William Henry Harrison High School

William Henry Harrison High School Evansville Harrison High School
Location
211 Fielding Road Evansville, Indiana, USA
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1962
Locale	Mid-size city
School district	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
Principal	Elizabeth Wells
Faculty	120
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,500
Color(s)
Mascot	Warriors
Newspaper	The Prophet
Gym Capacity	3,500
Website	Evansville Harrison High School

For schools with a similar name, see Harrison High School.
William Henry Harrison High School or Evansville 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

• Michael Barber, Universal Recording Musician
• Sean Bennett, former NFL player for New York Giants and CFL for the Toronto Argonauts
• Brad Brownell, Clemson University Men's Basketball head coach
• Calbert Cheaney, Indiana University, NCAA Player of the Year, and NBA basketball star and special assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors
• Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative from Indiana's 8th District
• Kevin Hardy, University of Illinois and former NFL pro bowl linebacker
• AJ Alexander, aka Amanda Herrmann, Playboy Magazine May 2008 Playmate of the month
• Barbara Kinney, White House photographer, Clinton Administration
• 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
• 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, University of Illinois and former NFL pro bowl linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings

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