William Henry Harrison High School

For schools with a similar name, see Harrison High School.

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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 numerous 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.

Sports

Also see: Sports in Evansville

State Titles

• Girls Golf (1988-89)

Notable alumni

• Sean Bennett, former NFL player for New York Giants and New York Jets
• Brad Brownell, Wright State University Men's Basketball head coach
• Calbert Cheaney, Indiana University and NBA basketball star
• Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative from Indiana's 8th District
• Kevin Hardy, University of Illinois and former NFL pro bowl linebacker
• Brandon Gaudin, Pontiac "You Call the Action" NCAA tournament contest winner 2006
• Barbara Kinney, White House photographer, Clinton Administration
• Paula Leggett Chase, Singer/actress on Broadway and television actress
• Chris Lowery, Southern Illinois University Men's Basketball head coach
• Walter McCarty, University of Kentucky and NBA basketball star and University of Louisville Men's Basketball assistant coach
• Mitchell Ota, national champion handgun shooter (Second Chance pin shoot 1990)
• 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
• Scott Studwell, University of Illinois and former NFL pro bowl linebacker

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