Horizon High School is a public secondary institution located in Thornton, Colorado.
History Horizon High School opened in 1988 to relieve crowding at Northglenn High School.
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.
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:State Team Champions . Colorado High School Activities Association. Boys' basketball: 1998 (5A) Girls' basketball: 1993 (6A) Boys' soccer: 1991 (6A), 1992 (6A), 2000 (5A)
Notable alumni Josh Bredl, 2009, professional wrestler Jamie Carey, 1999, WNBA playerLatimer, Clay. "Under a nonstop watch ", Rocky Mountain News, December 19, 2005. John Denney, long snapper for the Miami DolphinsTEAM: Roster John Denney Profile - MiamiDolphins.com Ryan Denney, 1995, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills Matthew Ryan Hoge, 1992, director, The United States of LelandHorizon Drama Alumni . Horizon High School Theatre Department. Jeremy McKinney, 1994, offensive lineman for the St Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, picked in the 11th round of the expansion draft by the Houston TexansJeremy McKinney profile Kevin Priola, Colorado State Senate, District 25(R)
See also Adams County School District 12 List of high schools in Colorado
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