Horizon High School (Colorado)

School in Thornton, Colorado, United States

Horizon High School

Address

5321 East 136th Avenue

Thornton

Colorado

80602

United States

Coordinates| 39°56′39″N 104°55′33″W﻿ / ﻿39.94416°N 104.92587°W﻿ / 39.94416; -104.92587
Information
Established| 1988 (36 years ago) (1988)
School district| Adams 12 Five Star Schools
CEEB code| 060144
Principal| Erica Fleeman[1]
Staff| 229[3]
Faculty| 96.05 (FTE)[2]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 2,007 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 20.90[2]
Campus type| Suburban
Color(s)| Maroon and silver

Athletics| 5A [4]
Athletics conference| Front Range League[4]
Mascot| Hawk
Rivals| Legacy High School
Feeder schools| Rocky Top Middle School
Shadow Ridge Middle School
Century Middle School
Website| horizon.adams12.org

Horizon High School is a public secondary institution located in Thornton, Colorado.

## History

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Horizon High School opened in 1988 to relieve crowding at Northglenn High School.[5]

Following rapid growth in Adams County throughout the 1990s, Horizon High School quickly filled to capacity and by 1999 the campus had 20 portable classrooms outside the school's main building.[6]

Originally, the school only had grades 10-12. The graduating class of 1998 was the first freshman class to attend the school.

Horizon's goals are simple: to provide learning programs for each individual student that fits his/her needs; to emphasize academic courses that challenge each student to grow intellectually; to teach students to think critically, master basic skills, develop healthful lifestyles and become active citizens; and finally, to install Horizon PRIDE in each and every student.

## Athletics

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Horizon High School fields teams that compete in interscholastic competition in baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

State championship titles:[7]

* Boys' basketball: 1998 (5A)
* Girls' basketball: 1993 (6A)
* Boys' soccer: 1991 (6A), 1992 (6A), 2000 (5A)

## Notable alumni

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* Jamie Carey, 1999, WNBA player[8]
* John Denney, long snapper for the Miami Dolphins[9]
* Ryan Denney, 1995, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills[10]
* Matthew Ryan Hoge, 1992, director, The United States of Leland[11]
* Jeremy McKinney, 1994, offensive lineman for the St Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, picked in the 11th round of the expansion draft by the Houston Texans[12]
* Kevin Priola, Colorado State Senate, District 25(R)[13]

## See also

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* Adams County School District 12
* List of high schools in Colorado

## References

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1. ^ Horizon High School School Accountability Report 2005-2006 School Year[permanent dead link]. Colorado State Department of Education. December 11, 2006.
2. ^ a b c "HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
3. ^ Horizon High School School Accountability Report 2005-2006 School Year[permanent dead link]. Colorado State Department of Education. December 11, 2006.
4. ^ a b Profile for Horizon High School Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Colorado High School Activities Association.
5. ^ Harper, Craig (2004-01-27). "High School of the Week: Horizon High School". Denver Post. p. D-08.
6. ^ Udall, Rep. Mark (1999-09-04). "Growth hits public schools". Denver Post. p. B-07.
7. ^ State Team Champions Archived 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Colorado High School Activities Association.
8. ^ Latimer, Clay. "Under a nonstop watch Archived 2007-01-01 at the Wayback Machine", Rocky Mountain News, December 19, 2005.
9. ^ TEAM: Roster John Denney Profile - MiamiDolphins.com Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ "#92 Ryan Denney - Buffalo Bills". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
11. ^ Horizon Drama Alumni Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Horizon High School Theatre Department.
12. ^ Jeremy McKinney profile
13. ^ Kevin Priola biography

## External links

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* Erie Tigers
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* Legacy Lightning
* Loveland Red Wolves
* Monarch Coyotes
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