Horizon High School (Scottsdale, Arizona)

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Horizon High School
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Horizon High School (Scottsdale, Arizona)
5601 East Greenway Road

Phoenix
,
Arizona
85032

United States
Coordinates 33°37′30″N111°57′30″W / 33.624942°N 111.958211°W / 33.624942; -111.958211
Information
Type Public high school
Established1980 (1980)
School district Paradise Valley Unified School District
NCES District ID 0405930 [1]
CEEB code 030401
NCES School ID 040593001084 [2]
PrincipalShelley Strohfus
Faculty85.90 (on an FTE basis) [3]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment2,173 (2018–19) [3]
Student to teacher ratio25.30 [3]
Color(s)   Green and gold
SloganPCR (Pride, Courage, Respect)
Nickname Huskies
Feeder schoolsDesert Shadows Middle School (all), Sunrise Middle School (partial)
Website Official website
[2] [4]

Horizon High School is a public high school in Phoenix, Arizona in the Paradise Valley Unified School District.

Contents

The school was established in 1980. The current principal is Shelley Strohfus. [5] About 2,400 students are enrolled in the school. [6] The mascot is a Husky.

History

In 1978 the Paradise Valley Unified School District commissioned the Architecture Firm of Michael and Kemper Goodwin Ltd. [7] to design the new six-building campus. Construction began the following year and was undertaken by the Del E. Webb Corporation [8] and was nearly completed when the school opened in August 1980. The school's Auditorium was constructed in 1983. [9] Additional new classroom buildings were constructed in 2003 and 2008.

Extracurricular activities

Choir

The Horizon High School Choir has about 400 students in the program. The different choirs include Women's Choir, Low Frequency, Noteworthy, Show Divas, Towne Criers, Step On Stage, Vocal Ease, and Ensemble. [10]

Comedy

Horizon’s improv comedy team, 56th. Street Comedy Club, is really good and probably has lots of awards.

Athletics

In May 2019, the men's baseball team won the 5A State Championship. In October 2021, the women's volleyball team placed second in the Nike Tournament of Champions. [11]

The Horizon football team won the 2021-2022 state championship. The football program has 2 titles 1994, and 2022 with a runner up appearance in 1995.[ citation needed ]

The Horizon girls' volleyball team won the 2021, 2022 and 2023 5A state championships.[ citation needed ]

The Horizon Spiritline Pom Team won the 2022-2023 state title.[ citation needed ]

Marching Band

Under the direction of Kyle Hollerbach, the Horizon Pride Regiment has been a member of the AzMBA since 2016.[ citation needed ]

Shows and Scorings
ShowDivisionYearScore
Grow1A2016-201774.7
The Flight1A2017-201874.05
Playback1A2018-201973.95
Pride1A2019-202069.53
A Moment Captured2A2021-202278.8
A Genie's Wish2A2022-202386.6

Notable alumni (alphabetical order)

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