Harrison Central High School (Ohio)
Harrison Central Junior/Senior High School is a public high school located in Cadiz, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Harrison Hills City School District. Sports teams are called the Huskies, and they compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Buckeye 8 Athletic League as well as the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.
Harrison Central Junior/Senior High School | |
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Address | |
100 Huskies Way , 43907 United States | |
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Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
Established | 1999 |
Opened | August 2019 (New Campus) |
School district | Harrison Hills City School District |
Superintendent | Dana Snyder[1] |
Principal | Ken Parker |
Teaching staff | 31.80 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 7-12 |
Enrollment | 619 (2018-19)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.47[2] |
Color(s) | Black, Silver and Blue [1] |
Athletics conference | Buckeye 8 Athletic League Ohio Valley Athletic Conference[1] |
Sports | Football, Wrestling, Baseball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Golf, Basketball, Softball, Track & Field, Soccer, and Bowling |
Team name | Huskies[1] |
Newspaper | Husky Chronicles |
Yearbook | Iditarod |
Alumni | Harrison Central Alumni Association |
Athletic Director | Ray Hibbs[1] |
Website | www |
The school was established from the consolidation of Cadiz High School (Cardinals), Jewett-Scio High School (Vikings), and Freeport Lakeland High School (Raiders) in 1999.
New Campus
The Harrison Hills City School District opened its new 216,000 square foot PK-12 facility in August 2019. The new centralized campus includes an elementary wing, middle school wing, high school wing, two gymnasiums, a 760 seat performing arts center, and an eight-lane track and field complex.[3] The school district still retains the recently updated Wagner Field and John W. Stephenson Center at the former high school, as well as the former Westgate Elementary School.
Following the 2018/2019 academic year, the School District closed all former buildings and readied them for demolition.
Former school buildings to be demolished:
- The former Cadiz H.S./Harrison Central H.S. (excluding the John W. Stephenson Center and Wagner Field)
- The former Jewett-Scio H.S./Harrison Jr. H.S./Harrison North Elementary (excluding Barr Memorial Gymnasium)
- The former Harrison Hopedale Elementary/Harrison East Elementary
Athletics
In athletics, Harrison Central is primarily a part of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference in division AAAA. They are also a member of secondary conference, the Buckeye 8. Harrison Central's boys are OHSAA Class AAA, while its girls are OHSAA Class AA.[4] Their athletic director is Ray Hibbs.[5]
Offered sports include:
- Football
- Wrestling
- Baseball
- Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Basketball
- Softball
- Track & Field
- Soccer
- Bowling
OVAC 4A Champsionships
- Baseball - 2000, 2005, 2006, 2013
- Boys Basketball - 2007
- Girls Basketball - 2014, 2015
- Boys Cross Country - 1999, 2016
- Girls Cross Country - 2006
- Softball - 2009, 2015
- Golf - 2019
- Wrestling - 2009 OVAC Ron Mauck Wrestling Tournament Champions
References
- OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- "Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "Superintendent's Message". www.hhcsd.org. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Harrison Central Athletics".