Horizon High School (Texas)
31°41′04″N 106°10′08″W / 31.6845°N 106.1689°W
Horizon High School | |
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Location | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 2002 |
School district | Clint Independent School District |
Principal | Elena Erives Acosta |
Staff | 95.92 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,579 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.46[1] |
Color(s) | Black and Silver |
Athletics | 2-5A |
Athletics conference | UIL |
Mascot | Scorpion |
Website | www |
Horizon High School is a
History
Horizon High School is Located in
Horizon High School was run with controversy after students from school were found smuggling drugs between
On August 30, 2012, Horizon City police went into Horizon High School and took photographs of students' tattoos, saying it was for gang activity information. One of the students' parents was extremely upset due to the photographs being taken of her son's tattoos because she said it humiliated him and put her son's life in danger. Police Chief Michael McConnel stated he was not aware of the operation and that the photographs were destroyed, as he felt those police officers did not handle the situation appropriately.[4]
Extracurricular activities
Horizon High School provides academic extra-curricular activities to its students. The school has achieved successful accomplishments with its competitive academic performances from marching band, jazz band, dance, flags, One Act Play and
- Cosmetology
- Student Council
- Marching Band
- Jazz Band
- Flag Team
- Spanish Club
- Dance
- Yearbook
- One Act Play
- JROTC
- National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society
- Criminal Justice Club
Sports
Horizon High School is a member of the Texas University Interscholastic League, or UIL. Currently, Horizon is in District 2-5A. 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 led to a Regional title as well.[6]
Boys
- Football
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Wrestling
Girls
- Cheerleading
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Cross Country
- Wrestling
References
- ^ a b c "HORIZON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "About Horizon High School". Clint Independent School District. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ http://www.the-two-malcontents.com/2007/08/mexican-illegal-alien-high-schoolers-run-drug-ring-in-us-school/
- ^ "El Paso News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News". 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Academic Extra-Curricular Activities". Horizon High School. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "Sports Zone". Horizon High School. Retrieved 2010-01-08.