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The Horizon Sun

Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun

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Image of Golden Oyster mushrooms.

Forests Face Funky Fungi

Liam Gray, Columnist May 19, 2026

  A new mushroom species has ravaged trees and worms alike all throughout the United States. Ironically, while these mushrooms are destroying forests, enthusiasts are hosting an event celebrating...

Image of the earthquake on Japan’s northeast side.

Massive Earthquake In Japan

Neelahn Johnston, Columnist May 19, 2026

Japan has faced many earthquakes and other natural disasters in the country’s existence. It is a very populated country having about 125 million people in Japan, says Nippon. Japan has a very rich history,...

Image of the Hazen fire next to Route 85

Hazen Wildfire Puts up a Good Fight

Parker Brandt, Columnist May 7, 2026

Wildfires can pop up out of nowhere and destroy thousands of acres at a time, and people tend to underestimate how hard it is to contain such a high volume fire. According to KTAR, the Hazen fire near...

Columbia Climate School

Phoenix Faces Funky February Heat

Logan Safranek, Editor of Politics March 6, 2026

The 2025-26 winter has proven to be an interesting season for the United States, breaking weather records all over the country on both ends of the temperature spectrum. While the East has been continuously...

Picture of Fraser Island

Dingoes to be Culled

Liam Gray, Columnist February 3, 2026

After the death of Piper James, a 19-year-old tourist at Fraser Island, dingoes were found surrounding her dead body. The Australian government has sent out a message saying that the pack of dingoes surrounding...

Plastic from an Oregon beach clean up

All About Microplastic Intake

Parker Brandt, Columnist January 15, 2026

The National Ocean Service defines microplastics as any piece of plastic smaller than a pencil eraser, or around 5 millimeters in length. Some microplastics are even small enough to fit through some filtration...

Two genetically modified wolves.

Are Extinct Species Better Off Gone?

Ayana Bipin, Columnist December 17, 2025

Almost 99.9% of all animals in the history of the planet have gone extinct, an extremely high statistic given the fact that there are around 2.16 million different species currently living on Earth. Throughout...

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