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John Horn High School
Logo of John Horn High School
Location
3300 East Cartwright Road Mesquite, Texas 75181 United States
Coordinates	32°43′55″N 96°33′25″W / 32.73194°N 96.556864°W / 32.73194; -96.556864
Information
Type	Free public
Established	2000
School district	Mesquite Independent School District
Principal	Deeadra Brown
Teaching staff	179.38 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,029 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	16.89
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, Black and White
Mascot	Jaguar
Website	hornhighschool.mesquiteisd.org

Dr. John D. Horn High School is a secondary school in Mesquite, Texas, United States. The school serves the southern portion of Mesquite and the Mesquite ISD portion of Seagoville.

John Horn High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District. The school is under the UIL AAAAAA (or 6A) division. The Jaguar is the school mascot, and the school colors are red, black and white.

History

John Horn High School is the newest high school opened in the Mesquite Independent School District. It is named after the former superintendent Dr. John D. Horn.

The school opened in 2000 with only 9th and 10th grade classes. The enrollment in that first school year was approximately 550. In the 2006-2007 school year its enrollment was over 2,000 students. Ronnie Pardun was the first principal of the school succeeded by the current principal, Bruce Perkins.

For the 1st time, Horn’s marching band advanced to the UIL State Marching Contest in 2018, in which they placed 22nd, making it the 2nd school in Mesquite to participate in the UIL State Marching competition.

Standard dress

All students at Horn are required to dress according to a standardized dress code (similar to a school uniform). As of 2005 the code is at all Mesquite ISD middle and high schools.

Notable alumni

• Quincy Acy, professional basketball player (class of 2008)
• Taylor Gabriel, former professional football player (class of 2009)
• Jakeem Grant, professional football player currently playing for the Cleveland Browns (class of 2011)
• De'Vante Harris, former professional football player (class of 2012)
• Micah Xavier Johnson, former soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve and perpetrator of the 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers (class of 2009)
• JaCorey Shepherd, former professional football player (class of 2011)

Notes

1. ^ "HORN H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
2. "AttendZones1213.pdf." Mesquite Independent School District. Retrieved on April 4, 2014.
3. "Official Zoning Map." City of Seagoville. Retrieved on June 9, 2016.
4. "Mesquite Independent School District". Mesquiteisd.org. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
5. League, University Interscholastic. "State Marching Band Contest — Music — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
6. "Mesquite Independent School District". Mesquiteisd.org. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
7. Quincy Acy at NBA.com (accessed April 8, 2014).
8. "Taylor Gabriel". NFL.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
9. at NFL.com (accessed 2016-15-08).
10. "New Orleans Saints: De'Vante Harris". Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
11. McGaughy, Lauren; Martin, Brittney (July 8, 2016). "Five things you should know about Dallas shooting suspect Micah Johnson". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
12. "JaCorey Shepherd". NFL.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017.

External links

• Horn High School
• MISD School Directory: Horn

• Mesquite, Texas
• Mesquite Independent School District high schools
• 2000 establishments in Texas
• Educational institutions established in 2000