William Henry Harrison High School (Evansville, Indiana)
Appearance
For schools with a similar name, see Harrison High School (disambiguation).
William Henry Harrison High School Evansville Harrison High School | |
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Address | |
211 Fielding Road , , 47715 | |
Coordinates | 37°58′25″N 87°29′10″W / 37.973615°N 87.486132°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1962 |
Locale | Mid-size city |
School district | Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation |
Principal | Elizabeth Wells |
Assistant Principals | Jeff Dierlam Ernest Griffin |
Faculty | 111 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,044 (2013-2014) |
Color(s) | |
Athletics conference | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference |
Team name | Wildebeests |
Newspaper | The Prophet |
Gym Capacity | 3,500 |
Website | Evansville Harrison High School |
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.
Harrison High School opened in September, 1962. The school was named for William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States.
Harrison currently enrolls approximately 1460 students, served by approximately 111 faculty and staff members.
Sports
Also see: Sports in Evansville
State titles
- Girls' golf (1988–89)
- Boys' golf (2011–12)
Notable alumni
- Michael Barber Music producer and rapper
- Sean Bennett, former NFL player for New York Giants and New York Jets, as well as two CFL teams including the Toronto Argonauts and the Ottawa Renegades. Bennett also played for the Evansville BlueCats of the Indoor Football League.
- Brad Brownell, Clemson University Men's Basketball head coach
- Calbert Cheaney, former Indiana University Men's basketball NCAA Player of the Year. Former NBA player for Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors. Current Assistant Coach to the Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team.
- Joey Elliott, former Purdue Boilermakers football quarterback. Former CFL quarterback for the 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. Former NFL Pro Bowl linebacker for the 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. Current assistant coach to the Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team.
- Walter McCarty, former Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball player. Former NBA player for the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers. Current assistant coach for the Boston Celtics.
- Steven Sater, Tony award-winning American poet and playwright
- Randall Shepard, Chief Justice Indiana State Supreme Court
- Jami Stallings, Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003, Miss Indiana USA 2007
- Casey Stegall, Network Correspondent for Fox News
- Scott Studwell, former Illinois Fighting Illini football player. Former NFL pro bowl linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings.
- Andy Timmons, guitarist