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Horizonte graduation is on Friday, June 9th, 2023. We are so excited to recognize our amazing students, their families and community partners. If you are unable to attend the ceremony, you can watch it on a live stream starting at 9:30am. Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/slcschools

Please read the rules and procedures for the Hunsman Center. Rules and Procedures

Salt Lake City School District Offers Free Summer Meals to Children Ages 0-18

SALT LAKE CITY – June 1, 2023 – Salt Lake City School District’s Summer Food Service Program will offer free meals to all children, ages 0-18, during this summer. Free lunch will be served at the Salt Lake City Library, various community parks, and many school located across the city. Breakfast will also be offered free of charge ONLY in school cafeterias on days when summer school classes are in session.

How to Register? 

1. Scan the QR code and fill out the registration form by June 2nd.

2. Set a reminder that summer school starts Tuesday, June 13.

3. Attend summer school! 

URL: https://forms.office.com/r/L4sbBWkLq7

Horizonte Graduation will be held on June 9th at 9:30am, at the Huntsman Center. 

Important dates related to Graduation:

Cap and Gown: May 2nd (3pm-6pm)

Picture Days: May 15th (9am-1pm) and May 16th (5pm-8pm)

Graduation Ceremony: June 9th at 9:30am-Huntsman Center

AT-HOME LEARNING DAY

Friday, April 21, is an at-home learning day for our students while teachers attend required professional development sessions. On this day, all students in the district will learn at home. Teachers will provide learning tasks and materials to students in advance.

Please note that we will not be serving school meals to students on Friday, April 21. Additionally, the federal waivers, which previously allowed students the ability to eat school meals at home, have expired, which means we are unable to provide grab-and-go meals like we’ve been able to provide in the past.

Families will be able to access the community pantries at the three district community learning centers, which are open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. The pantries are made possible through the Salt Lake Education Foundation and its supporters, which have stocked these pantries in the effort to address student food insecurity.

Hello Horizonte Families!

Please join us for the Parent Teacher conference the week of April 17th to 20th. You will recieve the invite from your student's teachers. We encourage you to check in with your student's teachers about their academic progress, behavior and graduation plan. 

Hello Horizonte Families!

Please join us for the Parent Teacher conference this Thursday, March 16th from 3:15 to 7:15. Come and check in with your student's teachers about their academic progress, behavior and graduation plan. 

We hope to see you!

It is very important that you come to school on March 7th and take your ACT or ASPIRE test depending on which grade you are in. Students who are 11th grade will take ACT. This is a mandatory test for all 11th graders. 

If you are 9th and 10th grade, you will need to take ASPIRE test on the same day. 

Students who are in middle school or they are 12th grade will have an asynchronous learning day. 

Please plan to be here if you are scheduled to test!!

Dear Students and Families,

We will have an asynchronous day on February 17th. Please check in with your teachers about the assignments for that day. If you need a laptop, you can come and check it out from the library. Any additional technical support can be found on this link TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Seniors! Filling out the FAFSA is an important part of preparing for college. Get free expert help at Horizonte's FAFSA Completion Open House on Thursday, February 16^th from 5:00-7:00pm in room 420 if you are planning to attend college for the 2023-2024 Fall/Spring semesters.

Dear Horizonte Families! Please join us for our February Parent/Teacher Conference on Thursday, February 2nd from 3:30pm to 6:30pm.

Hope to see you here!

Dear Students! Enjoy your winter break and Happy Holidays!!! We will see you back on January 9th, 2023! 

Dear Horizonte Families! We will have the Parent-Teacher conferences on Thursday, December 8th. Please join us from 3:30-6:30 and meet with your student's teachers and counselors to check on their academic progress, behavior and attendance. We are excited to see you on Thursday! 

Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break and please be safe. The break is from November 23rd to November 25th. We will see you back in school on Monday, November 28th. 

Dear Horizonte Families!!!

Please come and celebrate Dia De Los Muertos with us this Thursday, October 27th from 5:30-7:00pm. We will have fun activities, dinner and conferences with teachers from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Bring your family and enjoy the night with us. You can wear costumes but please 

·         Your costumes may not be demeaning to others

·         No weapons, toy weapons, or props replicating weapons

·         No costumes that are revealing

·         Costumes may not show obscene materials

·         No masks are permitted.

