| The mission of Horizon High School is to provide a school that fosters emotional, social and academic growth for students who want to learn in an alcohol-free, drug-free environment. Students will actively assume responsibility in creating their own safe and nourishing community. |
| Upcoming benefit concerts for Horizon: May 18, 2 PM and 4 PM: "Listening for the Cause", An intimate springtime concert with Adam Dachman, MD, at the Fitchburg Community Center. Info at www.adamdachman.com. |
A Parent Writes:
If it hadn't been for Horizon High School, we believe we
would have lost our son to the continuing haze of drug and alcohol abuse, which
would have led to his dropping out of school and increasing the danger to his
health and safety. Instead, Horizon provided him with a caring, constructive
environment that helped him move into recovery, graduate from high school, and
move onto college. We believe that the small size, personalized
education, and therapeutic treatment available at Horizon were directly responsible
for his success. The large, impersonal high school he attended prior
to coming to Horizon was unable to provide him with the consistent, daily connection
with a nurturing adult that he desperately needed. Furthermore, they appeared to be unable to
provide him with the accommodations that his learning style demanded. Consequently,
he was lost in the masses, in a deepening downward spiral that brought only failure
and punishment rather than treatment and hope. The staff at Horizon helped to
reverse that spiral and gave him a renewed sense of hope, seeing the future as
full of possibilities.
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February 27, 2008 Progress Report: We have 8 students now enrolled. Jan 25-27, several students participated in the WI Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous convention in Green Bay. Interviews with staff and a student in Project Fresh Light newsletter |
| In May 2007 we learned that Horizon High School has been accepted as one of the alternative educational resources available to students-at-risk in the CESA-2 district (South Central WI). When this relationship is implemented, students in the public school systems in the district can have their Horizon tuition covered by their school, provided that their school district has purchased seats at Horizon. So far, only the Oregon district has agreed to purchase a seat. However, we need to have 8 seats purchased before the CESA-2 relationship will go into effect. |