Horizon High School (Florida)

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Horizon High School
Address
10393 Seidel Road

Winter Garden
,
Florida
34787
Coordinates28°25′03″N 81°37′35″W / 28.4174°N 81.6264°W / 28.4174; -81.6264Coordinates: 28°25′03″N 81°37′35″W / 28.4174°N 81.6264°W / 28.4174; -81.6264
Information
School typePublic High School
Motto"Elevate your pursuit"
Founded2021
School districtOrange County Public Schools
SuperintendentBarbara M. Jenkins
PrincipalLaura Beusse
Grades9–12
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Orange and Purple    
MascotHawks
Feeder schoolsBridgewater Middle School
WebsiteHorizon High School

Horizon High School is a public high school in Winter Garden, Florida. Horizon High is within the jurisdiction of Orange County Public Schools. The school opened at beginning of the 2021–22 school year to relieve overcrowding at Windermere High School.[1]

History[]

Completed in 2021 at a cost of 111.2 Million dollars, Horizon High was formed to relief Windermere High School.

Project information[]

The building completion date was July 2021, and the project completion date was October 2021. Horizon High School opened to students in August of 2021. The Student capacity is 2685. The Gross floor area is 372,492, and the zite area is 69.8 acres. The high school resides in district 4. The architect was SchenkelShultz, Contractor was Wharton-Smith, Project manager was Cass Hurst. The project description includes: Administration Office Kitchen Cafeteria Media Center EHPA Gym Art and Music Labs Science Labs Computer Lab(s) Multipurpose Lab(s) Classrooms Hard Courts Baseball Field Softball Field Track and Field Football Field Practice Field(s) Covered Walkways Expanded Parking Lot Enhanced classroom technology including new computers and interactive touch-screen panels Secure campus with one public entrance

Administration[]

The principal of Horizon High School is Laura Beusse. Before being appointed princiapl, Beusse was the principal of Ocoee High School.[2]

Academics[]

Horizon High School will have Business/Accounting, Digital Media Design, Agriscience/Animal Sciences, Culinary Arts, Digital Video Technology, Band, Orchestra, Keyboarding, Guitar, Jazz Ensemble, Chorus, Eurythmics, Dance, Weights, Drawing, Ceramics, Theatre, Technical Theatre, Musical Theatre, Journalism (Yearbook), Debate, Student Government Association (SGA Leadership), National Defense Cadet Corp (NDCC), Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Biomedical, Project Lead the Way (PLTW), and Engineering programs at the school. Horizon will also teach several AP Courses and teach ASL, Spanish, and French as foreign language classes.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "FORECAST 2021: Three new relief schools coming to West Orange area | West Orange Times & Observer". West Orange Times & Windermere Observer. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  2. ^ "OCPS sees familiar faces in new places | West Orange Times & Observer". West Orange Times & Windermere Observer. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ "School Information". horizonhs.ocps.net. Retrieved 2021-07-02.


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