Harrison High School
Address
Map
4500 Due West Road

Kennesaw
,
Georgia
30152

United States
Coordinates33°58′01″N 84°40′59″W / 33.966965°N 84.682965°W / 33.966965; -84.682965
Information
TypePublic
Established1991; 33 years ago (1991)
School districtCobb County School District
PrincipalAshlynn Campbell
Staff113.20 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,365 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.89[1]
Color(s)Kelly green, white, and Navy blue
     
NicknameHoyas
WebsiteCarl Harrison High School

Carl Harrison High School, commonly known as Harrison High School or simply Harrison is a grades 9-12 public high school in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States.

History

The school was named for Carl J. Harrison, a member of the Cobb County Board of Education, a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, elected in 1975, and later a Senator in the Georgia State Senate,[2] elected in 1983.

The 2011 movie,The 5th Quarter, was based on true events that occurred in 2006, in which a member of Harrison High School's lacrosse team was killed in a car accident due to careless driving from classmates.

Sports and clubs

Music

The Harrison High School Marching Band took part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2009[3] and 2016.[4]

Notable alumni

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (February 2016)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Harrison High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "School History". www.cobbk12.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  3. ^ United States Congress (2009). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress First Session Vol. 155--Part 23. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 31754.
  4. ^ Brasch, Ben. "Harrison High's band director reflects on Macy's parade experience". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  5. ^ "Deerhunter's Bradford Cox remembers Benjamin Smoke". Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Corey Patterson MLB stats". MLB.com. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Brian Rogers Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ollie Schniderjans Korn Ferry Profile". Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  9. ^ https://www.hoyatfxc.com/files/girls_5_5a_div_ii.htm. Retrieved May 24, 2023. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)

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