Horton High School – Calendar Update
November-December 2025

Horton office hours
Horton office phones are only answered from 8:15 AM to 4:00 PM.  Sorry, we do not have an answering service option.   If you need to alert the office outside these hours please Email jodye.routledge@avrce.ca or Text 902 670 8879

Horton High School is Scent Free
We have staff members and students who have a severe allergy to scented products. We are asking that you please make sure that students do not wear scented products to school.  If you are visiting our school, please make sure you do not wear scented products.

School Attendance:
A friendly reminder to please inform us of all absences so they can be recorded as AWN (Absent with Notification) or MR (Medical Reason). If your child misses an assessment and their absence is not recorded as one of these codes in PowerSchool, their teacher will contact you to notify you of the missed assessment.  Once marked AWN or MR, the assessment should be written in a timely manner.

Please help Horton promote positive school attendance.
Nova Scotia Attendance and Engagement policy

Visit the Horton Website for full Calendar
https://hortonhighschool.ca/

• Nov 3 – Photo retakes (Rescheduled from October due to a conflict)
• Nov 5 – 2 hour Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• Nov 6 – AVRCE Grade 9 Take your kid to work day 
• Nov 10 – Remembrance Day Ceremonies
• Nov 11 – No School (Remembrance Day) 
• Nov 20 – First Semester reports are emailed home (If you do not get one, reach out to Horton ADMIN)
• Nov 27 – Music Concert 7 PM
• Dec 1, 2, 3 and 5 (Grad Photos – Schedule to follow later in November)
• Dec 4 – No Classes for students 
• Dec 4 – Parent Teacher Afternoon and Evening 
  • Watch for the alert coming home later in November regarding booking an appointment to visit teachers.
• Dec 19 – Last day of classes before the Holiday Break 
• Dec 22 – Professional Practice Day for staff – No Classes

Reminders from Horton:

• Bus Notes:  Students should have all bus notes and afterschool plans decided before 2 PM (And not during last class)
  

• Horton’s Positive Behavior expectations:  Please review these slides to be introduced to our positive behavior expectations for Horton spaces, classrooms, washrooms, hallways, etc.   
• No Cell Phones in Classrooms/Washrooms –  Cell Phone Directives  
• Horton High School is a Peanut Allergy Aware School