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Horton High School (Nova Scotia)

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Mr. Brad Stokes

Website
  
www.horton.ednet.ns.ca

Mascot
  
Griffin

Founded
  
1998

Established
  
1998

Enrollment
  
1014

Phone
  
+1 902-542-6060

Number of students
  
1,014

Colour(s)
  
Crimson, Black, and Gold

Address
  
75 Greenwich Rd S, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R2, Canada

Similar
  
NKEC, Central Kings Rural Hig, Avon View High School, Cadance Academy, West Kings District High Sch

Profiles

Horton High School is a secondary school located in Greenwich, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Contents

As of 2014, the school principal is Brad Stokes. The athletic team is the 'Griffins'. There are approximately 1000 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 The school was a part of Canada's SchoolNet Network of Innovative Schools program which is no longer active.

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. It has been highly ranked in standardized testing.

The Arts

  • Art Club
  • Concert Band
  • Concert Choir
  • Drama Club
  • Horton Creative Productions
  • Junior and Senior Jazz Bands
  • Advanced and Beginning String Ensembles
  • Glee Club
  • The school's Music Department alternates between a Band Trip (To Boston and New York during March Break) and a Musical. Past musical productions include "The Music Man" (1998), "Crazy for You" (2000), "Grease" (2008), "42nd Street" (2010), "The Wiz" (2012), and "Legally Blonde" (2014).
  • Athletics

  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Curling
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Hockey
  • Rugby
  • Skiing
  • Snowboarding
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Table Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Volleyball

    Girl Division 2 won NSSAF provincial championship in 2014-2015

    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.

    Clubs

  • Academic Debate Club
  • Because I Am a Girl
  • Environment Club
  • Gender Sexuality Alliance
  • Horton Christian Fellowship
  • Horton CHEF
  • Horton News
  • Horton Tech Crew
  • Interact Club
  • LEGO Robotics
  • Math League
  • Mysterious Encounters
  • NSSSA
  • Peer Tutors
  • PLAYAS - Peer Leadership About Youth And Sexuality
  • Prefects
  • Prom Committee
  • Relay for Life
  • Respect for Diversity
  • Student Council
  • Student Music Executive
  • Notable alumni

  • Peter MacKay, Former Minister of Justice (Canada)
  • References

    Horton High School (Nova Scotia) Wikipedia