Harrison
New Harrison High School (-x01)

Harrison , NJ



New Harrison High School

New Construction
The site for the facility is a ten-acre parcel in the northwest corner of Harrison surrounded by residential lots on three sides and a railroad and county park on the north side. The new high school is 167,000 square feet and has a student capacity of 850. There are new athletic fields on the site.

Spaces for the high school include thirty (30) general classrooms, four (4) special education classrooms, two (2) classrooms for small group instruction, two (2) gymnasiums, a dance/aerobics studio, instrumental/vocal music room, cafeteria, auditorium, media center, science labs, computer room and faculty spaces. The athletic complex includes a track, baseball fields, a soccer/football field, tennis courts and a 350-seat bleacher building that was funded by the Harrison Board of Education. The Athletic Complex was completed in September 2006.

The school was designed by EI Associates, Architects & Engineers, PA., and was constructed by Terminal Construction Corporation. Bovis Lend Lease in alliance with Imperial Construction Group is the project management firm.

The Academic Wing opened to students in September 2007.