Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun
Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun
Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun
Allister McLeod

Allister McLeod, Editor of Student Opinion

Allister McLeod is a senior at Horizon Honors and the Editor of Student Opinion for the Horizon Sun. He enjoys English and history classes but tends to spend most of his time in school on electives and extracurriculars. He is a member of Key Club and Linguistics Club, and serves as the Student Body Treasurer on the Student Council. Both within and outside of school, he is an avid fan of fiction and creative writing, and is currently in the process of writing an original screenplay for his capstone project. He also writes reviews of fictions in his spare time, with his favorite fictions usually being industrial fantasies or romantic comedies, like “Attack on Titan,” “Arcane,” “Six of Crows,” and, his all-time favorite, “Kaguya-Sama: Love is War.” McLeod also works at a swim school and is active in Scouts BSA, where he is currently working on his Eagle Project. At home, he enjoys spending time with his dog, Skye, and his sister, Kalyn McLeod. After high school, he plans to attend Northern Arizona University’s honors college to study creative writing and creative film and media.

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The Tower Garden.

A New Way to Garden

In Arizona, it can often feel impossible to grow a variety of plants and keep them alive. But the Tower Garden allows anyone to do just that.
Allister McLeod, Editor of Student Opinion
May 14, 2021
There are many sub-genres beneath the major genres in literature.

Tropes in Genres

Genres are often seen as the categories that pieces of fiction fall into, and each has common moods, tropes, and story elements that are more present in them than in any other.
Allister McLeod, Editor of Student Opinion
March 19, 2021
Places may get their names from many different ways.

Location Naming

Every place has a reason behind its name; whether that reason is obvious to us today or lost in time.
Allister McLeod, Editor of Student Opinion
February 18, 2021
With COVID-19, the AIA is working to keep sports going while remaining safe.

Winter Sports Modifications

The AIA recently announced that winter sports are back on. What does this look like for the Horizon Honors sports teams, and what changes are being made?
Allister McLeod, Editor of Student Opinion
January 25, 2021
Domestication is a process which has continued since ancient times.

What Makes a Species Domesticable?

Cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, cats, horses, and dogs are animals that have been domesticated and spread across the world. But why haven’t more species been domesticated?
Allister McLeod, Editor of Student Opinion
November 15, 2020
Graphic by Allister McLeod

Homework Over the Years

Everyone expects the amount of time they spend on homework to increase in higher grades. But how much does it actually change?
Allister McLeod, Editor of Student Opinion
October 30, 2020
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