Horizon High School is a public secondary institution located in

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History

Horizon High School opened in 1988 to relieve crowding at

Northglenn High School Northglenn High School is a public institution located in Northglenn, Colorado, United States. History Northglenn High School opened in 1965 as the first high school in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools. From 1965-2011 Northglenn High School was the ...

. 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. Originally, the school only had grades 10-12. The graduating class of 1998 was the first freshman class to attend the school. Horizon's goals are simple: to provide learning programs for each individual student that fits his/her needs; to emphasize academic courses that challenge each student to grow intellectually; to teach students to think critically, master basic skills, develop healthful lifestyles and become active citizens; and finally, to install Horizon PRIDE in each and every student.

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: * Boys' basketball: 1998 (5A) * Girls' basketball: 1993 (6A) * Boys' soccer: 1991 (6A), 1992 (6A), 2000 (5A)

Notable alumni

Jamie Carey Jamie Leigh Carey (born March 12, 1981 in Hutchinson, Kansas) is a former professional basketball player, playing the point guard position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA until her retirement in 2009. Carey currently serves as the Assi ...

, 1999, WNBA player * John Denney, long snapper for the Miami Dolphins * Ryan Denney, 1995, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills *

Matthew Ryan Hoge Matthew Ryan Hoge (born 1974) is an American writer and film director, known for writing and directing ''The United States of Leland'' (2003). Biography Hoge was raised in the northern Denver suburb of Thornton, Colorado. He attended Horizon ...

, 1992, director, ''

The United States of Leland ''The United States of Leland'' is a 2003 American drama film written and directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge that follows a meek teenage boy, the eponymous Leland, who has inexplicably committed a shocking murder. In the wake of the killing, his teache ...

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Jeremy McKinney Jeremy Adam McKinney (born January 6, 1976) is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League for the St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at ...

, 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 *

Kevin Priola Kevin Priola is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 13th district as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to decennial redistricting he also represented the 25th district. Prior to his tenure in the state sen ...

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, District 25(R)Kevin Priola biography
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