CIMI Next Year in Catalina
Elizabeth Stover, Columnist
October 29, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Clubs, Events
Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) is a camp catered to students on Catalina Island off the coast of California. Wilderness Club takes a weekend trip there every year. Over the course of two days, students get to experience a variety of activities such as snorkeling, tidepooling, hiking, and more. ...
New Year, New Book
Amber Fretwell, Columnist
October 29, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
Get ready to buy your yearbook, filled with all of the memories, events, clubs, and classmates from yet another year at Horizon Honors. Yearbooks have been sold every year at Horizon Honors by the aptly-named Yearbook class. The Yearbook class spends literally hundreds of hours, even outside of class...
Take Flight With HS Travel Club
Camryn Marshall, Columnist
October 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Clubs
It’s that time of the year again! Sign up is currently open for HS Travel Club’s newest adventures, this time to Costa Rica and the cities of Paris and London. These trips are a great way to learn about new cultures and places while enjoying it all with your friends. The 2019 Costa Rica trip, which...
The Benefit Is in the Blood
Amber Fretwell, Columnist
October 19, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Events
Horizon Honors Pre-Med Club is hosting an annual blood drive on Tuesday, Oct. 23, and they need all the help they can get. The blood drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the multipurpose room for students age 16 or older; parents are also welcome to participate. If a student is under the age o...
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...