Harrison High School (New York)

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Harrison High School (HHS) is a public high school located in Harrison, Westchester County, New York. The school is approximately convert|22|mi|km northeast of New York City. It is the only high school operated by the Harrison Central School District.

As of the end of the 2007-08 school year, 975 students were enrolled in the school, with 98 teaching faculty members. 95 percent of the Class of 2007 went on to post-secondary education, with 79 percent attending four-year colleges.

The student body is predominantly white (77.7 percent), with 11.6 percent Hispanic, 9.68 percent Asian/Pacific Islander and 1 percent African-American. [http://www.harrisoncsd.org/hhs/profile_harrison_101707.pdf Harrison High School profile (PDF)] ]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Harrison High teams are nicknamed "Huskies." Their colors are maroon and white.

Clubs and organizations

Students participate in a variety of several clubs and organizations, including: [ [http://www.harrisoncsd.org/hhs/contents/clubsactivities/ HHS Clubs & Activities] ]

*Action Club/YVH
*Art Club
*Band
*Bowling Club
*Business Club
*Cable Television Club
*Chess Club
*Chorus
*Color Guard
*Dance Team
*Diversity Club
*Footlight Players
*Foreign Language Club
*French Club
*Graphic Communications Club
*Husky Heartbeat
*Italian Club
*Jazz Band
*Law Day
*Literary Magazine "Imagine"
*Majorettes
*Math Team
*Marching Band!
*Mock Trial
*Model Congress
*National Honor Society
*Peer Leadership
*R.E.E.F. (Rescue Earth's Environmental Future)
*R.O.T.O.Y. (Reaching Out To Our Young)
*Renaissance
*SADD (Students Against Drinking & Driving)
*Spanish Club
*HPAC Tech Crew!!
*V.A.A.S.A.
*Visual Ensemble
*WISE
*Writers Among Us
*YearBook ("Reminiscence")
*Youth Volunteers Of Harrison (YVH)

Harrison Performing Arts Center

Harrison High School is home to the renovated Harrison Performing Arts Center (HPAC). The center is under the direction of the HPAC Tech Crew, a group of trained and qualified students. Under the direction of Mr. C. Briem, this crew is responsible for running lighting, audio, and stage moves. The center consists of an ETC Congo LightBoard, with multiple ETC Source Four's and PARNels; the audio consists of an Allen & Heath ML3000 soundboard. The Tech Crew has been nominated by the Helen Hayes Youth Theatre Foundation for Most Outstanding Stage Crew in a Musical Performance. [ [http://www.harrisontechcrew.webs.com Harrison Tech Crew | HPAC ] ]

Core Members

The 2008 members of the HPAC Tech Crew are: Fact|date=June 2008

*Steven Ferri
*Dave Colangelo
*Teddy O'Rourke
*Rich Marino
*Katie Markowitz
*Bryan Jacobowitz
*Sam Cohen
*Jackie Hart
*Jess Pena
*PJ Barile

Performance

In 2006, students exceeded the state average in 6 of 7 New York State Regents Examinations subject areas. In 2006-2007, students took AP examinations in 24 of the possible 37 Advanced Placement course areas. [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ny/1083 greatschools.net] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.harrisoncsd.org/hhs/ Harrison High official website]
* [http://www.harrisoncsd.org/athletics/ HHS Athletics official site]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ny/1083 GreatSchools.net: Harrison High School]