The Harrison High School is a public high school serving ninth through twelve grade students in

Harrison, Arkansas Harrison is a city and the county seat of Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is named after General Marcus LaRue Harrison, a surveyor who laid out the city along Crooked Creek at Stifler Springs. According to 2019 Census Bureau estimate ...

, United States. The Old Harrison High School was built in 1912 and listed on the

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in 2007. It was designed by architects Harry C. Schwebke and R.D. Pollard in

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and International Style architecture. The building served as the high school until 1952 before becoming the junior high through 1987. Soon thereafter, the site continues to serve the community as the Boone County Heritage Museum operated by the Boone County Historical and Railroad Society.

Academics

Harrison High School provides a

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for students in grades nine through twelve, which is accredited by AdvancED and the

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(ADE). Students are engaged in regular and

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(AP) coursework and exams prior to graduation.

Extracurricular activities

The Harrison High School mascot is the Golden Goblin with blue and gold as its school colors. The Harrison Golden Goblins participate in interscholastic activities In the 5A West Conference under the administration of the

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. The Golden Goblins sport teams include baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheerleading, cross country (boys/girls), debate, football, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), softball, speech, tennis (boys/girls), track (boys/girls), and volleyball. * Cross country: The girls cross country team is one of the state's most successful with nine state championships between 1993 and 2003, including a state record eight consecutive titles (1993–2000). * Basketball: The girls basketball team captured three consecutive state championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. * Baseball: The baseball team won its first state baseball championship in 2008, with head coach Kirk Bock being awarded the District 6 Baseball Coach of the Year by the National High School Baseball Coaches of America. * Soccer: As of the 2012 season, the boys soccer team is the state's only boys team with six state soccer championships winning 5A classification titles in spring 2002–2006 and 2008. The girls team are 3-time state champions with 5A titles in 2002, 2004 and 2011. Harrison boasts the 2010

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Arkansas Girls High School Player of the Year award winner.

Notable alumni

* C.D. Wright - Poet * F. Sheridan Garrison - Business Leader, founder of Arkansas Frieghtways, which became

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and then was acquired by

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, becoming

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. A Harrison native, Garrison followed his time at HHS by becoming an honors graduate of the University of Arkansas College of Business (now called the

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. *

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- Offensive Lineman for the

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. Drafted by the

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with the 67th pick in the

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References

{{authority control School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Public high schools in Arkansas Educational institutions established in 1912 Prairie School architecture in Arkansas International style architecture in Arkansas Buildings and structures in Harrison, Arkansas 1912 establishments in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Boone County, Arkansas