Harrisburg High School is a public high school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This large urban high school is one of two public high schools operated by the Harrisburg City School District. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 1,165 pupils in 9th through 12th grades. The school employed 89 teachers. In 2014, Harrisburg High School enrollment was reported as 1,146 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 81% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 29% of pupils received special education services, while 0.09% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 117 teachers. According to the PA Department of Education 2% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal

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Act. The school is a federally designated

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school.

History

The school first opened in 1971 as a merger of John Harris High School, which opened 1926, and William Penn High School. John Harris High School now refers to a campus of Harrisburg High.

Extracurriculars

Harrisburg High School offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program. Harrisburg High School offers Marching Cougars Band, Concert Band, and a Jazz Ensemble. The school also offers a US Navy Junior ROTC program.

Sports

The district provides these high school sports: ;Varsity: ;Boys: *

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

- AAAAAA *

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

- AAAAAA * Football - AAAAAA * Soccer - AAAA *

Track and Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

- AAA *

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

- AAA ;Girls: *Basketball - AAAAAA *

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

- AAAAAA *Girls' Tennis - AAA *Track and Field - AAA *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

- AAAA According to PIAA directory May 2019

Notable alumni

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- former NFL player * Phil Davis (current mixed martial arts fighter for Bellator MMA) * Charles Dudley (NBA Champion with Golden State Warriors) *

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(NFL Head Coach)(Vikings, Cardinals) *

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(Musician,

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, and

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)''"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"''; School Name: ''John Harris High School''; Year: ''1968'' *

Ray Isom Raymond Clinton Isom (born December 27, 1965) is a former American football defensive back who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State University The Pennsylvania Sta ...

- former NFL player *

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1963 births Living peop ...

- former NFL player * Jimmy Jones (Quarterback USC, CFL Champion Quarterback) * Danny Lansanah - former NFL player *

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(#4 ranked High School football player, current defensive end/linebacker for

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) *

Hank Poteat Henry Major Poteat, II (born August 30, 1977) is a former American football cornerback, and current cornerbacks coach for the Iowa State Cyclones football team. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. ...

- former NFL player *

Adrian Robinson Adrian Lynn Robinson, Jr. (November 21, 1989 – May 16, 2015) was an American football linebacker. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Temple University. He also played f ...

(NFL linebacker (Steelers, Broncos, Chargers, Redskins) *

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(women's

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coach at

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and coach of many Olympians) * Kenny Watson - former NFL player *

Jan White Jan Andre White (born October 6, 1948) is a former American football tight end who played two seasons with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He played ...

NFL Tight End, Buffalo Bills *

Tom Buskey Thomas William Buskey (February 20, 1947 – June 7, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball middle relief pitcher. Listed at 6' 3", 200 lb., he batted and threw right handed. Career Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Buskey attended Harris ...

MLB Pitcher

References

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