William Henry Harrison High School (Evansville, Indiana)

William Henry Harrison High School (Evansville, Indiana)

Infobox School2 | name =Evansville Harrison High School
native_name =William Henry Harrison High School



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established =1962
type =Public high school
locale =Mid-size city
grades =9-12
head_name =Principal
head =Janet Leistner
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city =211 Fielding Road
Evansville
state =Indiana
country =USA
students =1,500
faculty =120
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colors =color box|red color box|black color box|white
mascot =Warriors
newspaper =The Prophet
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website = [http://www.evscschools.com/harrison Evansville Harrison High School]

William Henry 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 boasts a strong academic program and offers numerours 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.

Notable Alumni

* Ryan Atwood, Cagefighter
* Sean Bennett, former NFL player for New York Giants and New York Jets
* Calbert Cheaney, Indiana University and NBA basketball star
* Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative from Indiana's 8th District
* Kevin Hardy, University of Illinois and NFL football star
* Travis Lamar, stand-out pitcher at Wright State University
* Walter McCarty, University of Kentucky and NBA basketball star
* Randall Shepard, Chief Justice Indiana State Supreme Court
* Jami Stallings, Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003, Miss Indiana USA 2007
* Scott Studwell, former NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings
* Mitchell Ota, national champion handgun shooter (Second Chance pin shoot 1990)


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