Horton High School – Calendar Update 

June 2026

The 2025-26 school year has truly flown by. As we all look ahead to the upcoming summer break, it is important for all to strive to conclude the year on a high note, staying focused and positive. This time of year serves as a reflection of the hard work and dedication shown by our students and staff over the past 9 months of classes.

June Final Assessments

As the 2025-26 school year draws to a close, please be reminded that June Final Assessments will take place from June 22-25. 

Families and students should begin dedicating time now for final assessment preparation. This end-of-semester event requires planning to ensure a successful end to the academic year. It is recommended that students schedule the month of June to allow for plenty of study and preparation time.  Strong attendance is encouraged!

• Final Assessment Schedule 
• Room assignments for June Final Assessments

 

Visit the Horton Website for full Calendar Details

https://hortonhighschool.ca/

• June 2 – Cultural Fest
• June 3 – 2 hour early dismissal (Teacher PD)
• Grad Practice 1 – Lunch 
• June 9 – IB Exhibition 
• June 9 – Athletic Banquet – 6:30pm
• June 10 – Relay for Life – 12:00-6:00pm
• June 18 – Grad practice 2 – lunch
• June 18 – Music Banquet – 6:00pm
• Final Assessments June 22-25
  • Final Assessment Schedule 
  • Room assignments for June Final Assessments
• June 25 – Graduation Parade and Prom 
• June 29 – Graduation – 4:00pm
• June 30 – Grade 9,10,11 closings  

Regular Reminders from Horton:

• Now Horton Test Calendar
  To proactively address concerns regarding assessment planning, Horton will implement a school-wide test calendar plan to coordinate assessments across all classes.  

Parents/guardians and students should view these calendars to help plan and organize their students for a successful assessment preparation. 

Horton Assessment Calendars (Link is at the top right corner of the Horton Homepage)

• School Attendance:
  Please help Horton promote positive school attendance.

 Nova Scotia Attendance and Engagement policy

Please report all absences so they can be coded as Absent with Notification (AWN) or Medical Reason (MR). If an absence is not coded as AWN or MR in PowerSchool, teachers will contact you about any missed assessments. Assessments missed due to AWN or MR must be completed promptly.

The first bell rings at 8:55 AM. Students should arrive by 8:50 AM to reach their first class. Horton now sends automated alerts at 3:00 PM for any student marked late (“L” in the system), as there is no code for excused lateness, in addition to informing homes about absences.

• 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 ask that you please make sure that students do not wear scented products to school.  

Here is the link to the presentation to our students. Link to Presentation

Horton News: Items that have been submitted to share

Table Tennis: 

On Saturday, May 9, Jerry Cui travelled to Musqudoboit to represent Horton in table tennis provincials.  He went undefeated until he reached the final where he faced a very talented opponent.  Jerry came up just short but made Horton proud by winning a provincial silver medal.  Way to go Jerry!

Track and Field:

The Griffins Track and Field team had a successful weekend at the Regional meet at KES bringing home the Supported Senior Female team banner as well as the Intermediate Boys team banner. There were 2 regional records set this weekend by Horton. Riley McCulloch burned up the track blazing to an incredible win in the senior boys 3000m race in a record shattering time of 8 minutes 40.53 seconds! The Intermediate girls 4 x 400m relay team of Ellie Taylor, Emily O’Brien, Cate Smith and Ella Knock also broke a Regional record by over 2 seconds!

The Griffins had several first place finishes by the following athletes:

Kaylee Vaughn – supported athlete shot put and 100m run. 

Lucy Moore – 1500m and 3000m

Ella Knock – 80m Hurdles

Joel dePutter – 1500m and 3000m

Henry Lee – 800m

Jermaine Layne – shot put

Milo Stettler – 800m

Titouan Sireyjol – 1500m

Riley Mcculloch – 3000m

Int Girls, Int Boys, Sr Boys 4x400m relay teams.

33 athletes will represent Horton at the Provincials this weekend in Dartmouth at Beazley Field.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Horton Students held an assembly to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirited People on May 4th. Students and staff wore red to school on Tuesday to honour those who have been lost or stolen and different activities to showcase Indigenous Culture were held throughout the week. Students had the opportunity to learn how to bead with a member of Glooscap First Nation, try some homemade bread (Bannock) from the Indigenous cohort, and learn to play Waltes with some Indigenous students and an Elder from Glooscap First Nation. (Picture of the Bannock.)

Acadia Math League Competition:
The Horton team of Ethan Spindler, Kevin Ren, Charlie Laceby and William Keppie competed at the Acadia Fundy Math league on May 11 and earned first place!  They scored an impressive 118 out of 120 possible points and won both relay events.  Congratulations!

Invitation to the IB Theory of Knowledge Exhibition 2026

We are excited to invite you to join our IB Diploma Programme students for the 2026 Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Exhibition.

The TOK Exhibition is a unique showcase where students explore abstract concepts like evidence, truth, and perspective, and how they can manifest in the real world. Rather than writing a traditional essay, our students have acted as “curators,” selecting three specific objects that help answer complex questions such as:

• “On what grounds might we doubt a claim?”

• “What is the relationship between knowledge and culture?”

• “What role do experts play in influencing our acquisition of knowledge?”

This event is a wonderful opportunity to engage with our students, see their interactive displays, and celebrate the critical thinking skills they have developed throughout the year.

Event Details:

• When: Tuesday, June 9, 2026

• Time: 10:20 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. 

• *Please note that visitors can arrive at any time during the exhibition and spend as much time as your schedule permits.

• Where: Horton Hall – Please sign in with Rhonda at the Visitor’s Desk when you arrive. 

We hope to see you there for a day of insightful discussion and intellectual discovery.

Horton Family of Schools All nations event 

We are very proud of this week’s ALL NATIONS event.  It was a unique event that we were very privileged to host. Thank you so much to the planning committee – well done.  We were able to showcase both Mi’kmaw culture and history, as well learn about Indigenous practices from across Canada. The significance of having such an event represents an opportunity towards reconciliation.  With this event, we hope to improve the relationships between our schools and Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. 

Special thank you to Naomi and her team that travelled over 3000 KM from the Yukon to make this a National event.  This event was unique as it provided an opportunity for national connections of Indigenous People across Canada.

We would like to thank our sponsors for our event; SEEDS (Supporting Enhancements for Educational Diversity, Glooscap First Nations, the Northern Cultural Expressions Society, the Gordon Downie and Chanie Wenjack Foundation, Mi’kmaw Education Services-AVRCE,  as well as Wolfville Dentistry for their most generous contributions towards ensuring this week’s success.