Adviser Note:  This is Nicole's final story for the Howler News.  She will graduate from Westside on Sunday, May 28th.  It has been such a pleasure working with Nicole for the past 2 years.  She is so talented and creative.  While she doesn't talk a lot, she is always thinking and working on a n...

I was raised with the rule of "please and thank you", and maybe I'm old fashioned, but I believe this practice is not antiquated enough to completely abandon. When it comes to manners, I do not consider myself to be a mogul of politeness, however, I understand that I should pick up after myself, say...

Adviser Note:  This the final story that Senior Blake Gomez will write for the Howler News.  Blake has been a member of the staff for 2 years, and during that time he has kept us informed, thinking, and happy to share a laugh.  He is off to college with an excitement to explore and contribute to ...

Coach Sakis Brown is stepping away from coaching after 24 years in Houston ISD. Coach brown started his coaching career at Stevenson Middle school in 1994 and transferred to Westside High school in 2000. Coach Brown served the men's head soccer coach for 15 years at Westside High school before becoming...

Westside Tennis came back from the District Tournament with wins, and players advancing to the Regionals at Deer Park, which start on Monday, April 17th. The team brought home 2nd place in district, behind strong showings from boy's singles champion  senior Daniel Mehralizadeh and girls singles champion Jolie McAdoo.  ...

Even though  Halloween may be know to be the as the official candy-lovers holiday, it’s time to spring ahead and look forward to the colorful Easter treats. While it may be less commercial advertised, Easter gives those with a  sweet tooth much to celebrate. Chocolate bunnies, Easter eggs stuffed...