Horton High School (Nova Scotia)

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Horton High School
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Horton High School (Nova Scotia)
75 Greenwich Road South

Wolfville Ridge
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Canada
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TypePublic
Established1998
PrincipalMr. Jodye Routledge
Enrollment1014
Colour(s)Crimson, Black, and Gold    
MascotGriffin
Website hortonhighschool.ca

Horton High School is a public high school located in Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada. It succeeded Horton District High School (1959-1998). [1]

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As of 2022, the school principal is Jodye Routledge. [2] The athletic teams are the 'Griffins'. In 2015, there were approximately 867 students enrolled in grades 9–12 at the school.

The school is fully networked and offers a less than 1.9:1 student-to-computer ratio. The school was a part of Canada's SchoolNet Network of Innovative Schools program which is no longer active.

Campus and facilities

It has a less than 1.9:1 student-to-computer ratio. The four wings are colour co-ordinated and each house one subject plus specialty courses where needed. Yellow wing/Upper East Wing: Science Green wing/Upper West Wing: Social Studies Red wing/Lower East Wing: Mathematics Blue wing/Lower West Wing: Language Arts Horton High School is equipped with a gymnasium, fitness studio, daycare, foods lab, textiles lab, various labs for technology courses, six full computer labs, three chemistry labs, performance centre, and a fine arts section which includes a large music room with four practice rooms, a music library, and a large drama room.


Students

Performance

Horton High School students compete in numerous academic competitions, such as the math, computer science, and chemistry contests run by the University of Waterloo and the AMC.[ who? ] It has been highly ranked in standardized testing.[ citation needed ]

Extra-curricular activities

The arts

Athletics

Volleyball

Girl Division 2 won NSSAF provincial championship in 2014-2015[ citation needed ]

Basketball

Horton's boys' basketball team was nearly unbeatable for two years. In 2008 the Horton Griffins went 41–0, capturing their 2nd consecutive provincial title. In December 2008, Horton broke the Canadian national record with their 73rd straight win. Horton has appeared in five of the last seven provincial championships. Horton boys and girls basketball won 2015-16 provincial Division 1 championship.

Soccer

The JV girls soccer team has won five provincial championships in a row from the years 2017-2021

Clubs

  • Because I am a girl
  • Best friends for lunch
  • Environment club
  • Gender and sexuality alliance
  • Horton Christian fellowship
  • Horton CHEF
  • Horton headstrong committee
  • Horton tech crew
  • Hydra debate club
  • Interact club
  • Lego robotics
  • Math league
  • Mysterious encounters
  • Neurodiversity club
  • NSSSA
  • Peer tutors
  • Peer leadership about youth and sexuality
  • Prefects
  • Prom committee
  • Relay for life
  • Respect for diversity
  • S.A.C. club
  • Social justice club
  • Students council
  • Student music executive

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Administration". Horton High School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. "Welcome to JSoCS - Computer Science".

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