Horton High School is a high school in northeast Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

 located in Brown County

Brown County, Kansas

Brown County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,984. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha...

 in the town of Horton, Kansas

Horton, Kansas

Horton is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,967 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Horton is located at...

. It is part of Unified School District number 430, and is a member of the Delaware Valley League. It is a small high school with approximately 217 students enrolled.

School Layout

Horton High School consists of two buildings. The commons, and the main school building. The main school building has four stories in which only three are taught in. The commons area is the gym, lunch room, shop, music, and auditorium building.

Athletics

For most of Horton High's history, the Chargers have been considered underdogs in most sports. Horton High had its most successful year in athletics in the 2007-2008 school year. During this year, the football, the football team was named the Delaware Valley League (DVL) Champions. This feat had not been accomplished for many years. In addition to a successful season in football, the basketball team also experienced much success by competing in the Class 3A State Tournament, something they haven't done since 1998.

Theatre

The theatre department at HHS is considered a successful department. The students put on one musical and two plays each year. The winter play was traditionally a comedy and the spring play was traditionally a drama, with few exceptions.

Band

In the 2007-2008 school year the Band had also improved. When competing in the (DVL) Music Festival in Highland, Kansas

Highland, Kansas

Highland is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,012. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Highland is located at...

, they accomplished to win a I rating (the highest rating you can get). This had not happened since 2004. This was due to declining numbers of students enrolling in Band. At State Music Festival in Holton, Kansas

Holton, Kansas

Holton is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,329. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, they scored a II rating.

External links

• Official school website
• USD 430, school district

State

• Kansas State Department Of Education, KSDE
• Kansas State High School Activities Association, KSHSAA

Maps

• Horton City Map, KDOT
• Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE