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![Students and staff pose for the camera]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1702062659/adams12org/itbzjnxsq2l2q6t0yobb/HorizonSPYKLEThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1702062659/adams12org/itbzjnxsq2l2q6t0yobb/HorizonSPYKLEThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1702062659/adams12org/itbzjnxsq2l2q6t0yobb/HorizonSPYKLEThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1702062659/adams12org/itbzjnxsq2l2q6t0yobb/HorizonSPYKLEThumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1702062659/adams12org/itbzjnxsq2l2q6t0yobb/HorizonSPYKLEThumbnail.png","width":1560}])
Horizon SOAR students collaborate with district departments for accessibility change at Horizon
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German students across the Five Star District visit Christkindlmarket to get the German experience
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STEM Lab students are raising Rainbow Trout to learn more about the Colorado Water ecosystem
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STEM Lab Students collaborate to research and brainstorm solutions to Urban Bear Conflicts
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Horizon partners with the UPSWING Foundation to host their own Horizon Leadership Academy
![Cherry Drive Elementary families pose for Thanksgiving Lunch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701981475/adams12org/jh8mdbn55fswvdo1osvg/CherryDrive2023ThanksgivingThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701981475/adams12org/jh8mdbn55fswvdo1osvg/CherryDrive2023ThanksgivingThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701981475/adams12org/jh8mdbn55fswvdo1osvg/CherryDrive2023ThanksgivingThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701981475/adams12org/jh8mdbn55fswvdo1osvg/CherryDrive2023ThanksgivingThumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701981475/adams12org/jh8mdbn55fswvdo1osvg/CherryDrive2023ThanksgivingThumbnail.png","width":1560}])
Cherry Drive Elementary invited families to Thanksgiving lunch and had a great turnout
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During the Fall of 2023, Horizon High School offered Girls Flag Football and had great engagement
![Horizon High School students collaborating]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701980414/adams12org/qbwokjqpcgjpsmemwoal/HorizonSOARCollaborationThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701980414/adams12org/qbwokjqpcgjpsmemwoal/HorizonSOARCollaborationThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701980414/adams12org/qbwokjqpcgjpsmemwoal/HorizonSOARCollaborationThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701980414/adams12org/qbwokjqpcgjpsmemwoal/HorizonSOARCollaborationThumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701980414/adams12org/qbwokjqpcgjpsmemwoal/HorizonSOARCollaborationThumbnail.png","width":1560}])
Horizon High School's Multi-Language Learners and SOAR I students collaborate on Fridays
![Leroy Elementary The Hub Makerspace]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701978656/adams12org/womfmj89vbpvthlaxgzd/LeroyElementaryHubThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701978656/adams12org/womfmj89vbpvthlaxgzd/LeroyElementaryHubThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701978656/adams12org/womfmj89vbpvthlaxgzd/LeroyElementaryHubThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701978656/adams12org/womfmj89vbpvthlaxgzd/LeroyElementaryHubThumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701978656/adams12org/womfmj89vbpvthlaxgzd/LeroyElementaryHubThumbnail.png","width":1560}])
Leroy Elementary launches their new makerspace "The Hub" dedicated to student collaboration
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The Hunters Glen Girls on the Run team finished the season with a 5K and community impact project
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OUR HIGHLIGHT PROGRAMS
Preschool
Preschool is the perfect place for your child to begin their learning journey in the Five Star District.
Career and Technical Education
CTE programming gives all students a competitive advantage as they enter college, career or the military.
Gifted and Talented
Gifted programming helps students navigate their growth and develops their full potential.
Special Education
Student Support Services supports student academic performance and nurtures student social development.
Alternative Education
We have a number of alternative education options. Some you apply to, and some are referral programs.
STEM
STEM uses science, technology, engineering and math to bring relevance to student work.
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What makes it home for us, is watching him thrive and be happy when he goes to school.
Jamie Fries, parent of Deaf and Hard of Hearing child
