Harrison High School (Michigan)

{{Short description|Former high school in Michigan, United States}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox school | name = Harrison High School | logo = | image = Harrison High School.jpg | image_size = 200px | address = 29995 West 12 Mile Road | city = [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]] | state = [[Michigan]] | zipcode = 48334 | country = [[United States]] | coordinates = {{Coord|42|29|51|N|83|20|46|W|display=inline,title}} | schooltype = [[Public]] | opened = 1970 | closed = 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Harrison High School Legacy |url=https://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/Page/1896 |website=District Information |publisher=Farmington Public Schools |access-date=3 August 2019}}</ref> | district = [[Farmington Public Schools (Michigan)|Farmington Public Schools]] | superintendent = | principal = | faculty = | teaching_staff = 46.11 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 12.95<ref name=NCES/> | grades = 9-12 | enrollment = 597 (2018-19)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2614070&ID=261407005054|title=Harrison High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> | athletic_conference = [[Oakland Activities Association]] | nickname = Hawks | newspaper = The Catalyst | yearbook = Retrospect | website = {{URL|http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/hhs/}} }} '''Harrison High School''' (also known as '''Farmington Harrison''') was a four-year [[Secondary school|secondary institution]] located in [[Farmington Hills, Michigan]]. It was part of the [[Farmington Public Schools (Michigan)|Farmington Public School District]] serving students from the cities of [[Farmington, Michigan|Farmington]], [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]], and a portion of [[West Bloomfield Township]].

The school closed in 2019, with the district citing declining enrollment. It was later sold to the City of Farmington Hills, which repurposed it as '''The Hawk Farmington Hills Community Center''', named in tribute after [[Hawk|the school's mascot]].

==History== Harrison High School opened in September 1970 with Freshman, Sophomore and Junior classes. The Juniors were the first graduating class in June 1972. The school is named for Gerald V. Harrison who was superintendent of Farmington Public Schools from 1957 to 1967, a period of dramatic growth in the school district. Harrison was the third high school in the district, and the only one with a Freshman class.

In March 2016, the Farmington school board announced that the school was to close at the end of the 2018-2019 academic year, citing lower student populations in the city of Farmington Hills.<ref name="closing">{{cite news |url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/2016/03/16/farmington-votes-closes-harrison-high/81852846/ |title=Farmington votes to close Harrison High |last1=Wingblad |first1=Aileen |last2=Bethencourt |first2=Daniel |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=March 16, 2016 |access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Harrison High School in Farmington Hills closing down after 49 years |url=https://www.wxyz.com/news/harrison-high-school-in-farmington-hills-closing-down-after-49-years |access-date=18 June 2019 |publisher=WXYZ Detroit |date=14 June 2019}}</ref> The school building was purchased by the city and developed into a recreation and performing arts center named [[The Hawk Farmington Hills Community Center|The Hawk]] in tribute to the school. Construction began in fall 2019 and the center opened on June 7, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Runkle |first1=Anne |title=Farmington Hills prepares to open new recreation and performing arts center |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/local-news/farmington-hills-prepares-to-open-new-recreation-and-performing-arts-center/article_a1754528-97ab-11eb-a110-c3045c4bfa57.html |access-date=15 April 2021 |publisher=The Oakland Press |date=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Farmington Hills, MI - The Farmington Hills Community Center|url=https://www.fhgov.com/Government/Current-Programs-Initiatives/The-Farmington-Hills-Community-Center.aspx|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.fhgov.com}}</ref>

==Academics== ===International Baccalaureate=== Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, students had the opportunity to take [[International Baccalaureate|IB]] classes at Harrison High School. Prior to this, students wishing to obtain an IB diploma had to attend the [[International Academy]] in Bloomfield Hills.<ref name="inter_bacc">{{cite web |url=http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/curriculum/inter_bacc/ |title=Farmington Public Schools | International Baccalaureate (IB) Information |publisher=Farmington.k12.mi.us |date=December 7, 2012 |access-date=October 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927160736/http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/curriculum/inter_bacc/ |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }}</ref>

