William Henry Harrison High School (HHS) is a four-year public

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in Tippecanoe Township,

Tippecanoe County Tippecanoe ( ) may refer to several places or things in the United States: * The 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana * A nickname for William Henry Harrison (U.S. President March 1841–April 1841) from his role in the battle ** Tippecanoe and Tyl ...

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, with a

West Lafayette West Lafayette ( ) is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Wabash and Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Tippecanoe Townships, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, approximately northwest of the state capit ...

post office address, and in proximity to West Lafayette. The school is part of the

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. Its attendance boundary includes the municipality of Battle Ground and the

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of Americus, Buck Creek, and Colburn. The boundary also includes portions of Lafayette and West Lafayette.
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Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,979 students enrolled for the 2018-2019 school year was: *Male - 52.2% *Female - 47.8% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.4% *Asian - 2.5% *Black - 4.3% *Hispanic - 11.2% *White - 77.5% *Multiracial - 4.1% 37.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Athletics

Harrison High School's Raiders compete in the

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. School colors are burnt orange and navy blue. The following

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(IHSAA) sanctioned sports were offered for 2019-20: *Baseball (boys) **State champion - 1995 *Basketball (girls and boys) *Cross country (girls and boys) *Football (boys) **State champion - 1992 *Golf (girls and boys) *Gymnastics (girls) *Soccer (girls and boys) **Boys state champion - 2017 *Softball (girls) *Swimming and diving (girls and boys) *Tennis (girls and boys) *Track and field (girls and boys) **Girls state champion - 1974 *Unified track and field (coed) *Volleyball (girls) *Wrestling (coed) In 1974, ''

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'' stated that West Lafayette High School was an athletic rival of this school.

Notable alumni

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(MLB) player * Todd Dunwoody, MLB

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, rower *

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, Chief Operating Officer of

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, MLB

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, software engineer and founder of the

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project *

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, MLB pitcher *

Julia Scheeres Julia Scheeres is a journalist and nonfiction author. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Scheeres received a bachelor's degree in Spanish from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a master's in journalism from the University of Southern Califor ...

, author and journalist whose memoir Jesus Land relates her experiences with racism at Harrison * Byron Schenkman, harpsichordist *

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, member of the

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and wife of

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Notable faculty

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, historian

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