HORIZON HONORS SPRING BREAK

Horizon Honors Spring Break is March 9th - March 18th. There is no school during Spring Break.

EARLY RELEASE IS MARCH 19TH AND 20TH

Early release and ILP Conferences are March 19th and 20th. The school day ends at 12 PM and there is no lunch served on this day. Students are expected to be off campus by 12:15 PM.

COME TO WONDERLAND TONIGHT!

Join us for the next Middle School Party on Friday, February 27th!


• February 27th from 6-8 PM
• Multi-Purpose Room
• Theme is Alice in Wonderland
• $10
• Wear your ID
• Snacks, pizza, games, & prizes!

See you there!

SCHEDULING FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR!

FOR STUDENTS:

• Students should have received emailed materials to register for classes on Wednesday, February 25th from Mrs. Dietz.
• Course registration will start March 3rd and 4th. Course Request Forms will be handed out during English classes on Tuesday, March 3rd (a Blue Day) and Wednesday, March 4th (a Silver Day). On these days, all students will view scheduling information videos in their DCTech or CCR classes. The videos will review important information about the scheduling process and how to register for classes. Students will also be emailed a link to the scheduling videos as well as be able to access the scheduling videos through their cohort Google Classrooms. 
• Course Request Forms are due by 4 PM on Monday, March 23rd. Students are encouraged to submit their course request forms at their individual ILP conference.
• In May a Google Form will be emailed to students for course verification with instructions for families to verify the assigned courses. 

FOR PARENTS:

• 7th Grade Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend a parent information session for scheduling on Thursday, March 5th at 5 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room.
• 8th Grade Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend a parent information session for scheduling on Thursday, March 5th at 6:15 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room.
• Students and parents are encouraged to discuss appropriate course placement with teachers. ILP conferences will be held on March 19th and March 20th.

SIGN UP FOR 4TH QUARTER ILP CONFERENCES!

Fourth Quarter ILP Conferences are Thursday, March 19th and Friday, March 20th.

All Individual Learning Plan Conference (ILP) Days are school days with early release. Students will be released at NOON and must be off campus by 12:15 PM. There will be NO lunch on early release days. 

Conferences begin at 2 PM and students must attend with their parents. Please be prompt for your scheduled appointment and allow approximately 60 minutes for your child's conference. Sign in for your appointment with the secondary office to obtain a visitor’s badge.

SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS:

Step 1: Click this link.

Step 2: Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com)

Step 3: Sign up! Choose your spot - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. 

Please only sign up for one spot per child. Do not sign up for multiple spots. Once you arrive at the Secondary Front Office you will be directed to select what teachers you would like to see.

8TH GRADE PORTRAITS NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER!

8th Grade portraits are available for online viewing and ordering. School Pics emailed your student access key with information on viewing and ordering.

If you have any challenges accessing your child’s shoot key, please email customerservice@schoolpicsaz.com.  Include your child’s school, name, and teacher, and we will reply back with the key.

Order by March 4 and unlock discounted Digital Download Add-on specials at checkout. Print orders received before the deadline will receive free delivery to school. Specials expire after the deadline and all late orders will need to be shipped to home at an additional cost for packaging and postage. 

SPRING BOOK FAIR IS HERE!

The Spring Book Fair is coming our way!

• March 2-4 open from 7:30 AM to 6 PM (during Summatives)
• March 5 open from 7:30 AM to 5 PM

We cannot have Book Fairs without our wonderful parent volunteers. If you would like to help out, please sign up on SignUp. We will train you when you arrive. Please make sure you have filled out a Volunteer Application prior to your first shift!   

DUE TO THE PENNY SHORTAGE EXACT CHANGE IS APPRECIATED OR CONSIDER USING EWALLET! Book Fair will also accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Apple Pay and American Express.

Book Fair eWallet is the easy way for students to shop the Fair cash-free, worry-free, and independently. It’s also easy for families to set up from your school’s Book Fair homepage, available February 4th - March 5th. Family members can add funds with a credit card, use their Scholastic eGift balance, or simply invite others to contribute. Funds are available immediately and additional funds can be added at any time.  

TAKE THE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT SURVEY

The Horizon Honors Schools Improvement Team (SIT) is gathering family perspectives on involvement. Your feedback through this brief survey will help inform recommendations and guide efforts to strengthen meaningful family engagement across our schools. Thank you for taking a few moments to share your insights. Please complete the survey by Sunday, March 1.

GET READY TO SOAR!

COMING SOON!

SOARING FOR SUCCESS ONLINE AUCTION

March 23 - 27th

Bid From Anywhere, Anytime!

100% Online Auction

Benefitting: Community Building Committee & Schoolwide Events

Register - Bid - Win - Support

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS

Athletic Fees are due February 27th and are now available to pay through PowerSchool.

The season schedule is now LIVE and can be found here. Click on the right hand side to select your sport. This will give all game details including an address.

If you need assistance, please call 480-659-3000 and ask for the Athletic Department.

BEFORE YOU TRUST INSTAGRAM'S TEEN ACCOUNTS, TAKE THIS FAMILY QUIZ

Today’s blog is about grown-ups and kids setting aside any issues about Instagram use in the home and instead, becoming researchers together. I have created a quiz for all of you to do together, as a family.

In late 2024, Instagram launched Teen Accounts and rolled out a major PR campaign aimed at parents, promoting the platform’s new safety features and trying to reassure parents that their teens could use the platform without worry.

But what do teens themselves tell us about what it’s actually like to be on these new accounts? Are they truly significantly safer and better overall, or was it just a PR opportunity?

This past summer, a wonderful organization, The Heat Initiative, along with others, conducted an important nationally representative survey of 800, 13 to 15-year-olds who had used Instagram in the past six months, which highlighted what teens are actually experiencing while using the platform.

You can learn some of the key results of their findings by taking the quiz in today's blog.

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