Van Horn High School (Missouri)

Van Horn High School
Location
Independence, Missouri
USA
Coordinates 39°5′47″N 94°27′47″W / 39.09639°N 94.46306°W / 39.09639; -94.46306
Information
Type Public
Motto Sapere Aude - Dare To Be Wise
Established 1955
School district Independence School District
Principal Randy Maglinger
Grades 9–12
Color(s) Red and Gray
Mascot Falcons
Nickname The Factory
Rival William Chrisman; Northeast (KC); East (KC); Summit Christian
Website sites.isdschools.org/vanhorn/
Photograph of Van Horn High School in Independence, Missouri, after the 2011 renovation
Robert T. Van Horn

Van Horn High School is a comprehensive high school located at 1109 Arlington in Independence, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Independence School District.

School background

Van Horn opened in 1955 and its first class graduated in 1956. Van Horn was named the first "A+ designated school" of the Kansas City, Missouri School District.[1] It was originally constructed in 1955 on the site of "Honeywood", the house of former Civil War era Kansas City mayor Robert T. Van Horn, a prominent newspaper publisher and statesman. William Midgley with HMN Architects redesigned Van Horn's building facilities in 2002.

Prior to the redistricting, Van Horn covered sections of Independence and Kansas City.[2]

2008 change of district

Van Horn prior to the renovation

In November 2007, the voters of Independence, the city in which Van Horn and its feeder schools are located, and Kansas City, the district that housed the school, voted for Van Horn, its feeder middle school, and three elementary schools to be taken over by the Independence School District. The change was made because of the poor performance of the Kansas City Missouri school district. Independence won after an election and a court battle.[3]

Kansas City students formerly assigned to Van Horn were transferred to East High School, formerly East Elementary School.[4]

Famous alumni

References

  1. Van Horn High School website
  2. "2007-2008 Boundaries." Kansas City, Missouri School District. Retrieved on December 30, 2008.
  3. Voters Approve School Switch - Politics News Story - KMBC Kansas City
  4. "News & Events: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Independence Boundary Changes." Kansas City, Missouri School District. Accessed July 27, 2008.
  5. Althaus, Bill. "School district honors Rick Sutcliffe." The Independence Examiner. May 7, 2009. Retrieved on August 5, 2009.

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