution

Bella Yi, Reporter • April 8, 2024

Texas' SB 4 is Incentive to Reform Immigration

Valerie Zhang, Reporter • April 4, 2024

Taylor Swift: Overhyped or Overhated?

Mahek Sureka and Gabriel Oliveira • March 26, 2024

EXTRAS

The Austin City Limits Music Festival, a key Austin tradition, occurs over two weekends every October. The festival hosts approximately 450,000 people each year.

Predictions for the Widely Anticipated 2024 ACL Lineup

Mallory Milner, Reporter

May 6, 2024

Read on to decide if you also find these products overrated!

Overhyped: Trends That Shouldn’t be Trends

Sawyer Grimaldi, Sports Editor

April 30, 2024

Have you always been a big fan of Liv and Maddie? Then take this quiz to find out if youre Liv, Maddie, Joey, or Parker!

What Liv and Maddie Character are You?

Mahek Sureka, Heritage Staff

April 25, 2024

Celebrating the first episode of their new podcast, hosts Maddy and Izzy decorate cupcakes while talking about birthdays!

Childish Episode 1: Birthdays

Maddy Yendle and Isabelle Horonzy

April 21, 2024