Horizon High School (Texas)

Infobox_School
name =Horizon High School ‎


motto =
established =2002
type =Public
district =Clint Independent School District
grades =9-12
principal =Ray Lozano
faculty =
staff =229
students =
enrollment =1,200
athletics =2-4A
conference =UIL
colors =Black and Silver color box|blackcolor box|silver
mascot =Scorpion
location =14651 Horizon Blvd
Horizon City, Tx 79928
information =915-926-4200
website =http://clint.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectionid=3

Horizon High School is a public school in Horizon City, Texas (USA). It is part of the Clint Independent School District.

History

Horizon High School is Located in Horizon City, Texas.The school first opened its doors as Horizon Middle School, In its first year 2002-2003.The campus served as a middle school with grades 7, 8, and 9.In the years 2003-2004 the grade 10 was added to the school becoming Horizon Middle/High School.Then gradually started becoming a high school by the year 2005-2006 when Horizon Middle School moved to its own location and now is serving students in grades 9-12 having the Class of 2006 as its first senior graduating class. Horizon High School offers instructional strands in Telecommunications, Global Marketing, Banking, and Investments. The school has an El Paso Area Teachers Federal Credit Union housed inside the school and the plan is to offer internships and mentorships to the students.In June 1,2007 Horizon High School had its second senior graduating class, the class of 2007.It has an estimated student enrollment of 1,274.Horizon High School's mascot is the scorpion.

Burning of the H

The Burning of the H is a traditional ceremony for the school’s Senior class. It was adopted since the second school's graduating class of 2007, which occurred on May 10,2007, the ceremony was previously scheduled to be held on May 8, 2007 but due to the prediction of rainy weather it was postponed until two days later. The ceremony is held at the Emperor Stadium, students are given roses for them to give honor to their teachers at the event. After honoring their teachers, students may begin the burning of the H at sundown which is placed on the ground of the stadium. Student light up candles to form the H and to bring all of their memorable times in high school, the tradition will continue for the next high school’s Senior class generations to come.

Extracurricular Activities

*Student Council
*Marching Band
*Jazz Band
*Spanish Club
*Dance
*Newspaper
*Yearbook
*One Act Play
*J.R.O.T.C.
*Color Guard
*National Honor Society
*Spanish Honor Society
*German Honor Society
*Number Sense
*German Club
*Speech and Debate
*crime stoppers
*Scorpio Scribo
*Folklorico
*Flags

ports

Horizon High School is a member of the Texas University Interscholastic League, or UIL. Currently, Horizon is in District 2-4A. With very slow starts but becoming one of the strongest teams in Football and Basketball, the Scorpions are looking forward to becoming some of the cities' best athletes. Horizon High School does have one strong point in sports, its Cross Country team. Both boys and girls team being ranked very high in the cities standings. With the Boys having their first 2-4A District Title in 2005, which lead to a Regional title as well. Also the Boys and Girls Track team is very strong this year and plan on taking many runners to Regionals.

Boys

*Football
*Basketball
*Baseball
*Tennis
*Track & Field
*Cross Country
*Golf

Girls

*Cheerleading
*Volleyball
*Basketball
*Softball
*Tennis
*Track & Field
*Cross Country

References

*http://www.clintweb.net/hhs/html/blank/about_hhs.htm
*http://clint.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectionid=3

External links

*http://www.clintweb.net/hhs/html/blank/index.htm
* [http://www.clintweb.net/ Clint ISD]