Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun

Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun

Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun

Here Comes the Sun

Bennett Wood, Guest Columnist September 7, 2014

Ok, I really wanted this to be anonymous, but I don't really want to spend the time finding a website that sends anonymous emails. I would rather just speak my mind then pretend to not care. Nonetheless,...

Being the New Kid

Lauren Bander, Columnist June 2, 2014

As the 2013-2014 school year comes to an end, we’ve said goodbye to our seniors and we know that some of our classmates have plans on moving for the new year. Whether they’re currently eighth graders...

A sign welcomes Horizon Honors staff and families.

An Oasis of Space

Marti Weary, Rescue Copy Editor April 25, 2014

Horizon Community Learning Center has a traffic problem; students and their families brave the clog every morning, slowly inching their way down the street. Cars come from every direction, fighting their...

Junior Brigit Fitzgerald smiles with her bassoon at the Arizona All-State Music Festival.

Horizon Honors at All-State

Addy Bennett, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2014

On the 12th of April, ASU Gammage hosted the All-State Music Festival, in which six Horizon Honors Students took part. Senior Aubrey Chaston succeeded in her quest for a part, landing first soprano, along...

Playing with Math

Playing with Math

April 25, 2014

Mrs. Raitter takes some time to explain the importance of giving students varying perspectives on math and the impact it had on student learning and achievement. What is the play about? This is...

Photo courtesy of Anthony Airdo (Copyright Anthony Airdo 2013)

Correct This!

Anthony Airdo, Columnist November 4, 2013

As a guy who cries entirely too often, I find the world to be an overly sensitive place. “Anthony!” people cry, “how dare you not think of the children?!” I find “the children” to be too often...

Junior Alexa Geidel sits with her grandfather at the piano.  The loss of her hero inspired a reflection of what mourning means along with the crucial role tradition plays in a family.

Dia De Los Muertos: My Journey in Mourning

Alexa Geidel, Editor-In-Chief October 31, 2013

Even my own mother scoffed at the idea of her obviously European-looking daughter confessing she celebrated Día De Los Muertos. It was a confession because it wasn’t a cultural norm of mine or anyone...

Tears and Joy: Horizon’s Spoken Word Project

Devin Jones, Head of Media and Photography June 4, 2013

As usual, Mrs. Britt’s junior English class did something spectacular, and for quarter four, they created and performed spoken word poetry. Instead of students dressing up to play historical figures...

Keep it Short and Simple: Summer Break

Keep it Short and Simple: Summer Break

Daisy Valentin, Website Administrator June 4, 2013

Is summer break long enough, or should it be longer? According to studies done by Dr. Harris Cooper, a professor of psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, students that have longer summer breaks...

Adaptation of photograph by Charline Tetiyevsky, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. Copyright © 2007 Charline Tetiyevsky

Juniors Becoming Seniors

Tiara Chakkaw, Associate Editor - Features and Extras June 4, 2013

Finally, through the countless hours of homework, stress, and tests, the class of 2014 is moving up to become the next graduating class. Suddenly, college seems to be rapidly approaching, and reality begins...

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