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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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The Possible Death of the Space Age

The Possible Death of the Space Age

John Niemeyer, Columnist October 28, 2020

The Space Age is the era of humanity where we stop looking towards our planet's uncharted lands. We no longer look for what new oceans to explore, or what mountains need to be climbed. Instead, humanity...

Two healthcare workers registering patients in New York.

Components of Contracting COVID-19

Amelia McCrory, Columnist October 28, 2020

With the world-wide pandemic continuing, numerous theories have been formed over the factors affecting the probability of testing positive for the virus. Despite the many opinions and uncertain nature...

Finished pan de muerto.

A Dead Delight

Abbi Prieto, Columnist October 28, 2020

Pan de Muerto is a traditional Mexican sweet bread that is typically baked on the holidays of Dia de los Inocentes (Day of the Innocents, which celebrates dead children), and Dia de los Muertos (Day of...

Siblings and Skills

Sophia Geisler, Columnist October 27, 2020

Siblings are aggravating, and that’s nothing new. Whether your older sister isn’t letting you hang out with her friends, or your little brother is coloring on your homework, having another kid in the...

Big Help for Small Businesses

Carsten Oyer, Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2020

It’s no surprise that COVID-19 has hit our small businesses hard. According to a survey cited by NBC News, 87% of small businesses have struggled due to the pandemic. What’s more, 22% of all small...

Karim Bakaray, 16, works at a cocoa farm.

Blood Chocolate

Lilly Wolfe, Columnist October 26, 2020

With Halloween just around the corner, we see a spike in chocolate sales. However, the scariest thing about Halloween isn’t the ghosts and goblins; it's actually the child and slave labor underbelly...

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Non-Toxic and Edible Cookie Dough

Grace Freed, Columnist October 19, 2020

Cookie dough can be toxic and non-edible when some ingredients are not correctly baked, stirred, mixed, or heated up. This article will teach you how to create delicious non-toxic, edible cookie dough...

Which school has the best safety procedures?

A Comparison of School’s Safety Protocols

Lilly Wolfe, Columnist October 19, 2020

With the recent reopening of schools, we have needed to adapt to the pandemic in order to minimize the spread of Covid-19. Protocols to do so include the sanitization of desks, the constant wearing of...

Chewing With Your Mouth Open

Chewing With Your Mouth Open

Ty Larsen, Columnist October 18, 2020

You don’t want to be the person at a restaurant chewing with your mouth open, and getting food everywhere. People who chew with their mouth open are lacking some table manners, or they don't care about...

Elvis Presley's music has stood the test of time, but can it compare to modern songs?

Music Now and Music Then

Connor Davis, Columnist October 18, 2020

When comparing music from one generation to the next, people argue about music from the 2000’s and the 70’s to 90’s era of music. This is all fine of course, but people seem to forget about times...

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