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High School and Middle School band event

November 13, 2019 • No Comments

On Sept. 20 at the Westlake football field, the marching band held their annual event and performed with the middle school bands from Hill Country and West Ridge. Before the...

Alum, family and friends gather in commons to celebrate 50 years of Westlake

Julia Franco, Head People and Places

November 1, 2019 • No Comments

Past Westlake graduates, their families and friends gathered together on Oct. 19 to recognize distinguished alumni, take a trip down memory lane and support the 50 years since...

Recent News Stories

Dr. L and the All Star Chaps perform at the Parker Jazz Club

October 30, 2019

Inside of the dimly lit Parker Jazz Club Oct. 28, six musicians sit around the green room in the back. The...

Third Democratic Debate recap

September 14, 2019

The third Democratic Debate took place Sept. 12 in Houston, TX at Texas Southern University. This time, only 10...

Jay Inslee drops out of 2020 presidential race

August 22, 2019

Washington Governor Jay Inslee, who ran a campaign focused entirely on the issue of combating...

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Columns

Kamala Harris suspends presidential campaign

Sarah Davis, Editor-in-Chief

December 8, 2019 • No Comments

This past week has seen a record amount of candidates leaving the 2020 race. It all started with Joe Sestak on Sunday, followed by Steve Bullock on Monday. It was expected....

2020 presidential race update

December 1, 2019

What Gen Z looks for in a presidential candidate

November 24, 2019

Barack Obama enters discussion on 2020 race

November 17, 2019

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Reviews

Highly-anticipated conclusion to “Arc of a Scythe” series satisfies eagerly waiting readers

Mehuli Basu Roy, Head People and Places

December 3, 2019 • No Comments

WARNING: Spoilers for “Scythe” and “Thunderhead” ahead After Neal Shusterman released the compelling Young Adult dystopian novel “Scythe” in 2016, and the even...

Rambo: The Last Blood

November 8, 2019

Author Douglas Preston, tells the story of a true, hair-raising adventure

May 31, 2019

Long Shot review

May 22, 2019

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Sports

Varsity football thrives in Alamodome, advances to third-straight State semifinals

Jake La Barbiera, Adam Jasper, Lead sports writers

December 7, 2019 • No Comments

Rematch games are usually some of the better football games to watch. Both teams have added motivation, and being in the Region IV 6A Division 2 Championship, Brandeis and...

Varsity football barrels into State quarterfinals with win over Weslaco East

November 29, 2019

Based on the score, Friday night’s Westlake vs Weslaco East matchup looked like a regular season game. The Chaps racked up the touchdowns early, and backups saw some game...

Varsity football capitalizes on Cibolo Steele’s mistakes, advances to second round of playoffs

November 15, 2019

Football games are defined by mistakes. The winning team is almost always the team that made the least errors, a trend that held true Friday night. Cibolo Steele’s crucial...

What to expect: Varsity football to face Cibolo Steele in first round of playoffs

November 14, 2019

Another year, another varsity football team heading into the playoffs full-steam ahead. With the first-round matchup tomorrow, I wanted to chime in with my thoughts on the...

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