Harrison High School (Michigan)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Farmington Harrison High School
established = 1970
students = 1177
grades = 9–12
principal = Mr. Aaron Johnson
type = Public secondary
affiliation = Farmington Public School District
city = Farmington Hills
state = Michigan
country = USA
website = [http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/hhs/]

About the School

Harrison High School is a four year institution located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. It is part of the Farmington Public School District. The 2007-2008 student body is made up of 1,177 students. There are 78 professional staff members. It is well known athletically for its football team having won a record 12 state championships since 1981. The school's historic sports rival is Farmington High School. Harrison's mascot is the Hawk and its colors are green and gold.

tudent Body

Year 2006-2007
*Graduation Rate (n/a)

Year 2005-2006
*Graduation Rate 88% (Class of '06)

Year 2004-2005
*Graduation Rate 94% (Class of '05)

Year 2003-2004 Statistics
*Graduation Rate 98% (Class of '04)
*Mean ACT score 21.7
*Mean SAT score 1048

AP Courses

*English Language
*English Literature
*Biology
*Chemistry
*Physics
*Calculus AB
*Calculus BC
*Music Theory
*Spanish
*French
*US History
*Psychology
*Comparative Government
*US Government
*World History.

tudent Organizations

A.C.E.,Auditorium Technology,Anime Club,Book Club,Captain’s Club,Cheerleading,Chess Club,Color Guard, D.E.C.A.,French Club,Dance Company,Freshman Board,Interact Club,International club,Jazz Band,Junior Board,Marching Band,M.D.L.Model U.N., National Art Honor Society,National Honor Society,Orchestra,Pom Pon,R.A.G.E.,RoboHawks,S.A.D.D.,Science Bowl,Science Olympiad,Senior Board,Sign Language,Sophomore Board,Student Leadership,T.E.A.M.S.,The Looking Glass,U.N.I.T.Y.,Vocal Music,Yearbook

Athletics

Harrison is a Class A school in the Oakland Activities Association. international club
*Baseball
*Boys Basketball
*Football 12 State Championships, the most in the state of Michigan
*Boys Golf
*Boys Soccer
*Boys Tennis
*Boys Track
*Boys Cross Country
*Girls Basketball
*Girls Soccer
*Girls Swimming
*Girls Tennis
*Girls Track
*Volleyball
*Girls Cross Country
*Softball
*Ice Hockey
*Girls Golf
*Boys Lacrosse
*Sideline Cheer
*Competitive Cheer
*Wrestling
*Color Guard (?)
*Boys Swimming

Farmington Harrison is most well known athletically for its football team which has won a state record 12 State Championships in 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 under legendary Head Coach John Herrington who has been coaching at Harrison since 1970 when the school opened. Herrington is also in the Michigan Coaching Hall of Fame for both Football and Baseball which he coached at Harrison and North Farmington High School.

Architecture

The school was originally built in the 1970s with the memories of student riots very fresh in the public's mind. It was built to be able to withstand a major student riot. The only windows that were large were on the third floor and were designed with a slant so that rocks thrown from the ground would have a lesser chance of breaking the windows. The doors at the bottom of the school were all designed to be sealed from the inside. The 3rd floor - which housed the administration offices - is only accessible by stairwells that could be sealed off and a door to the outside that is only reachable by a 'bridge'.

The school has had some changes because of the needs of growing student body and the lack of need for security measures mentioned above; especially since the risk of student riot is near zero. The most obvious change reflecting this lessened need for security are the larger windows on the second floor which were part of a major renovation in the year 2000.

The sign 'harrison high school', with a green background and yellow lettering that previously was sited at the main entrance to the school was written in the style of e.e. cummings; all lowercase.

Links

* http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/hhs/ Official Webpage
* http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/schools/hhs/ Statistics
* http://www.hhsgrads.com/ Alumni Networking Website
* http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/schools/hhs/harrison_0304.pdf 2003-2004 Annual Report
*http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/schools/annualreports/hhs_0405.pdf 2004-2005 Annual Report
*http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/schools/annualreports/hhs_0506.pdf 2005-2006 Annual Report
*http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/schools/annualreports/hhs_0607.pdf 2006-2007 Annual Report