William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana)
For schools with a similar name, see Harrison High School.
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West Lafayette, Indiana USA | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1967 |
| Locale | Rural |
| Principal | Allen Remaly |
| Faculty | 97 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1688 |
| Color(s) | Orange and Navy Blue |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Snapshot | HHS |
| Website | http://hhs.tsc.k12.in.us/ |
William Henry Harrison High School (HHS) is a four-year public high school in Tippecanoe County, Indiana near West Lafayette. It was first established in 1967 when a school consolidation project merged Klondike, Battleground, and East Tipp High Schools. The school is part of the Tippecanoe School Corporation. The school had an enrollment of 1667 students for the 2009–2010 school year, with 112 certified staff members.
HHS is named for William Henry Harrison, 9th president of the United States. He was instrumental in overseeing numerous treaties, purchasing much of present-day Indiana from Native American leaders.
The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and holds a Special First Class Commission from the Indiana Department of Education. It is also a member of the Indiana Association of College Admissions Counselors.
Extracurricular activities
Harrison High School is a member of the North Central Conference and offers students 21 varsity sports, including 10 for boys and 11 for girls. Harrison teams have won conference championships and have competed for state titles. The Harrison girls track team (’74), football team ('92), and baseball ('95) have won state championship titles.
Harrison has over 450 students enrolled in eight bands (Symphonic, Wind Orchestra, Chamber Winds, 3 Jazz, Pep, and Militia Marching Band) and five choirs (Beginning, Concert, Myriads, Chamber, & Jazz). They routinely engage in various music festivals, domestic travel, and international student exchanges.
Harrison also has a theater program. Its students perform both a musical in the spring and a play in the fall. Recent productions include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Spring 2012), Harvey (Fall 2013), and Once Upon a Mattress (Spring 2013).
In addition, Harrison High School performs well in a variety of academic competitions, including Quiz Bowl, National Science Bowl, Spell Bowl, Indiana Math League, Academic Super Bowl, Foreign Language Quiz Bowl, and the FIRST Robotics Competition. Most notably, its quiz bowl team won national titles at the National Academic Championships tournament in 2007 and 2011.
Harrison maintains a highly active drug testing program for any extracurricular activities. It was one of the first high schools to reinstate drug testing among its students after a brief Indiana Supreme Court moratorium.
Notable alumni
- Eric Bruntlett, former Major League Baseball player[1]
- Todd Dunwoody, former Major League Baseball player
- Josh Lindblom, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Erik Sabel, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Julia Scheeres, author and journalist whose memoir Jesus Land relates her experiences at Harrison
- Josh Whitman, former NFL player[2]
References
- ↑ "Eric Bruntlett Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/joshwhitman/2504363/profile
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