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''For schools with a similar name, see Harrison High School (disambiguation).'' William Henry Harrison High School (HHS) is a four-year public high school in Tippecanoe County, Indiana near West Lafayette. It was established in 1967 when a school consolidation project merged Klondike, Battle Ground, and East Tipp High Schools; its first academic year was 1970-1971. The school is part of the Tippecanoe School Corporation and had an enrollment of 1,734 students for the 2013–2014 school year. HHS is named for William Henry Harrison, 9th president of the United States, who led US forces in the Battle of Tippecanoe, in nearby Battle Ground, Indiana. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and holds a Special First Class Commission from the Indiana Department of Education. ==Extracurricular activities== Harrison High School is a member of the North Central Conference and offers students 21 varsity sports, including 10 for boys and 11 for girls. Harrison teams have won conference championships and have competed for state titles. The Harrison girls track team (’74), football team ('92), and baseball ('95) have won state championship titles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IHSAA State Championships by School )〕 Harrison has over 450 students enrolled in eight bands (Symphonic, Wind Orchestra, Chamber Winds, 3 Jazz, Pep, and Militia Marching Band) and five choirs (Beginning, Concert, Myriads, Chamber, & Jazz). They routinely engage in various music festivals, domestic travel, and international student exchanges. Harrison also has a theater program. Its students perform both a musical in the spring and a play in the fall. In addition, Harrison High School performs in a variety of academic competitions, including Quiz Bowl, National Science Bowl, Spell Bowl, Indiana Math League, Academic Super Bowl, Foreign Language Quiz Bowl, and the FIRST Robotics Competition. Most notably, its quiz bowl team won national titles at the National Academic Championships tournament in 2007 and 2011. Harrison maintains a drug testing program for any extracurricular activities. It was one of the first high schools to reinstate drug testing among its students after a brief Indiana Supreme Court moratorium. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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