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The Horizon Sun

Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun

Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun

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Campus life covers everything from Horizon Honors: the school events, organizations, classes, activities, and happenings.

Horizon Honors eighth grade contestants Gabby Dupnik, Mckenna Coburn, Marcelina Morcillas, DJ Sharr, Colton Steel, Cade Steel, Marcel DeGraff, and Rishabh Ramakrishnan.

Horizon Honors Students Soar At AzSEF

Marcel DeGraff, Columnist April 26, 2025

On March 27, 2025, I had the privilege of going to the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF brings together first-place winners from school, homeschool, district, county, and regional science...

Lyla Holst practicing for Speech and Debate.

Student Highlight: Lyla Holst

Matthew Greco, Columnist April 26, 2025

Lyla Holst is a senior at Horizon Honors who has had many great achievements over her years at the school. She was born in Minnesota and came to Horizon in the third grade; early on in career at Horizon...

Kennah Burdette competing at nationals.

Last one, Best One

Kalyn McLeod, Editor in Chief April 25, 2025

Horizon Honors’ senior Kennah Burdette has been an artistic swimmer for the past 14 years of her life. A dedicated swimmer for the Arizona Desert Dolphins, Burdette competed in her last high school meet:...

Cast members of “The Addams Family”.

Horizon Honors’ Theater Presents: “The Addams Family”

Anniston Miller, Columnist April 24, 2025

The long-awaited Horizon Honors’ theater production of “The Addams Family” is now scheduled to open April 25! The show includes a rollercoaster of emotions, but is sure to bring fun for the whole...

Members of the Speech and Debate team at the tournament.

Talk About Success: Horizon’s Performance at Their Third Tournament

Matthew Greco, Columnist February 19, 2025

The Horizon Honors Speech and Debate team went to compete at the Gilbert Water Tower Tournament at Gilbert High School on Feb. 8, 2025. The event was speech only, so the debate students got the opportunity...

Blaze the eagle performing tricks at the pep rally.

Homecoming Fanfare

Eli Geist, Editor of Campus Life and Sports February 10, 2025

Homecoming has been a tradition that brings students together, promoting a sense of school spirit and community. From competitive basketball games to delicious food trucks, this year’s homecoming had...

Subway surfing participant on train.

Subway Surfing Kills

Prerna Singla, Columnist December 18, 2024

Social media has been known to influence people into doing unimaginable things, but the limit on what is “too far” has been pushed with the return of the subway surfing trend. Subway surfing is an...

Josie Barden at University of Northern Dakota.

Horizon Honors Student Goes D1

Prerna Singla, Columnist October 24, 2024

It’s not every day that someone you know becomes a Division 1 (D1) athlete, however, that changes for many of Horizon’s high schoolers this week. Josie Barden, a junior at Horizon Honors, has committed...

My Fondest Farewell

My Fondest Farewell

Carsten Oyer, Editor-in-Chief May 24, 2024

Five years ago I entered the computer lab here on campus for the first time. I was attending the class I had most excitedly signed up for at the start of my eighth grade year: Journalism. Writing had always...

My Last Article

My Last Article

Canon Grant, Political Analyst May 24, 2024

Dear Horizon Honors, In Journalism, farewell articles are reserved for those who have spent a significant time in the class. Seeing as I only came to Horizon Honors in my junior year, I am far from...

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