Horton High School – Calendar Update  January 2026

A reminder that we need Horton High School to be Scent Free.  In previous years, scent concerns have increased in the days after the Winter break.  This can severely impact 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. 

Horton office hours

The Horton office is only staffed to answer phones between 8:15 AM and 4:00 PM. We do not have an answering service available. To contact the office outside of these operating hours, please email jodye.routledge@avrce.ca or send a text message to 902-670-8879.

End of Semester 1 Final Assessments – Schedule 

A reminder to review the planned end of semester 1 final assessments schedule with your student.  This year’s schedule is significantly different from previous years due to the province’s shift to 2 final assessment days.  Staff will review it in detail with every class to prevent any confusion.  The room writing assignments are now listed at the end of the posted schedule.  

Please review this preparation for final assessment, effective study strategies.  Preparation for final assessments.  

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

Our website features blog posts as recent school news.  Be sure to check it out often to see highlights of Horton programs and students (When on the mainpage, you just need to scroll down to view the blog posts).

• Jan 5 – First Day back to classes after Winter Break 
• Jan 5-9 – (Grad Photos – Schedule previously circulated by Ms. Greene)
• Jan 12-16 – Scheduling Part B this week
  Grade 9 (Wednesday Jan 14th – Period 2)
  Grade 10-11 (Thursday Jan 15th – Period 3)
• Jan 20-29 – Final Assessment schedule and room writing assignments – SCHEDULE  
• Feb 2 – Start of semester 2

Reminders from Horton:

• Horton High School Late Start Plan (2 hour delay due to weather) 

Buses will run 2 hours later than normal.  A normal 8:35 pick-up would now be delayed until 10:35.
Bell times for the 2 hour delayed start
Warning bell:   10:55
Period 1:       11:00 – 11:50
Period 2:       11:55 – 12:45
Lunch:       12:45 – 1:32
Period 3:        1:37 – 2:27
Period 4:        2:32 – 3:22

• 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
• 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