William Henry Harrison High School, also known as Evansville Harrison High School, is a public high school on the east side of Evansville, Indiana. Students at Harrison come from the Plaza Park Middle School and McGary Middle School.
William Henry Harrison High School | |
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Address | |
211 Fielding Road , 47715 United States | |
Coordinates | 37°58′25″N 87°29′10″W / 37.973615°N 87.486132°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1962 |
School district | Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation |
Principal | Tamara Skinner |
Faculty | 61.18 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9-12[1] |
Enrollment | 1,158[1] (2022-23) |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.93[1] |
Campus | Mid-size city |
Color(s) | Red, black and white[2] |
Athletics conference | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference[2] |
Nickname | Warriors[2] |
Rival | Bosse High School[3] |
Newspaper | The Prophet |
Website | Evansville Harrison High School |
Harrison High School opened in September, 1962. The school was named for William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States.
Sports
editMarching Band Also see: Sports in Evansville
State titles
edit- Girls' golf (1988–89)
- Boys' golf (2011–12)
Notable alumni
edit- Sean Bennett, NFL football player
- Brad Brownell, Clemson University men's basketball head coach[citation needed]
- Calbert Cheaney, NBA basketball player and coach
- Joey Elliott, quarterback for Purdue Boilermakers football and CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers, BC Lions and Ottawa RedBlacks
- Brad Ellsworth, former U.S. Representative from Indiana's 8th congressional district
- Kevin Hardy, former Illinois Fighting Illini football player and NFL Pro Bowl linebacker for Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals
- Barbara Kinney, White House photographer, Clinton Administration
- Chris Lowery, former Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball head coach; assistant coach of Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
- Walter McCarty, former Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball player and for NBA's New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers; assistant coach for Boston Celtics. Former Head Coach of University of Evansville Men's Basketball team.
- David Ragland, former Missouri Southern Lions and Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball player. Current Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball head coach.
- Steven Sater, Tony Award-winning poet and playwright
- Randall Shepard, Chief Justice Indiana State Supreme Court
- Jami Stallings, 2003 Miss Indiana Teen USA, 2007 Miss Indiana USA
- Casey Stegall, correspondent for Fox News
- Scott Studwell, NFL football player
- Andy Timmons, guitarist
- Brandon Gaudin, sports broadcaster. Voice of Madden NFL. Broadcaster for Fox Sports, Westwood One and Big Ten Network