The Best Summer Road Trips of 2018
Selina Fluty, Editor of Student Opinion
May 16, 2018
As June 7 approaches, Horizon Honors students have an expanse of weeks without any plans, except maybe a vacation or two. There’ll be days of boredom, never leaving the house, and lots of fun, at least until summer assignments are due in a week. So, until procrastination catches up with you, take some ...
There’s Lots of Space up in Space
Evelyn Streit, Columnist
April 26, 2018
Filed under Features, Technology, Travel
Orion Span, a space technology start-up, recently announced their ideas for the Aurora Station. If plans are carried out, this will be the world’s first ever luxury space hotel. Things like space travel and life in space used to be purely be the fantasy found in sci-fi movies, but now, thanks to comp...
Welcome Back, Baseball…
Matt Butler, Columnist
February 23, 2018
We baseball fans have suffered through a long, boring offseason. The only big news of it has been Giancarlo Stanton getting traded to the Yankees, and that was in the beginning of December. Since then, it’s been relatively slow. But all that is coming to an end with the start of Spring Training. S...
Hitting the Trails
Emily Christian, Columnist
November 19, 2017
Filed under Features, The Environment, Travel
Setting aside the infamous summer heat, Arizona is a beautiful place. With the cooler seasons now upon us, enjoying that beauty is easier than ever. Combining hiking and biking with scenic trails in the Phoenix Valley makes for a memorable outing with friends and family, and provides the body with exer...
Study In A Sister City
Naya Johnson, Columnist
November 19, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Features, Travel, Uncategorized
Studying abroad is a shared desire of many Horizon Honors students, and maybe you’re one of those wishful thinkers. Fortunately for you, you now have the opportunity to chase that dream thanks to the 2018 Tempe Sister Cities Student Exchange. It may sound like a mouthful, but the process to register is ...
Parks for a Price
Emily Christian, Columnist
November 14, 2017
Filed under Features, Travel, Uncategorized
National Parks are always worth the price, but that price has started to go up. As time passes and the world changes, the National Park Service has decided to make a change, too, meaning they are bumping up the entry fees of America’s 17 favorite parks, including our Grand Canyon. Some parks will n...
Mars: A Plan for Colonization
Ethan Hurlburt, Columnist
November 25, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase, Technology, Travel, Uncategorized
We have all heard of the planet Mars. Mars has attracted the attention of astronauts and scientists for as long as they’ve seen it in the sky. However far away this dream may seem, it may be closer than we think; in fact, we are a few decades away from beginning the process of colonizing Mars. ...
Catalina Island 2016
Haylee Haupt, Columnist
October 27, 2016
Filed under Campus Life, Clubs, Events, Features, Showcase, Travel, Uncategorized
The Catalina Island trip is an annual event planned by Wilderness Club, where students and teachers get to spend three days (four days including travel) on the incredible island off the coast of California. This year, we went over fall break from October 13 to 16. Day One: We all had to meet at Horizon Honors ...
Havasupai Canyon
Selina Fluty, Columnist
May 7, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase, Travel, Uncategorized
On Friday, April 29, I woke up at 5:30 in the morning. With groggy eyes, I threw together my outfit for the day, and the Camelback bag stuffed with my clothes and supplies. I quickly put on the hiking shoes I’d been breaking in for over a month now, and followed my dad to the car, where we headed to ...
Spring Breaking in Florida
Tommy Billings, Columnist
April 1, 2016
Filed under Campus Life, Events, Features, Showcase, Travel, Uncategorized
It was 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 15 when the flight to Miami, Florida lifted off of the ground. It was difficult to fall asleep on the surprisingly full flight, but most of the 13 kids on the trip did. Around 7 a.m., the students landed at the Miami International Airport. After exploring Little Havana a...