Harrisonville High School

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Harrisonville High School
Address
Harrisonville High School
1504 E. Elm

Harrisonville
,
Missouri
64701

United States
Coordinates 38°39′32″N94°20′09″W / 38.658789°N 94.335874°W / 38.658789; -94.335874
Information
Type Public secondary school
School districtHarrisonville R-IX School District
PrincipalMark Rorvig
Teaching staff45.04 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment763 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.94 [1]
Color(s)  
Blue and white
Athletics conferenceMissouri River Valley Conference
Nickname Wildcats
Website www.harrisonvilleschools.org/domain/29

Harrisonville High School is a public high school located in Harrisonville, Missouri, United States. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Harrisonville R-IX School District.

Contents

The school district includes Harrisonville. [2]

History

Harrisonville High graduated its first class in 1888. [3]

Academics

HHS offers Advanced Placement classes. About a quarter of students take AP courses. [4]

Athletics

Harrisonville athletic teams are nicknamed the Wildcats and compete in the Missouri River Valley Conference West. [5]

State Championships [6]
SportYear(s)
Football2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016
Softball2006
Wrestling (girls)2020

Sports at Harrisonville High School include: (Fall) girls’ golf, girls’ tennis, softball, boys’ soccer, cross country, cheer, and dance (Winter) girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, girls’ wrestling, boys’ wrestling, cheer, and dance (Spring) boys’ golf, boys’ tennis, baseball, girls’ soccer, and track

Performing arts

Harrisonville has two competitive show choirs, "Music Makers" and "Forefront". [7] The program also hosts an annual competition. [8]

The school also has a competitive dance team, the "Silver Sensations". [9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HARRISONVILLE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cass County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2025. - Text list
  3. ↑ "Each Had an Essay: High School at Harrisonville Enjoys Typical Commencement". Kansas City Times . May 22, 1897. Retrieved October 18, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Harrisonville High in Harrisonville, MO". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to the Missouri River Valley Conference West!". Missouri River Valley Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "State Championships and Top 4 Finishes". Missouri State High School Activities Association. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ "SCC: Viewing School - Harrisonville High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ "SCC: Harrisonville Show Choir Invitational 2020". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sensations Successful". Cass County Democrat-Missourian. August 7, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Chamberlain, Chance (August 16, 2020). "Remembering a HHS legend". South Cass Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
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