Horizon High School (Colorado)
School in Thornton, Colorado, United States
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Horizon High School is a public secondary institution located in Thornton, Colorado.
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5321 East 136th Avenue , Colorado 80602 United States 39°56′39″N 104°55′33″W | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1988 |
School district | Adams 12 Five Star Schools |
| CEEB code | 060144 |
Principal | William Shaw |
| Staff | 229[1] |
| Faculty | 97.58 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.15[2] |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Maroon and silver |
| Athletics | 5A [3] |
Athletics conference | Front Range League[3] |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Rivals | Legacy High School |
Feeder schools | Rocky Top Middle School Shadow Ridge Middle School Century Middle School |
| Website | horizon |
History
Horizon High School opened in 1988 to relieve crowding at Northglenn High School.[4]
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.[5]
Originally, the school only had grades 10-12. The graduating class of 1998 was the first freshman class to attend the school.
Athletics
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:[6]
- Boys' basketball: 1998 (5A)
- Girls' basketball: 1993 (6A)
- Boys' soccer: 1991 (6A), 1992 (6A), 2000 (5A)
Notable alumni
- Josh Bredl, 2009, professional wrestler[7]
- 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]