Harrison High School (Michigan)

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

Harrison High School
Address
29995 West 12 Mile Road
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
United States
Coordinates 42°29′51″N 83°20′46″W / 42.49750°N 83.34611°W / 42.49750; -83.34611Coordinates: 42°29′51″N 83°20′46″W / 42.49750°N 83.34611°W / 42.49750; -83.34611
Information
School type Public Magnet School
Opened 1970
School district Farmington Public Schools
Superintendent George Heitsch
Principal Jim Anderson
Faculty 82
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,083[1] (2015-16)
Athletics conference Oakland Activities Association
Nickname Hawks
Newspaper The Catalyst
Yearbook Retrospect
Website www.farmington.k12.mi.us/hhs/

Harrison High School (also known as "Farmington Harrison" or simply as "Harrison") is a four-year secondary institution located in Farmington Hills, Michigan in Oakland County, MI. It is part of the Farmington Public School District. The schools fields students from the cities of Farmington and Farmington Hills, and a portion of West Bloomfield Township. As of the 2015-2016 school year, the school educates a student body of 1,083. Harrison High School’s Mission is "to develop students to be caring and engaged learners who make informed decisions as they become internationally minded in their stewardship of the world and its resources." Harrison's mascot is the Hawk and its colors are green and gold.

In March 2016, the Farmington school board announced that the school will be closed following the 2018-19 academic year, citing lower student populations in the city of Farmington Hills.[2]

History

Harrison High School opened in September 1970 with Freshman, Sophomore and Junior classes. The Juniors were the first graduating class in June 1972. The school is named for Gerald V. Harrison who was superintendent of Farmington Public Schools from 1957 to 1967, a period of dramatic growth in the school district. Harrison was the third high school in the district, and the only one with a Freshman class. The school building was an imposing three stories, with class rooms on the third floor. The gymnasium, auto shop, pool, and auditorium were on the first floor extending into the second floor as needed. Other parts of the second floor were largely unused. Since only the third floor class rooms had windows the building had an austere presence, inspiring jokes that it looked like a prison - especially as viewed from the adjoining freeway. Nevertheless, the view from the third story class rooms windows afforded pleasant vistas over the largely undeveloped wooded areas surrounding the school site. Because of the needs of a growing student body, large windows were added to the second floor as part of a major renovation in 2000.

The school will close in 2019.[2]

Academics

International Baccalaureate

Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, students have had the opportunity to take IB classes at Harrison High School. Prior to this, students wishing to obtain an IB diploma would have had to attend the International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, MI. The program will only be open to the class of 2015 and beyond.[3] Students will be able to take advantage of the Diploma Programme or take classes individually. Students can begin the Diploma Programme in eleventh grade, concluding at the end of twelfth grade.[3]

Test scores

The State of Michigan publishes the ACT test scores for all of the schools in the state.[4] The scores for Harrison are as follows:

School YearComposite ScoreEnglish ScoreReading ScoreMathematics ScoreScience ScoreNumber of Students Tested
2014-201520.620.520.920.120.6255
2013-201420.519.920.720.420.9329
2012-201319.719.119.619.520.1268
2011-201220.019.319.620.420.4295
2010-201120.019.119.520.320.4293
2009-201020.219.420.220.320.5301
2008-200919.318.719.519.219.6299
2007-200819.318.219.419.419.8284
2006-200719.118.419.418.819.6270

Athletics

Varsity sports include Baseball, Boys Basketball, Bowling, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Cross Country, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Softball, Ice hockey, Lacrosse, Sideline and Competitive Cheer (Poms), Wrestling, Color Guard.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "MI School Data Student Count". State of Michigan. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Wingblad, Aileen; Bethencourt, Daniel (March 16, 2016). "Farmington votes to close Harrison High". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Farmington Public Schools | International Baccalaureate (IB) Information". Farmington.k12.mi.us. December 7, 2012. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "MI School Data Student Testing". State of Michigan. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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