Westwood High School (Austin, Texas)
| Official name | Westwood High School |
| Established | 1980 |
| Principal | Becky Donald |
| Location | 12400 Mellow Meadow |
| Website | [1] |
| Enrollment | Approx. 3000 |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| School colors | White and Orange |
Westwood High School is part of the Round Rock Independent School District in Austin, Texas.
Two Middle Schools feed into this school:
Campus
WWHS is located in a suburban community. The community is largely composed of business, technical, and professional people who commute to jobs in and around Austin, Texas. Westwood High School is approximately 17 miles (27 km) north of downtown Austin and 12 miles (19 km) west of downtown Round Rock, Texas.
Block Schedules
Westwood High School uses a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day for a longer period of time. This results in more time for teaching due to less time wasted due to class switching and preparation. Each class is called a block. On Orange days students have blocks 1 through 4 and on White days students have block 5 through 8. Orange and White days alternate each day.
Debate
Westwood High School Debate was founded in 2001. No one really knows what happened before that. Westwood Debate offers events in Lincoln Douglas Debate, Policy Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Original Oratory.
Westwood is actively involved in the NFL (the National Forensics League) where participants compete against debaters from other schools. The tournaments Westwood attends attracts quality competition, and many students have received multiple awards through success at the tournaments. Other schools in the area include McNeil, Akins, Round Rock, LBJ, and Stony Point.
Westwood High Debate is currently taught by Alex Pritchard.
Teachers
Westwood prides itself with its ability to hire good teachers. Many of them have received high college qualifications and teach at Westwood only because they like to teach.