Battle of the Great LakesIt’s what we plan our Friday nights around. It’s what we, as Texans, look forward to all year. Westlake football kicked off Aug. 28 when the Chaps traveled to Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium to face off against the Lake Travis Cavaliers in th...

College Football Preview 20102010 College Football teams to watch: While I could go on for hours on key concerns and predictions for many different teams next year, I have compiled a list of five programs that never fail to impress. This season, be on the lookout for these te...

Coach Abbott Retirement Q&ABob Abbott retires after 40 years of teaching and coaching Q: What is one of your fondest memories you’ve had while teaching? A: One of my best memories was when I was sick in the hospital. All of the different cards, letters and posters the stud...

Gourdoughs“Big. Fat. Donuts.” This is not a stretch for the doughnuts at Gourdoughs. Even calling them doughnuts is almost inaccurate. The $3.25 desserts here are more like heavenly meals. Served made-to-order and with many eclectic, even brow-raising vari...

Robertson to travel after teaching careerAfter 30 years of teaching, freshman English teacher Maddie Robertson has decided to start her retirement career. “I have finally completed my goal of teaching, as I have taught at one of the most distinguished schools in the country,” Robertson ...

Assassin fever sweeps the schoolNerf gun based game is real-life war, money at stake A junior guy silently creeps around Westlake, waiting for a classmate to emerge from her after-school activity, Nerf gun at the ready. Suddenly, he takes off running as she attempts to es...

Hail to the chiefSenior named Presidential Scholar, readies for college at Princeton At the close of his senior year, Matt Brailas had just finished taking the four-hour-long United States Government AP exam. As he was exiting the testing room, his mother i...

Taking stateAfter completing an undefeated season by winning 11 tournaments, the girls golf team headed to State. On May 13 they began the State tournament at Jimmy Clay golf course. The usual 36-hole, two-day round was reduced to 27 holes because of stormy weat...

The final lengthGirls sub-varsity track finishes season by running circles around competition at District The sub-varsity track girls finished their season with junior varsity placing third and the freshman placing second at District April 14. Before that, on Ap...

Life under the oceanIn honor of Earth Day 2010, Disney nature filmed Oceans, a documentary consisting of shots from the bottom of the ocean to the ice in the Arctic. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the movie was highly entertaining, especially for a nature docume...

Shootin' for parOn May 13-14, the boys varsity golf team made school history by taking first place in the State Tournament for the second consecutive year. “Overall, I think the team has done an outstanding job this year,” junior Brenden Redfern said. “We’ve real...

Former Hyline members get ready to pass on tradition to “New-News”This week, the “New-News,” incoming Hyline members, are participating in New-New Week, the time set aside to inaugurate them into the team. This week is also when they get the chance to try on and get fitted for their new Hyline uniforms. “[The Ne...

AftermathAfter a highly successful season, the Oral Interpretation team is taking a well-deserved break from competition. The season went very well for the group of students involved in the program. “We took sweeps [first place] twice in tournaments throug...

This just inStudents from Westlake publications receive recognition for their talents, hard work The Featherduster staff has been quite busy lately, with trips to Portland and the selection of new editors and editors-in-chief. Yearbook and Newspaper...

JV Boys SoccerWith their season over, the boy’s JV soccer came out on top. Overall JV A finished with 16 wins, 3 ties and 3 losses, and JV B compiled 15 wins, 3 ties and 1 loss. “Our team was good this year,” midfielder sophomore Paul Carrano said. “Next ye...

Quid NoviOn March 9 most of Latin Club members took the National Latin Exam. Of those many students, junior Mark Stone scored a perfect 30, earning himself a Summa Cum Laude. Mark is part of the less than 1 percent of 164,000 students taking the exam to score...

Snaking aroundIn the past two weeks two snakes have been sighted on campus, both with the same coloring. “There was a girl sitting on a bench near the flowerbeds [outside in the courtyard],” security officer Gayle Morris said. “I told her that the snake was ge...

Crocheting their way to the topAs the year comes to a close, the Crochet Club is winding down and planning for next year's opportunities of expansion. This year the club has made shirts, created posters and hosted a small winter holiday party for the members. "This year we've...

Former Hyline members get ready to pass on tradition to “New-News”This week, the “New-News,” incoming Hyline members, are participating in New-New Week, the time set aside to inaugurate them into the team. This week is also when they get the chance to try on and get fitted for their new Hyline uniforms. “[The Ne...

Strummin’ to our own BeatNow that the month of May is well underway, Dylan Day is growing ever closer. The event will be held on May 21 in the Research Center all day long to celebrate Bob Dylan’s lyrical genius. With the celebrations coming up, preparations have begun. S...