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 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.
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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 The school was a part of Canada's SchoolNet Network of Innovative Schools program which is no longer active.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
Athletics
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.