Fall Sports Sign-Up
Evelyn Streit, Columnist
June 4, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Sports
As this year comes to a close, many students consider their opportunities for next year, including sports. Sports are a great way to show school spirit and get involved. In Arizona especially, weather is a big factor in which sports people choose to participate in, and fall is one of the best times t...
Finals Out of the Way
Jaidan Leonard, Columnist
June 4, 2018
Filed under Campus Life
Finals are coming up and students are getting prepared for the end-of-the semester finals. Although, if students get a proficient or higher on some of their AZMerit tests, then they can choose to not take the final. The Horizon Sun: As a student, do you think it’s a good idea to give the students a choice to do...
Yearbook Distribution
Kate Allen, Columnist
May 31, 2018
Filed under Campus Life
There were smiling faces all around campus looking at our Horizon Honors 2017-2018 yearbooks when they were distributed this Tuesday. Students from every grade bought books and were pleased with the yearbook staff’s year-long hard work to make this amazing book come to life. High school sold a tot...
Bye, I’m Not Coming Back
Matt Butler, Columnist
May 29, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Featured People
BYE! HAHA, I get to leave early and not come back. Like shoot, I don’t even have to go to school, EVER AGAIN. Y’all will have to stay here for, like, up to five more years, that’s rough. But I am still going to school so catch me at MCC then transferring to ASU W.P. Carey after two years at MCC. ...
Big Dreams for the Donation Drive
Allyssa Gauer, Columnist
May 24, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Clubs, Events
Over the course of occasional lunch meetings within the past few months, HeForShe has designed a drive with the help of Student Council to benefit women staying at the Dream Center. The members of HeForShe, under the guidance of club president and junior Rebecca Hamby, are determined to help others, ...
What is NJHS?
Emily Christian, Columnist
May 18, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Clubs
National Junior Honors Society (NJHS) is an international organization for middle school students (grades 6 through 10) who are academically excellent and ethically engaged in their communities. For students, being a part of NJHS is essential to planning ahead to excel in high school, college, and fu...
GeoBee vs. BOB
Brandon Bybee, Columnist
May 18, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Events
In the past, Horizon Honors Elementary and Horizon Honors Middle School have competed against each other in the Battle of the Books (BOB). Each student would read around two books and would study them to find details hidden inside. The students would then compete within their grade levels in trivia ga...
That Time of Year(book)
Kate Allen, Columnist
May 16, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Events
Yearbooks have been a tradition for many years and will continue for a long time. Horizon Honors has made amazing yearbooks this year that you can cherish for the rest of your life. Memories last a lifetime and high school is a big portion of that. Make sure to get your yearbooks soon! If you haven’...
Senior Smarts
Matt Butler, Columnist
May 16, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Featured People
Wow… 13 years of schooling in the books. I remember the first day walking into kindergarten, hyped up because I had a dope new sports blanket for nap time. Head held up high, the teachers asked me what my name was and I answered confidently “Peanut Little,” a nickname given to me by my mom. From tha...
Nik Dave Awarded Flinn Scholarship
Reese Bennett, Columnist
May 10, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Featured People
Nik Dave, senior at Horizon Honors, has received the honor of being given the Flinn Scholarship. This scholarship is given to only 20 high-achieving seniors out of the entire state of Arizona, and comes with four years of college at an Arizona public university, study abroad, a funded internship, pe...