The Student News Site of Skyline High School

The Skyline Horizon

The Student News Site of Skyline High School

The Skyline Horizon

The Student News Site of Skyline High School

The Skyline Horizon

Most Popular Assigned Readings This Year (And Why Students Loved Them)

Eszter Vizhanyo May 31, 2023

Assigned reading, while it often forces students to read books that they don’t enjoy reading, also prompts a deeper connection with the books that students read, and introduces people to books that they...

Who Marches to the Beat of the Nests Drum?

Who Marches to the Beat of the Nest’s Drum?

Chioma Okoro May 30, 2023

The close-knit Drum line is an important group at Skyline, yet, to much of the student body, a lot is unknown. We hear the well-known sets at assemblies and sport games; but what is the hard work that...

Dungeons and Dragons Publisher Under Heavy Scrutiny

Dungeons and Dragons Publisher Under Heavy Scrutiny

Eszter Vizhanyo May 23, 2023

Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. and publisher of popular role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, is under fire from fans following a massive overhaul to their Open Gaming License,...

A Guide to AP/IB Testing

A Guide to AP/IB Testing

Siena Locante May 11, 2023

Testing season, which occurs throughout the month of May, can cause a lot of stress and anxiety in students, particularly those who haven’t had the experience of sitting through an AP/IB exam before....

How to Deal with Senior Burnout

How to Deal with Senior Burnout

Siena Locante and Emily Young May 11, 2023

Burnout affects many Skyline High School students, but above all it affects seniors, who have been around the longest and who are the closest to moving on from high school. After dealing with the arduous...

An Eagles Eye View into the Nest Preschool

An Eagle’s Eye View into the Nest Preschool

Chioma Okoro and Kiana Reid April 27, 2023

It’s never too young to be an Eagle, and the Nest Preschool proves it! Here at Skyline, students in Early Childhood Education (ECE) are able to learn new skills for a potential career or just as a way...

The Significance of SBOs in Skyline’s Community

The Significance of SBOs in Skyline’s Community

Chioma Okoro and Kiana Reid April 11, 2023

Skyline has so many incredible SBOs that put in the hours to make the school the way it is. They are the unseen hands that make the dances memorable, the football games exciting, and, overall, they are...

Trimmers Skyline Legacy

Trimmer’s Skyline Legacy

Emily Young and Siena Locante April 6, 2023

Shaunda Trimmer, Skyline’s beloved math teacher and cheer coach, passed away on January 28th in the hospital surrounded by friends and family due to an unexpected medical complication. She left a profound...

New AP African American  Studies Course is Set to Soar at the Nest

New AP African American Studies Course is Set to Soar at the Nest

Chioma Okoro April 4, 2023

Skyline will be one of the two hundred schools nationwide to implement the new AP African American Studies course for the 2023-2024 school year. The class will cover around 80 topics surrounding the African...

David Moore Leaves Behind a Legacy of Excellence

David Moore Leaves Behind a Legacy of Excellence

Eszter Vizhanyo February 24, 2023

Mr. David Moore, who has been teaching at Skyline High School for thirty-two years, is retiring after the 2022-2023 school year ends. He has taught various classes in the English department at Skyline...

AVID: Skylines Path to Success

AVID: Skyline’s Path to Success

Chioma Okoro January 6, 2023

This school year, specifically during the second semester, the Nest is adopting the AVID, Advanced Via Individual Determination, a program for current freshmen Eagles. The purpose of the program is to...

Sharing Our Gratitude for the True Powerhouses of Skyline - Our Custodians

Sharing Our Gratitude for the True Powerhouses of Skyline – Our Custodians

Chioma Okoro, Sidebar Editor November 22, 2022

We, the Horizon staff, deeply want to thank our custodians for their diligence and hard work.  So, thank you for being fearless.  Thank you for your dedication. Thank you for being a role model....

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