Harriton High School
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600 North Ithan Avenue Rosemont, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania 19010 |
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| Type | High School |
| Motto | "Carpe Diem" |
| Established | 1958 (renovated in 2009) |
| CEEB code | 394290 |
| Principal | Scott Weinstein |
| Faculty | 82 |
| Enrollment | 1227 |
| Campus | 50 acres (200,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Black |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Publication | The Harriton Banner |
| Website | Harriton High School |
Harriton High School is a public secondary school located in Rosemont, Lower Merion Township, in Philadelphia's Main Line suburbs, USA.
Harriton is one of two high schools in the Lower Merion School District; the other is Lower Merion High School. Originally, Harriton was the smaller of the high schools, containing approximately 900 students in 9th through 12th grades. After redistricting, the schools are now comparable in size, with Harriton having more than 1,200 students. The student teacher ratio at Harriton is 10.6:1.
Harriton offers the International Baccalaureate program.
Harriton is one of fewer than 3% of US public high schools that offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
In 1697, William Penn sold a 700-acre (2.8 km²) tract of land to Rowland Ellis. Years later, Ellis sold his home to Richard Harrison, who had married a local woman named Hannah Norris. Some of the land holdings of her family were known as "Norriton". Following their marriage the Harrison couple's holdings were renamed "Harriton".
In 1957, a new "campus-style" school was designed by architect Vincent Kling. It was situated on a portion of the plantation grounds belonging to Charles Thomson, son-in-law of Richard and Hannah Harrison, giving Harriton High School its name. Harriton High School opened in 1958.
As of the 2009 school year, a new three-story building has been completed and the "campus-style" school largely demolished to make room for sports fields. The old Harriton High School consisted of five buildings connected by covered walkways otherwise open to the elements, a style unusual for the region that it shared with Welsh Valley Middle School, built at the same time; its buildings surrounded a mostly concrete courtyard nicknamed "the Tomb". The new school's design departs from this style greatly—a modern design that encompasses a simple and effective layout with a focus on natural light and an airy environment.
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