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

Exchange student Audrey Hansen from Norway will be studying at Horizon Honors for the entirety of her junior year.

America, Meet Norway: Audrey’s Adventures Abroad

Manu Kondapi, Campus Life Editor December 13, 2013

Founded in 1965 by Bertil Hult, Education First, or EF, is an international education company committed to breaking down barriers of culture, geography, and language in order to promote cultural integration...

The Grand Prismatic Spring, the largest hot spring in the United States, is part of the Midway Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park. It is also the third largest in the world, following New Zealand’s Frying Pan Lake and Dominica’s Boiling Lake.

National Parks: America’s Greatest Treasure

Manu Kondapi, Campus Life Editor November 25, 2013

Ecotourism or ecological tourism is the idea of traveling to delicate, pristine, and often protected areas. It is perhaps best described as ecologically responsible travel. This kind of travel strives...

Senior Aubrey Chaston talks about her work to help Against Abuse, an organization which is trying to help those affected by domestic violence. On Dec. 7, Maricopa’s Got Talent will be held at Maricopa High School by selling tickets to the performance.

Maricopa’s Got Talent (And a Good Cause)

Kelleigh Hogan, Editor-in-Chief November 21, 2013

You must have heard of America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent, but have you heard of Maricopa’s Got Talent? Senior Aubrey Chaston and father Jim Chaston are organizing a talent show to benefit...

Junior Chris Westersund plays the part of Sam in Its a Wonderful Life.

Is It Really a Wonderful Life? Fall Production Review

Hannah McGerty, Columnist November 21, 2013

Horizon Honors debuted its fall production of It’s a Wonderful Life on Friday, Nov 15. The story is quite simple. On Christmas Eve, a man who falls into a time of trouble and believes that the only solution...

Brigit and Abbey are ready to perform in Nashville on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Nashville for Nationals: Brigit and Abbey Fitzgerald

Manu Kondapi, Campus Life Editor November 16, 2013

Juniors Abbey and Brigit Fitzgerald traveled to Nashville, Tennessee on Friday, Oct. 25 to participate in the prestigious National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-National Honor Ensembles,...

Logo for Horizon Honors’ Bids for Kids event. More than $20,000 has already been raised toward Chromebooks, classrooms, and technological mobile teaching centers.

Bids for Kids: Horizon’s Online Auction to Benefit its Digital Excellence Campaign

Tyler Danner, Columnist November 15, 2013

What began in 2007 as a Horizon Honors golf tournament grew into the Eagle Day fundraiser, and has since transformed into the online auction, Bids for Kids. The auction has already raised more than $20,000...

The seniors (from left)  Alex Costabile, Zoe Lockwood, Sam Grayson, Alicia Steward, Heather Doern, Connor Pendleton, Kole Powell, and Austin Howard pause to take a photo during their soccer-filled weekend! The annual soccer camp is something that all of the students on both boys and girls soccer look forward to.

Nothing but Soccer

Carter Robinson, Sports Editor November 15, 2013

The high school boys and girls soccer teams left school early to attend their annual soccer camp on Friday, Nov 8. Every year, the team members arrive to school early, pile into the school’s buses, and...

Why Being Reaccredited Is Important

Hannah McGerty, Columnist November 15, 2013

In early November, a team from AdvancED will be visiting Horizon Honors High School for the purpose of reaccrediting the institution.  According to AdvancED’s site, “Accreditation is designed to help...

Senior Mikaela Martin (center) with sister Emma Martin (left) and friend Hannah Wikoff (right). This was after Martin had finished running.

Cross Country Sprints for State

Natori Cruz, Editor November 15, 2013

Senior Mikaela Martin completed at the AIA Division IV State Cross Country Meet, and was the only student to represent Horizon Honors. Martin finished in 13th place at the meet, which took place Cave Creek...

This is part of one of my old writings, written in a journal. It is wise for writers to carry around something to write with.  Upon seeing an inspirational event, most need it recorded to draw inspiration from it.

What Do We Want? A Topic Worth Writing Fooor!

Addy Bennett, Editor-in-Chief November 15, 2013

I, obviously, love to write.  I want to be an author.  One of the greatest feelings in the world is when you write the perfect sentence.  Through writing, I have the power to create worlds, bring life,...

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