William Henry Harrison High School (Ohio)
| William Henry Harrison High School | |
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| Address | |
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9860 West Road Harrison, Ohio, (Hamilton County), 45030 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°15′19″N 84°46′11″W / 39.25528°N 84.76972°WCoordinates: 39°15′19″N 84°46′11″W / 39.25528°N 84.76972°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Southwest Local School District |
| Superintendent | Chris Brown[1] |
| Principal | Davis Baker[1] |
| Faculty | ~130 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | ~1,320 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green and White [1] |
| Fight song | The Harrison Victory March (to the Notre Dame Victory March) |
| Athletics conference | Southwest Ohio Conference[1] |
| Nickname | Wildcats[1] |
| Rival | East Central HS |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Athletic Director | Mark Meibers |
| Website | School Homepage |
William Henry Harrison High School (also known as Harrison High School) is a public senior high school located in Harrison, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Southwest Local School District and serves as the high school for students located in Harrison Township, Crosby Township, and Whitewater Township in Hamilton County as well as a small section of Morgan Township in southwest Butler County. The district and school are ranked as "excellent" by the Ohio Board of Education.[3]
Demographics
- Grades: 9-12
- County: Hamilton County, OH
- Total Students: 1,301 students[4]
- 54% Male / 46% Female
- Teachers: 75 teachers
Co-Curricular Clubs and Activities
- Harrison Show Choir, Treble Cats & Wildcat Concert Choir [5]
- Billy Hank and the Cathouse Crooners is the first school-sponsored rock band.[6]
- French Club
- Harrison High School Dance Team[7]
- Harrison High School Creative Arts Theater (CAT).
- Harrison High School Marching Wildcats
- Harrison Color Guard returned in 2009 after a 15-year absence.
- Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[8] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[9]
- Spanish Club traditionally has helped sponsor a medical clinic in Santa Lucia, Honduras . This is in cooperation with Cincinnati 's Hombro a Hombro or Shoulder to Shoulder Project through the University of Cincinnati ’s Medical School.
Athletics
The Harrison Wildcats compete in the SWOC of the Ohio High School Athletic Association where their baseball, bowling, football, softball, and wrestling, teams have been consistently near the top of area rankings (note: due to the breakup of the FAVC, the school will be joining the Southwest Ohio Conference beginning with the 2012 - 2013 school year). It is now a Division II school in all sports.[10]
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Notable alumni of HHS
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑ 2009-2010 State of Ohio Report Cards and Ratings
- ↑ http://schools.publicschoolsreport.com/Ohio/Harrison/WilliamHenryHarrisonHighS.html
- ↑ http://www.harrisonvoices.blogspot.com/
- ↑ http://www.southwestschools.org/harrisonhigh/hsdepartments/HSRockBand/Index.htm
- ↑ http://www.harrisondanceteams.webs.com/
- ↑ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ↑ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
- ↑ http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=696