Horizon High School (Thornton, Colorado)

Horizon High School (Thornton, Colorado)

Infobox School
name = Horizon High School


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established =1988
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district = Adams 12 Five Star Schools
grades = 9-12
principal = Joan Watson [http://reportcard.cde.state.co.us/reportcard/pdf/2006_0020_4108_H.pdf Horizon High School School Accountability Report 2005-2006 School Year] . Colorado State Department of Education. December 11, 2006.]
faculty =
staff =229
students =
enrollment =2200 [http://www.chsaa.org/schools/schools.asp?schoolId=353 Profile for Horizon High School] . Colorado High School Activities Association.]
athletics =5A
conference = Front Range League
colors = Maroon and Silver color box|marooncolor box|silver
mascot = Hawks
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location = 5321 East 136th Avenue, Thornton, Colorado
country = USA
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website = http://horizon.adams12.org/

Horizon High School is a public secondary institution located in Thornton, Colorado. The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 1994, 1995 and 1996.

History

Horizon High School opened in 1988 to relieve crowding at Northglenn High School. [cite news |first=Craig |last=Harper |title=High School of the Week: Horizon High School |work=Denver Post |page=D-08 |date=2004-01-27 ]

Following rapid growth in Adams County throughout the 1990s, Horizon High School quickly filled to capacity and by 1999 the campus had 20 portable classrooms outside the school's main building. [cite news |first=Rep. Mark |last=Udall |authorlink=Mark Udall |title=Growth hits public schools |work=Denver Post |page=B-07 |date=199-09-04 ]

Originally, the school only had grades 10-12. The graduating class of 1998 was the first freshman class to attend the school.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Horizon High School fields teams that compete in interscholastic competition in baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

State championship titles: [ [http://www.chsaa.org/about/pdf/champions.pdf State Team Champions] . Colorado High School Activities Association.]
*Boys' basketball: 1998 (5A)
*Girls' basketball: 1993 (6A)
*Boys' soccer: 1991 (6A), 1992 (6A), 2000 (5A)

Drama

Horizon High School is known throughout the Adams 12 District for its Drama program. The school features the largest auditorium in the District, seating over 700 people. Since its opening in 1988, there have been almost 20 musicals performed, as well as over 44 plays and several one-acts.

Newspaper

Horizon High School is host to a student run newspaper, The Horizon Profile. The paper features news, features, and opinion writing styles all according to the AP style guide. The Profile is published once monthly for seven months throughout the school year. It is offered as a class that is open to all students with a writing submission at the discretion of the current staff. The Profile is a member of the Colorado High School Press Association(CHSPA) and received the best in show third place for a 5A newspaper during the 2007-2008 CHSPA Journalism Day at CSU.

Notable alumni

*Jamie Carey, 1999, WNBA player [Latimer, Clay. " [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/other_sports/article/0,1299,DRMN_42_4326025,00.html Under a nonstop watch] ", "Rocky Mountain News", December 19, 2005.]
*John Denney, long snapper for the Miami Dolphins [ [http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/team/roster/playerBio.asp?docid=18160 TEAM: Roster John Denney Profile - MiamiDolphins.com] ]
*Ryan Denney, 1995, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills [ [http://www.buffalobills.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=122660 #92 Ryan Denney - Buffalo Bills] ]
*Matthew Ryan Hoge, 1992, director, "The United States of Leland" [ [http://www.hhsdrama.com/Alumni.htm Horizon Drama Alumni] . Horizon High School Theatre Department.]
*Quynh Nguyen, KUSA-TV reporter [ [http://www.9news.com/company/bios/nguyen.aspx 9NEWS - Company - Bios - Quynh Nguyen] . October 2006.]
*Cameron Clay Stevens, 1995, actor and singer [cite news |first=John |last=Moore |title=Sour taste actor's intro to Big Apple |work= Denver Post |page=F-01 |date=2003-02-25 |accessdate=2007-08-31 ]

ee also

*Adams County School District 12
*List of high schools in Colorado

References

External links

* [http://horizon.adams12.org/ Horizon High School]
* [http://www.hhsdrama.com/ Horizon High School Drama]
* [http://www.horizonsoccer.com/ Horizon Soccer]


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