[3][4] The school was introduced to the public during an open house in mid-December 1928, but was not officially dedicated until January 1929.

This resulted in an association with the North Star, as shown in its incorporation in the school's emblem.

[4] In that year 47,500 square feet (4,410 m2) of floor space was added, providing room for 22 additional classrooms and a library at a cost of US$757,954.

By the time of the second expansion's completion in 1965, the student body had grown to 2,277, and the teaching staff had expanded to 110 teachers.

[citation needed] The school is located on the south side of Rapids Drive in northern Racine.

The grounds are bordered to the east by Mount Pleasant Street and to the west by Wadewitz Elementary and residential housing.

To the south, the grounds are dominated by the outdoor track and a football field and bordered by Yout Street.

In addition to the elementary school in the west, there are several playing fields for football and soccer practice, along with eight concrete tennis courts.

The original building is shaped like the letter 'E', with an elongated branch on the east side where the gym is located.

The westernmost branch of the original building spans three stories contains additional Math and Foreign languages rooms, as well as the Home education classroom and some computer labs.

[8] Horlick serves several communities,[9] including North Bay,[10] Wind Point,[11] and portions of Caledonia.

The change occurred in the 1940s when Russ Rebholz, known as "Reb", was the head coach of both the football and boys' basketball teams.

The song mentions the school's sense of pride as well as its emblem, the North Star.

The song ends with a spelling out of "Horlick" and a pronouncement of the school's colors, scarlet and gray.

[8] Another notable song was created by students to commemorate spirit of the long-standing rivalry between Horlick and Washington Park.