| Horton High School | |
| Address: | 75 Greenwich Road South |
| City: | Wolfville Ridge |
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Postcode: | B4P 2R2 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Type: | Public |
| Established: | 1998 |
| Principal: | Mr. Jodye Routledge |
| Enrollment: | 1014 |
| Colours: | Crimson, Black, and Gold |
| Mascot: | Griffin |
Horton High School is a public high school located in Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada. It succeeded Horton District High School (1959-1998).[1]
As of 2024, the school principal is Jodye Routledge.[2] The athletic teams are the 'Griffins'. In 2015, there were approximately 867 students enrolled in grades 9–12 at the school.
The school is fully networked and offers a less than 1.9:1 student-to-computer ratio. The school was a part of Canada's SchoolNet Network of Innovative Schools program which is no longer active.
It has a less than 1.9:1 student-to-computer ratio.The four wings are colour coordinated and each wing houses one subject as follows:
These wings and their subjects were initially set in stone with no variation, however nowadays there is some variation in subjects throughout the wings.
Horton High School is equipped with a gymnasium, fitness studio, daycare, foods lab, textiles lab, various labs for technology courses, six full computer labs, three chemistry labs, performance centre seating approximately 500 people, and a fine arts section which includes a large music room with five practice rooms, a music executive office, a music library/deep storage space, and a large drama room.
Horton High School students compete in numerous academic competitions, such as the math, computer science, and chemistry contests run by the University of Waterloo and the AMC. It has been highly ranked in standardized testing.
Girl Division 2 won NSSAF provincial championship in 2014-2015
Horton's boys' basketball team was nearly unbeatable for two years. In 2008 the Horton Griffins went 41–0, capturing their 2nd consecutive provincial title. In December 2008, Horton broke the Canadian national record with their 73rd straight win. Horton has appeared in five of the last seven provincial championships.Horton boys and girls basketball won 2015-16 provincial Division 1 championship.
The JV girls soccer team has won five provincial championships in a row from the years 2017-2021.