We were thrilled to share the news in April that HCLC was ranked among the best high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. We have received more good news! Newsweek has published their list of the country's top 2,000 high schools. We are excited to announce that Horizon Honors High School is ranked at #408 in the country and ranked #7 in the state! We are proud of the fact that [Continue Reading] …
Bullying Prevention and Policies
At Horizon Community Learning Center, the safety and well-being of each of our students is our number one priority. We know that we have the best students and staff at any school, anywhere. However, just like at every school, we are not immune to bullying behavior. In addition, as we all continue to spend more time online, bullying can reach our students even outside of the school day. HCLC [Continue Reading] …
HCLC Once Again U.S. News & World Report “Best High School”

Dear HCLC Parents & Guardians, The 2013 U.S. News & World Report Nation's Best High Schools were released this week. This is a report that compares high schools across the country based on multiple criteria. We are excited to announce that once again we have made their list and moved up in the rankings! Horizon Community Learning Center's High School is ranked #17 in the state (2012 [Continue Reading] …
Tuesday Lunch Order Change
Due to circumstances beyond our control, Baja Fresh will no longer be providing food to our students in our school lunch program. We apologize for this inconvenience and the short notice as we received no notice of the change. We have been problem solving a solution and beginning tomorrow, Tuesday April 16th, America's Taco Shop will be providing food for our Tuesday lunch program. If your 4th [Continue Reading] …
Secondary: Your Child’s Online Safety
The safety of our students is always our top priority at Horizon Honors. With that in mind, we would like to help our families by sharing some resources on online safety and cyberbullying. Recently we have noticed a dramatic increase in the amount of students reporting problems with online harassment. This trend is not unique to Horizon Honors. As we all continue to spend more time [Continue Reading] …
Secondary: Math Homework Evaluations
Since the start of the second semester, students have been getting homework grades that reflect their ability to grasp the concepts. Most students have adjusted well and have effectively used the frequent and specific feedback to improve their performance on tests. They have been very successful in scoring very well on the homework quizzes during quarter 3. We want to share some strategies to [Continue Reading] …
End of Third Quarter Thoughts
As third quarter comes to a close, I want to wish you all a wonderful and restful break. Students and staff have been engaged in great work this quarter in all subject areas. It has been wonderful to see the accomplishments of all students! Our community continues to grow with new families already registering their children for next year. We had a successful lottery with hundreds of students [Continue Reading] …
Elementary: Schedules & Common Core
2013-2014 Elementary Schedules & Common Core Horizon Community Learning Center was founded on the goals of LEARN, BELIEVE, DREAM and DARE. As we have begun the implementation of the new Arizona Common Core Standards (ACCS), we have realized how strongly our school goals compliment the new standards. In LEARNING, HCLC students strive to reach their personal best in each of the academic [Continue Reading] …
Secondary: Fall 2012 Honor Rolls
Congratulations to the following students who qualified for the Fall 2012 Horizon Honors Secondary Honor Rolls: (Principal’s Honor Roll acknowledges a 3.5 G.P.A. and above; Eagle Honor Roll acknowledges a 3.0 – 3.499) Please note: only students that are allowed to be listed on the HCLC Website are named below. PRINCIPAL'S HONOR ROLL Seniors Kurumi Austin Erica Birkholz Justin [Continue Reading] …
Secondary: Next Year’s Schedule & Orientations
Horizon Honors has always had extremely high expectations for all of our students. In fact, we strive to prepare students for entrance to and academic success at any university of their choice. We are proud of all that our students have achieved while in our Secondary program and after they leave us. Now as we prepare for the 2013-2014 school year we on the verge of full implementation of the [Continue Reading] …





