News – THE FEATHERDUSTER

Principal Steve Ramsey wins 2019 Administrator of the Year award

April 5, 2019

Ending its season, Theatre reflects on historic show

Jack McManus, Marketing Director

April 4, 2019

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Theatre ended its performance season March 13 at District after advancing with a third-place finish in the Zone level of the competition season. “[It was] the first time we advanced in the time I’ve been at Westlake,�...

Teen Teaching adviser Jordan Johnston answers questions

Hadley Waldren and Isabelle Franco

March 28, 2019

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Jordan Johnston, Teen Teaching adviser of seven years, and ’97 graduate, has taken a solo role in the program after working with Tres Ellis for six years. The program has been around for 34 years, and was initially started by Ka...

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss speaks in Westlake PAC, encourages youth to be active

March 27, 2019

Cheerleaders compete in Florida, come back as national winners

March 6, 2019

Robotics FTC teams compete at Austin Metro League Championship

February 25, 2019

‘American Immigration Debate’ ignites conversation among students, community

January 31, 2019

Senior entrepreneur promotes skincare company

Abby Murr, Reporter

January 11, 2019

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In her sophomore year, senior Katherine Murr developed the idea of Saint Paige: an e-commerce beauty company primarily focusing on skincare. It wasn’t until her senior year that Katherine was finally able to make her idea into...

Orchestra to present annual Halloween-themed concert Oct. 24

Mehuli Basu Roy, Reporter

October 17, 2018

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There’s nothing like dressing up and going out for free candy with your friends. The holiday that everybody looks forward to, Halloween, is coming up. In honor of this, the orchestra will perform its annual Halloween-themed...

The importance of voting in the midterm elections

October 15, 2018