Grades Served: Seventh Grade and Eighth Grade
School Phone: (480) 659-3000
Attendance Line: (480) 659-3062
School Fax: (480) 659-3043
School Office Hours: 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Student School Day: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Student School Day
For a daily calendar of the Silver and Blue Day schedules, click here.
Silver Days
- Daily Period: 8:00-8:55 a.m.
- Advisory: 8:55-9:10 a.m.
- Period 1: 9:15-10:45 a.m.
- Period 2: 10:50-12:20 p.m.
- Lunch: 12:20-12:55 p.m.
- Period 3: 1-2:30 p.m.
Blue Days
- Daily Period: 8:00-8:55 a.m.
- Advisory: 8:55-9:10 a.m.
- Period 4: 9:15-10:45 a.m.
- Period 5: 10:50-12:20 p.m.
- Lunch: 12:20-12:55 p.m.
- Period 6: 1-2:30 p.m.
- Principal: Nancy Emmons - nancy.emmons@horizonclc.org
- Assistant Principal: John Tamburino - john.tamburino@horizonclc.org
- Master Teacher: Kathleen Hudzinski - kathleen.hudzinski@horizonclc.org
- Special Education Director: Barbara Sacco - barbara.sacco@horizonclc.org
- Mentor Teacher on Special Assignment: Cynthia Shaheen - cynthia.shaheen@horizonclc.org
- Counselor: Heather Wallace - heather.wallace@horizonclc.org
- Student Activities/Athletics Administrative Assistant: Tamara Heinrich - tamara.heinrich@horizonclc.org
- Administrative Assistant: Mary Conti - mary.conti@horizonclc.org
- Band Teacher: Brian Murphy - brian.murphy@horizonclc.org
- Chorus Teacher: Cori VanderLey - cori.vanderley@horizonclc.org
- English Teacher: David Faulkner - david.faulkner@horizonclc.org
- English Teacher: Nicole Rulnick - nicole.rulnick@horizonclc.org
- Integrated Studies Teacher: Pam Wagner (Mentor Teacher) - pam.wagner@horizonclc.org
- Integrated Studies Teacher: Laura Emmons- laura.emmons@horizonclc.org
- Math Teacher: Tara Benedict - tara.benedict@horizonclc.org
- Math Teacher: Natalie Cavaleri - natalie.cavaleri@horizonclc.org
- Math Teacher: Susan Holweger - susan.holweger@horizonclc.org
- Math Teacher: Paul Schneider - paul.schneider@horizonclc.org
- P.E. Teacher: Lura Beets - lura.beets@horizonclc.org
- P.E. Teacher: Ernest Shand - ernest.shand@horizonclc.org
- Science Teacher: Lisa DiChiara - lisa.dichiara@horizonclc.org
- Science Teacher: Laura Owes - laura.owes@horizonclc.org
- Science Teacher: Ashley Thomsen- ashley.thomsen@horizonclc.org
- Social Studies Teacher: Joey Dueck - joey.dueck@horizonclc.org
- Social Studies Teacher: Melissa Kurasek - melissa.kurasek@horizonclc.org
- Spanish Teacher: Shannon Barden - shannon.barden@horizonclc.org
- Spanish Teacher: Joy Hankins - joy.hankins@horizonclc.org
- Study Hall Assistant: Tami Wright - tami.wright@horizonclc.org
- Special Education Teacher: Beth Weiss - beth.weiss@horizonclc.org
- Speech Pathologist: Carol Shaughnessy - carol.shaughnessy@horizonclc.org
Students receive all core academic classes from teachers who specialize in their content area. All students rotate through a block schedule of mathematics, English, social studies, science, and Integrated Studies. Students may also choose to take either band, chorus, physical education, or Spanish.
The project groups experienced in both the elementary and intermediate schools become a formal class in Middle School called integrated studies. The focus of Integrated Studies is to continue to provide a format where students use everyday learning in all their courses but to also apply it to solving real problems found in the community and the world beyond. The projects will require the students to go outside the classroom to do research and to interact with community and business leaders. This process greatly enhances their ability to grow and work as leaders upon graduation.
The academic focus for the Middle School is preparation for success in high school. Students have the opportunity to take high school courses in mathematics and Spanish. Additional honors courses are available in mathematics, science, social studies, Spanish and English. The honors classes include instruction at an accelerated level with an emphasis in preparation for high school advanced placement course work.
Horizon Honors Middle School students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports throughout the year. Students compete in the same sports and against the same schools as the Horizon Honors High School athletic program.
For more on the Horizon Honors Middle School athletic program, click here.
To learn more about HCLC's Health Services office, click here.