Horizonte is excited to welcome bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater to our school on Oct. 19th. Maggie will be speaking with students and signing copies of her books. Thank you to The King's English Bookstore and Brain Food Inc. for generously sponsoring this event and providing copies of the book to the students at Horizonte.  

 Please mark your calendars for Friday, November 2^nd for our district wide ACT Parent Night!

Mark your calendars!!!This one day event is going to be fun! It will include hands on activity, a career speaker, career planning and goal setting. There will be prizes, hand-outs for all attendees and a special luncheon.

10:00 am to 1:30 pm, Friday, October 7th

Horizonte students and families! Happy New School Year!

You are invited to join us for the Back to School Night on September 8th from 3:30pm to 7:30pm. We will have in-person and online option. If you would like to come in person, please come between 3:30pm-6:00pm. For online meetings, please use the link provided by your student's teacher to meet via Zoom. 

School Name: Horizonte ITC

Picture Day Date: Tuesday, September 6

Picture Day ID: EVTQ4S46S

Dear Salt Lake City School District community,

We are so excited to start the new school year! The first day of school is Tuesday, August 30, and we can’t wait to see our new and returning students. Before that first day, there are some things we want you to know.

Free and Reduced School Meals

Many of the grants and waivers that were available during the pandemic have now expired, and school meals are no longer free for all children. If your family needs help paying for school meals, please contact our Child Nutrition department (on their website, by email at freeandreduced@slcschools.org, or by phone at 801-974-8380) to fill out a free and reduced meals application, or to see if you directly qualify by participating in any of the following federal assistance programs:

Dear students and families, please mark your calendars for the upcoming 2022/23 school year registration. 

Registration is in-person and will take around 60 to 90 minutes to complete.

August 17: 8:00am-2:00pm

August 18: 11:00am-6:00pm

August 19: 8:00am-2:00pm

August 22: 11:00am-6:00pm

Dear Horizonte Graduates! Our Graduation ceremony is this Friday, June 3rd at 9:30am at the Huntsman Center. Please see the parking map, the General graduation information from Huntsman center as well as Commencement Program. Students should be at the Huntsman Center no later than 9am.  

PARKING MAP

GENERAL INFORMATION FROM HUNTSMAN CENTER

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

We will have a PROM at Horizonte on Friday, May 27th at 7pm!!! Please come and enjoy good company and music. You can come alone or with your prom partner. The theme is 90's. See you there!!!

Congratulations to all of you who are graduating this year! We are so proud of you!!!

1. Fill out the Graduation card with Cristina Cabrera in the main office
2. Cap and Gown distribution - May 3rd, Tuesday (10am-2pm) & 4th, Wednesday (4:30pm-7pm)
3. Pictures - May 10th (9am-1pm) & 11th (3pm-8pm)
4. Graduation - Friday, June 3, 9:30am at the Huntsman Center on U of U campus
5. Call 801-578-8574 if you have any questions

We will have no school on Friday, April 29th, 2022. Enjoy the long weekend!

Seniors! Filling the FAFSA is an important part of preparing for college. Get free, expert help at Horizonte’s FAFSA Completion Open House on Thursday April 28^th from 5:30-7:30 pm in room 420.  The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required to attend most colleges. It serves as the application for most of the financial aid from federal and state programs and from colleges and universities. Even if you are not sure that you will need financial aid, we recommend that you fill out a FAFSA anyway -- it's free.

Dear Students and Families,

We will have an asynchronous day on April 19th. Please check in with your teachers about the assignments for that day. If you need a laptop, you can come and check it out from the library. Any additional technical support can be found on this link TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Horizonte Graduation will be on June 3rd at the Huntsman Center at the University of Utah. The ceremony will start at 9:30am. More information about caps and gowns distribution to come soon. 

