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

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, 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

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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

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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. * Football: Harrison has one state championship in football from the 1999 season. Former Goblin and Arkansas Razorback All-American Brandon Burlsworth had tragically been killed in a car accident earlier that year after being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts, and the 1999 season was dedicated in his honor.

Notable alumni

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- Offensive Lineman for the

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. Drafted by the

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with the 63rd pick in the

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. Tragically killed in an automobile accident near Alpena in April 1999. * Ida Hayman Callery - Teacher, feminist, socialist organizer, and

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in Arkansas prior to

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. Callery traveled extensively in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas as an organizer for the

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. Her leadership saw the Socialist Party in Arkansas reach its peak in 1914 when it claimed more than 2,000 members. * F. Sheridan Garrison - Business Leader, founder of Arkansas Freightways, 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 Sam M. Walton College of Business. *

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- Republican Congressman representing Harrison and northwest Arkansas for 26 years. Hammerschmidt was a Harrison native who grew up on a family farm on Crooked Creek. His record of public service includes distinguished service in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Before seeking public office Hammerschmidt was a lumberman, builder and building supplies businessman. In Congress, Hammerschmidt was the author and initiating sponsor of legislation that added the

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to the

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in 1972. He was also the original sponsor of congressional authorization for a

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in Washington, D.C. * C.D. Wright - award winning poet. Wright's poetry is notable for its experimental variety and rich colloquial sound. She was a National Book Award finalist for her 2010 volume ''One With Others: little book of her days', which won the

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that year.

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