News and Updates

RISD Voters Approve Bond 2025
During the November 4, 2025 election, voters chose to approve all three Propositions on the district’s $1.4 billion bond package.

The Power of Performance: Our School’s Musical Dream Team
Helping with Performing Arts at Home

Bonjour and Hola from our LOTE Department!
Help Your Child Succeed in Language Class from Home!
WWJH Magnet Information Night
Discover Westwood Junior High’s Math, Science, and Leadership Magnet at the Information Night on November 12 at 6:30 p.m. Learn how students grow as innovative, compassionate leaders.

Student Council Elections
On October 15th and 16th, students were led to the small gym to cast their votes for their Student Council

The Store is Open!
Coach Lockett leads PBIS on our campus and she ran the Wolf Buck Store with Ms. Lara!

RISD Schools Earn 100+ State Distinction Designations
Thirty Richardson ISD schools have earned 101 state distinctions in the 2025 Texas Education Agency (TEA) Accountability Ratings.

The Power of Words…
Inside the Language Arts Department!

The People Behind the Past:
Meet the Social Studies Department!

Check out our Science Department!
This rock-solid department has been working together for several years now!

Meet our Math Department!
The math department lead by Mrs. Yon has a few new faces this year!

TEA Distinctions!
We are celebrating 6 Distinction Designations from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Distinctions are special recognitions given to schools that show outstanding

AVID Day!
Schools all over RISD celebrated AVID Day!

Keeping Tabs on the Beginning of the 2025-26 School Year
Watch the August edition of the superintendent’s video newsletter, Keeping Tabs.

WWJH iPad Rollout: A New Chapter for Learning
Westwood is one of only two junior high’s that issued iPads this year!