We will host a Job Fair at Horizonte on March 22nd. We invite students, parents and community to join us for this event. It starts at 5:30 during the Parent/Teacher conferences. Please come and meet our wonderful business partners and schedule and interview for a job. They offer full time, part time and seasonal jobs available. Our partners are: Megaplex, Lagoon, Spherion Staffing, UTA, Department of Workforce Services, Elwood, Hilton, Sheraton, and many more. 

There will be no school on Friday, March 4th. Enjoy your long weekend and we will see you back at school on Monday, March 7th. 

Horizonte 11th grade students!  You will take the ACT on March 8.  Please pre-register for this test during one of the following times:

• Friday, Feb. 25, and Monday, Feb. 28 (in room 511)
  • 8am - 8:45am
  • 12pm - 12:45pm
  • 2:15pm - 3:45pm
• Tuesday, March 1 (in room 420)
  • 8am - 8:45am
  • 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Presidents' Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February; Presidents' Day 2022 will occur on Monday, February 21. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, the holiday became popularly known as Presidents' Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. While several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other figures, Presidents' Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents, past and present.

Dear Students and Families,

We will have an asynchronous day on February 15th. Please check in with your teachers about the assignments for that day. If you need a laptop, you can come and check it out from the library. Any additional technical support can be found on this link TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled to be on February 15th from 3:30-7:30. 

Dear Students and Families,

Horizonte will have remote leaning days on January 19th, 20th and 21st. Please check in with your teachers about your schedules and Zoom classes. Teachers will still be available to answer your questions via email. If you need a laptop, you can come and check it out from the library on Tuesday, January 18th all day, or Wednesday, January 19th from 9am to 12pm. Any additional technical support can be found on this link TECHNICAL SUPPORT

We will have no school on Monday, January 17th. Horizonte will have in-person classes on January 14th and January 18th. Please come to school on these days. 

We are excited to welcome our new principal at Horizonte. Her name is Tracy Sjostrom. Here is a little bit about her. 

She has worked in public education for over 27 years as a teacher, specialist, coach, AP, principal, and director. Most of her background is secondary with a focus on alternative ed, behavior, transition, and special education. She taught self-contained units in SLCSD and for the YIC/Granite YESS program in Granite District. Most recently, she was principal of Mary W. Jackson Elementary and principal of the alternative high school in Park City where she also served as special education director. 

Dear Horizonte Adult Students,  

Registration for English Language Learners, High School Completion, and GED prep classes will be:

Tuesdays 9am or 12pm -APPOINTMENT NEEDED  

Wednesdays 6pm- APPOINTMENT NEEDED 

To make an appointment for Tuesday and Wednesday testing please call 801-578-8574, Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm or email maria.mendezceron@slcschools.org or nallely.arellano@slcschools.org or maria.rudas-garcia@slcschools.org

What happens if my student has COVID-19 symptoms? 

Students are asked to stay home from school until: 

• At least 5 days have passed since the first symptom appeared, symptoms have improved, and there has been no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication, OR 
• Students have a note from a healthcare professional containing another diagnosis. 

Please come ready to take your picture on Thursday! 

School Name: Horizonte ITC

Picture Day Date: Thursday, October 28

Picture Time: 8:30am - 2:30pm

Picture Day ID: EVTCR479W

Join us for Dia de los Muertos Festival at Horizonte. It will be fun!!! 

The City Library is partnering with the University of Utah to provide ACT study sessions for students at no cost! After students attend two sessions, they can receive their own ACT study book.

Sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Saturday afternoons over Zoom. Students need to register at the link on the flier.

We’re so glad you’re joining us for the 2021-2022 school year at Horizonte!  We know the past two years have been unlike any others and who knows what this year will bring but we can guarantee a few things for our students.  No matter what, we’re here to help you.  We’re here to see you graduate.  We’re here to help you succeed. 

“You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.”                                            John Lewis 

Please reach out if you have any questions! 

Tracy Sjostrom, Principal 

Tracy.sjostrom@slcschools.org 

Alli Martin, Assistant Principal 

Allison.martin@slcschools.org  

Moliki Mulitalo, Assistant Principal 

Moliki.mulitalo@slcschools.org 

Chris Sullivan, Assistant Principal 

Christopher.sullivan@slcschools.org