Horizon High School
Address
Map
5321 East 136th Avenue

Thornton
,
Colorado
80602

United States
Coordinates39°56′39″N 104°55′33″W / 39.94416°N 104.92587°W / 39.94416; -104.92587
Information
Established1988 (36 years ago) (1988)
School districtAdams 12 Five Star Schools
CEEB code060144
PrincipalErica Fleeman Horizon High School School Accountability Report 2005-2006 School Year[permanent dead link]. Colorado State Department of Education. December 11, 2006.</ref>
Staff229[2]
Faculty96.05 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,007 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.90[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Maroon and silver
  
Athletics5A [3]
Athletics conferenceFront Range League[3]
MascotHawk
RivalsLegacy High School
Feeder schoolsRocky Top Middle School
Shadow Ridge Middle School
Century Middle School
Websitehorizon.adams12.org

Horizon High School is a public secondary institution located in Thornton, Colorado.

History

Horizon High School opened in 1988 to relieve crowding at Northglenn High School.[4]

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.[5]

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

Horizon's goals are simple: to provide learning programs for each individual student that fits his/her needs; to emphasize academic courses that challenge each student to grow intellectually; to teach students to think critically, master basic skills, develop healthful lifestyles and become active citizens; and finally, to install Horizon PRIDE in each and every student.

Athletics

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

State championship titles:[6]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Horizon High School School Accountability Report 2005-2006 School Year[permanent dead link]. Colorado State Department of Education. December 11, 2006.
  3. ^ a b Profile for Horizon High School Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Colorado High School Activities Association.
  4. ^ Harper, Craig (2004-01-27). "High School of the Week: Horizon High School". Denver Post. p. D-08.
  5. ^ Udall, Rep. Mark (1999-09-04). "Growth hits public schools". Denver Post. p. B-07.
  6. ^ State Team Champions Archived 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Colorado High School Activities Association.
  7. ^ Latimer, Clay. "Under a nonstop watch Archived 2007-01-01 at the Wayback Machine", Rocky Mountain News, December 19, 2005.
  8. ^ TEAM: Roster John Denney Profile - MiamiDolphins.com Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "#92 Ryan Denney - Buffalo Bills". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  10. ^ Horizon Drama Alumni Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Horizon High School Theatre Department.
  11. ^ Jeremy McKinney profile
  12. ^ Kevin Priola biography

External links

CHSAA Front Range (2022–24)
Authority control databases
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