===Test scores=== The State of Michigan publishes the [[ACT (test)|ACT]] test scores for all of the schools in the state.<ref name="MISchoolDataTesting">{{cite web |url=https://www.mischooldata.org/DistrictSchoolProfiles/AssessmentResults/Act/ActCollegeReadiness.aspx |title=MI School Data Student Testing |access-date=August 30, 2014 |publisher=State of Michigan |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903053542/https://www.mischooldata.org/DistrictSchoolProfiles/AssessmentResults/Act/ActCollegeReadiness.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The scores for Harrison are as follows:

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! School Year !! Composite Score !! English Score !! Reading Score !! Mathematics Score !! Science Score !! Number of Students Tested |- | 2014-2015 || 20.6 || 20.5 || 20.9 || 20.1 || 20.6 || 255 |- | 2013-2014 || 20.5 || 19.9 || 20.7 || 20.4 || 20.9 || 329 |- | 2012-2013 || 19.7 || 19.1 || 19.6 || 19.5 || 20.1 || 268 |- | 2011-2012 || 20.0 || 19.3 || 19.6 || 20.4 || 20.4 || 295 |- | 2010-2011 || 20.0 || 19.1 || 19.5 || 20.3 || 20.4 || 293 |- | 2009-2010 || 20.2 || 19.4 || 20.2 || 20.3 || 20.5 || 301 |- | 2008-2009 || 19.3 || 18.7 || 19.5 || 19.2 || 19.6 || 299 |- | 2007-2008 || 19.3 || 18.2 || 19.4 || 19.4 || 19.8 || 284 |- | 2006-2007 || 19.1 || 18.4 || 19.4 || 18.8 || 19.6 || 270 |}

==Notable alumni== *[[Ricky Bryant]] (2000), former NFL wide receiver *[[Aaron Burbridge]], former NFL wide receiver *[[Alex DeBrincat]], right winger for the [[National Hockey League|NHL’s]] [[Detroit Red Wings]] *[[Devin Funchess]] (2012), tight end for the [[Detroit Lions]] *[[Rod Heard II]] (2019), college football safety<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ragatz |first1=Will |title=Northwestern football recruiting: Three-star CB Roderick Heard commits |url=https://www.insidenu.com/2018/3/11/17107542/northwestern-football-recruiting-2019-class-michigan-wolverines-cornerback-three-star-fitzgerald |website=Inside NU |date=11 March 2018 |access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> *[[Al Jean]], writer, show-runner for cartoon series ''[[The Simpsons]]'' *[[Ovie Oghoufo]] (2018), college football defensive end<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wenzel |first1=Matt |title=4-star 2018 LB Ovie Oghoufo picks Notre Dame over U-M, MSU and others |url=https://www.mlive.com/irish/2016/07/4-star_2018_lb_ovie_oghoufo_pi.html |website=MLive.com |date=22 July 2016 |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref> *[[Michael Ojemudia]] (2015), football player<ref name="DFP">{{cite web |last1=Birkett |first1=Dave |title=Michael Ojemudia (FH Harrison) the latest in long line of overlooked Iowa defensive backs |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2020/02/29/nfl-draft-michael-ojemudia-iowa-football-defensive-backs/4903940002/ |website=Detroit Free Press |publisher=Gannett |access-date=April 30, 2020 |date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> *[[Jackie Salloum]], filmmaker<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2005-01-14 |title=Film: Area woman gets a spot at Sundance Festival |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-film-area-woman-gets/147789869/ |access-date=2024-05-21 |work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |pages=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> *[[Drew Stanton]] (2002), former NFL quarterback for the [[Arizona Cardinals]] and [[Cleveland Browns]] *[[Khalid Kareem]] (2016), defensive end for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and formerly [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|Notre Dame]] *[[Samantha Steckloff]] (2002), politician, member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]]<ref name="ballotSteckloff">{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Samantha_Steckloff|title=Samantha Steckloff|publisher=[[Ballotpedia]] |access-date=March 15, 2021}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/hhs/}} * [https://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/ Farmington Public Schools website]

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