William Henry Harrison High School (Evansville, Indiana)
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211 Fielding Road Evansville, Indiana USA |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | 1962 |
Locale | Mid-size city |
School district | Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation |
Principal | Elizabeth Wells |
Assistant Principals | Jeffrey Dierlam Andrew Freeman |
Faculty | 118 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1,500 |
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Mascot | Warriors |
Newspaper | The Prophet |
Gym Capacity | 3,500 |
Website | Evansville Harrison High School |
For schools with a similar name, see Harrison High School (disambiguation).
William Henry Harrison High School or Evansville Harrison High School is a public school on the east side of Evansville, Indiana. Students at Harrison come from the Plaza Park Middle School and McGary Middle School.
Harrison High School opened in September, 1962. The school was named for William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States.
Harrison offers numerous co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The building was renovated in the late 1980s and during the 1990s. Harrison currently enrolls approximately 1460 students, served by approximately 120 faculty and staff members.
Sports
Also see: Sports in Evansville
Fight Song
(to the tune of "The Victors")
Hail!
To the Warriors valiant!
Hail!
To the conquering heroes!
Hail! Hail! to Harrison the Red, Black, and White
Rise up and shout for victory!
March on with banners waving!
Hail! Hail! To Harrison!
We charge with all our might!
State Titles
- Girls Golf (1988–89)
- Boys Golf (2011–12)
Notable alumni
- Sean Bennett, former NFL player for New York Giants and CFL for the Toronto Argonauts
- Brad Brownell, Clemson University Men's Basketball head coach
- Calbert Cheaney, Indiana University, NCAA Player of the Year, and NBA basketball star and special assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors
- Joey Elliott, Purdue University and Canadian Football League quarterback
- Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative from Indiana's 8th District
- Kevin Hardy, University of Illinois and former NFL pro bowl linebacker
- Barbara Kinney, White House photographer, Clinton Administration
- Chris Lowery, Former Southern Illinois University Men's Basketball head coach
- Walter McCarty, University of Kentucky and NBA basketball star and University of Louisville Men's Basketball assistant coach
- Steven Sater, Tony award-winning American poet and playwright
- Randall Shepard, Chief Justice Indiana State Supreme Court
- Jami Stallings, Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003, Miss Indiana USA 2007
- Casey Stegall, Network Correspondent for Fox News
- Scott Studwell, University of Illinois and former NFL pro bowl linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings
- Paula Leggett Chase, Broadway and television actress
- Alan B. Graf Jr., Executive VP and CFO of FedEx