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Dear Parents and
Community,
The
staff and administration is proud to send the Horizon
Community this annual report detailing our school's
goals, summary information, and accomplishments. Our
commitment to life-long learning and academic
excellence is demonstrated throughout this review.
This year, the staff at Horizon has worked very
diligently on developing teaching strategies that will
increase student success on the Washington Assessment
of Student Learning. Teachers have aligned all of
their lesson plans to the Essential Learnings and have
been accountable by posting monthly activity sheets
that meet certain Essential Learning Benchmarks. In
addition, students have worked very hard to increase
their skills which should be reflected in a positive
manner when we receive our test scores in the fall.
Partnerships with area businesses have allowed
students to experience "real life"
vocations. This year, we have developed a district
wide partnership with the Spokane Valley Mall and
Horizon signed a formal partnership with Tomlinson
Black Valley. Our school to work coordinator promoted
service learning projects, the third Annual Career
Fair, a Job Shadowing Day, and a variety of field
trips that highlighted various career opportunities.
A Journey Around the World was one of our diversity
activities. Students in the seventh grade block
developed projects that researched various foreign
countries. In conjunction with the foreign language
department, the staff and students developed an
integrated curricular experience. A community
international dinner culminated the project. Area
restaurants were key to the positive impact of this
event.
As always, the staff and administration believe that
respect for self, others, community and property are
paramount to a student's success both in school and
when dealing with people in the community. Student of
the Month awards were given to students who modeled
the various elements of respect. We believe that
students who respect differences in themselves and
others will be productive community members in the
future.
The staff, students and parents in the Horizon
community are very proud of their school and the
outstanding programs that are available for students.
A collaborative spirit that is modeled by parents,
students, staff and administration has been a driving
force behind Horizon's pursuit of excellence and
academic achievement.
Principal
Laurie
A. Sheffler
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