Harrison High School (Michigan)

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Harrison High School
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Harrison High School (Michigan)
29995 West 12 Mile Road

Farmington Hills
,
Michigan
48334

United States
Coordinates 42°29′51″N83°20′46″W / 42.49750°N 83.34611°W / 42.49750; -83.34611
Information
School type Public
Opened1970
Closed2019 [1]
School district Farmington Public Schools
Teaching staff46.11 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment597 (2018-19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio12.95 [2]
Athletics conference Oakland Activities Association
Nickname Hawks
NewspaperThe Catalyst
YearbookRetrospect
Website www.farmington.k12.mi.us/hhs/

Harrison High School (also known as Farmington Harrison) was a four-year secondary institution located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. It was part of the Farmington Public School District serving students from the cities of Farmington, Farmington Hills, and a portion of West Bloomfield Township.

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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 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. [3] [4] The school building was purchased by the city and developed into a recreation and performing arts center named The Hawk in tribute to the school. Construction began in fall 2019 and the center opened on June 7, 2021. [5] [6]

Academics

International Baccalaureate

Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, students had the opportunity to take 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. [7]

Test scores

The State of Michigan publishes the ACT test scores for all of the schools in the state. [8] The scores for Harrison are as follows:

School YearComposite ScoreEnglish ScoreReading ScoreMathematics ScoreScience ScoreNumber of Students Tested
2014-201520.620.520.920.120.6255
2013-201420.519.920.720.420.9329
2012-201319.719.119.619.520.1268
2011-201220.019.319.620.420.4295
2010-201120.019.119.520.320.4293
2009-201020.219.420.220.320.5301
2008-200919.318.719.519.219.6299
2007-200819.318.219.419.419.8284
2006-200719.118.419.418.819.6270

Notable alumni

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  4. ↑ "Harrison High School in Farmington Hills closing down after 49 years". WXYZ Detroit. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ Runkle, Anne (April 7, 2021). "Farmington Hills prepares to open new recreation and performing arts center". The Oakland Press. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Farmington Hills, MI - The Farmington Hills Community Center". www.fhgov.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Farmington Public Schools | International Baccalaureate (IB) Information". Farmington.k12.mi.us. December 7, 2012. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
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