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

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, United States.

History

The school was named for Carl J. Harrison, a member of the Cobb County Board of Education, a member of the

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, elected in 1975, and later a Senator in the

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, elected in 1983. The 2011 movie, " The 5th Quarter", was based off of 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

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in 2009 and 2016.

Notable alumni

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(CFL) wide receiver *

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- Major League Soccer (MLS) goalkeeper *

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(MLB) player *

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(NFL)

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and star of Netflix series ‘QB1’ *

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- NFL

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- MLB player * Eric Patterson - MLB player * Brian Rogers - MLB

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and

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golfer

References

External links

Carl Harrison High School
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