William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana)
History
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William Henry Harrison Highschool was established in 1967 when a school consolidation project merged Klondike, Battle Ground, and East Tipp High Schools; its first academic year was 1970-1971. HHS is named for William Henry Harrison, 9th president of the United States, who led US forces in the Battle of Tippecanoe in nearby Battle Ground, Indiana.
Academics
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Harrison High School performs 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.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,979 students enrolled for the 2018-2019 school year was:
- Male - 52.2%
- Female - 47.8%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
- Asian - 2.5%
- Black - 4.3%
- Hispanic - 11.2%
- White - 77.5%
- Multiracial - 4.1%
37.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.
Athletics
Harrison High School's Raiders compete in the North Central Conference. School colors are burnt orange and navy blue. The following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports were offered for 2019-20:
- Baseball (boys)
- State champion - 1995
- Basketball (girls and boys)
- Cross country (girls and boys)
- Football (boys)
- State champion - 1992
- Golf (girls and boys)
- Gymnastics (girls)
- Soccer (girls and boys)
- Boys state champion - 2017
- Softball (girls)
- Swimming and diving (girls and boys)
- Tennis (girls and boys)
- Track and field (girls and boys)
- Girls state champion - 1974
- Unified track and field (coed)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling (coed)
Arts
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 in which students perform musicals in the spring as well as a play in the fall.
Notable alumni
- Eric Bruntlett, Major League Baseball (MLB) player
- Todd Dunwoody, MLB outfielder
- Amanda Elmore, rower
- Lila Ibrahim, Chief Operating Officer of DeepMind
- Josh Lindblom, MLB pitcher
- Ian Murdock, software engineer and founder of the Debian project
- Erik Sabel, MLB pitcher
- Julia Scheeres, author and journalist whose memoir Jesus Land relates her experiences at Harrison
- Byron Schenkman, harpsichordist
- Emily Sirota, member of the Colorado House of Representatives and wife of David Sirota
- Josh Whitman, University of Illinois athletic director
Notable faculty
William Bartelt, historian
See also
References
- ^ "William Henry Harrison High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "myIHSAA". www.myihsaa.net. Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "All-Time IHSAA State Championships by School" (PDF). www.ihsaa.org. IHSAA. April 29, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Eric Bruntlett Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Todd Dunwoody Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ King, Sam (June 20, 2016). "Harrison, Purdue grad makes U.S. Olympic rowing team". Journal and Courier. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Lila Ibrahim | Facebook.com". Facebook.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "Josh Lindblom Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Erik Sabel Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado House District 9 race Q&A". Denver Post. October 10, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (July 8, 2016). "Josh Whitman's path to leadership". Journal and Courier. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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