Our Welcome Back Event for K-5th grade is an exciting kickoff to the new school year, bringing families and staff together to celebrate community and new beginnings. Starting in the gym, our school administrators will share the vision and goals for the upcoming year. Students will visit their new classrooms, drop off school supplies, and personally meet their new teachers. To wrap up the event, we’ll enjoy an outdoor pizza party and have fun as we connect and celebrate the start of a new school year together.
Family Night is an opportunity for our school community to explore dynamic learning stations including live animals, art experiences, math challenges, people smart mixers, various musical instruments and hands-on STEM activities. This is a great opportunity for new families to connect and feel a part of our Horizon Christian family.
Veteran's Day Assembly is an incredible event featuring Veterans and our elementary & middle school students. Our guests are treated to songs from each branch of the military, police color guard, an explanation of the Pledge of Allegiance, “Taps” is played, and much more. Our distinctive guests and their families are then treated to a wonderful reception.
Spring Student Showcase and Art Show celebrates individual art achievements by our students. Students will have the opportunity to “showcase” two pieces of their original artwork which will be exhibited in the gym. Additionally, in the elementary classrooms, students will be able to show a portfolio of their best work to their guests.
Field Trips allow us to enrich our students' education through hands-on, experiential learning. Each grade from K-5 enjoys at least three field trips annually, selected to complement their classroom studies and spiritual growth.
Field trips can include:
• Visiting local farms and parks
• Christian Youth Theater performances
• The Oregon Zoo
• Evergreen Air and Space Museum
• Franz Bakery
• OMSI
• Oregon State Capital
• Oregon Garden
• Biztown
These field trips enhance academic learning and provide memorable experiences that reinforce the values of faith, community, and stewardship of God's creation.
Our End of Year Field Day and BBQ is always a big hit. Students and staff have a blast participating in awesome competitions, challenges, relays, balloons, parachutes, bounce house, games, and more. A yummy BBQ lunch is provided making this a very memorable day and a super fun ending to each school year.
Our Welcome Back Event for 6th-8th is a blast, allowing families to connect with students and other parents as we kick off the new school year! Everyone will meet the teachers, hear about the exciting year ahead, and get the scoop from school administrators. Students will snag their schedules, claim their lockers, and check out their homerooms. And don’t miss the shaved ice party where everyone can mingle, connect, and enjoy some sweet treats as a school community.
Christmas Week we celebrate many fun activities. Stockings hung on the lockers filled with treats each day, hot cocoa and story chapel, creating Christmas décor galore, Christmas sweater competitions, create “human Christmas postcards”, and fill the campus with holiday cheer and the true Christmas Spirit.
S.T.E.A.M Genius Mini Maker Science Fair is one of the highlight events of the year. Our students spend weeks creating projects and inventions showcasing their creativity and ingenuity. It all culminates in an interactive science fair where all students are celebrated, and parents and friends are astounded.
3-2-8 Event is our year-end celebration that provides the opportunity for students to showcase their many talents. From painting, to basketball tournaments, to acting in a play, and more, the students get to have a blast featuring what they enjoy. Towards the end of the evening the students enjoy pizza and a movie.
Field trips enrich our student's education with invaluable opportunities for hands-on, experiential learning that extends beyond the classroom. For students in grades 6th through 8th, we offer multiple annual field trips carefully selected to complement their academic studies and support their spiritual development.
Field trips can include:
• Langers
• Mt. St. Helens
• Tillamook Creamery
• Bullwinkles
• Salem Ropes Course
• Snowshoeing at Mt. Hood
• Visits to our high school
• Walks to local parks
• 8th Washington DC trip
These experiences enhance academic learning and create lasting memories that reinforce our core values of faith, education, and community.
Monthly PEP Assemblies are a time each month that our middle school students gather in the gym to celebrate birthdays, “A” grades of the month, all focused around a themed activity. This is a great way for the students to connect and strengthen their relationships with teachers and peers.
Homecoming is an all school-community event for our K-12 families. The week consists of daily activities, school pride dress up themes, assemblies, and contests. A Friday night athletic contest concludes the week where we crown Princes, Princesses, King, and Queen as well as Jr Prince and Princesses from our middle school.
Hawks Rising Celebration is our annual Christmas themed community event at the conclusion of our Hawks Rising fundraiser. This evening is filled with a variety of games, activities, and competitions for the kids. Families connect, students earn fun prizes and snacks, and we end with the official “reveal” of how much money our families have donated.
12 Days of Christmas/All-Nighter features 12 Days of events, class parties, dress up days, and competitions. Our 8th graders are invited to share in the festivities at our Christmas themed chapel. We conclude with the All-nighter that includes competitions, talent show, polar plunge, tons of food and more.
Formal is our yearly event designed to give students an opportunity to dress up and enjoy an evening of themed entertainment and dessert. A formal court with princes, princesses, a king, and a queen is also honored. Previous themes have included the 1920s, Academy Awards, Luau, and a prize filled game show night.
Color Wars is clearly the highlight of the year for most students. Color Wars is a class competition that allows students to represent their grade in over 60 different events such as
• archery
• chess
• painting
• science experiments
• cooking competitions
• go-kart racing and more!
There is something for everyone on this day designed to highlight the gifts and abilities of our students.
