Horizon High School is a public secondary institution located in Thornton, Colorado.
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| Address | |
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5321 East 136th Avenue , Colorado 80602 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°56′39″N 104°55′33″W / 39.94416°N 104.92587°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1988 |
| School district | Adams 12 Five Star Schools |
| CEEB code | 060144 |
| Principal | Erica Fleeman[1] |
| Staff | 229[3] |
| Faculty | 96.05 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,007 (2018–19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.90[2] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and silver |
| Athletics | 5A [4] |
| Athletics conference | Front Range League[4] |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Rivals | Legacy High School |
| Feeder schools | Rocky Top Middle School Shadow Ridge Middle School Century Middle School |
| Website | horizon |
History
editHorizon High School opened in 1988 to relieve crowding at Northglenn High School.[5]
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.[6]
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
editHorizon 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:[7]
- Boys' basketball: 1998 (5A)
- Girls' basketball: 1993 (6A)
- Boys' soccer: 1991 (6A), 1992 (6A), 2000 (5A)
Notable alumni
edit- Jamie Carey, 1999, WNBA player[8]
- John Denney, long snapper for the Miami Dolphins[9]
- Ryan Denney, 1995, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills[10]
- Matthew Ryan Hoge, 1992, director, The United States of Leland[11]
- Jeremy McKinney, 1994, offensive lineman for the St Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, picked in the 11th round of the expansion draft by the Houston Texans[12]
- Kevin Priola, Colorado State Senate, District 25(R)[13]