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Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
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750 Hollingsworth Road

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TypeMagnet high school
Established1989
PrincipalCraig Collins
Grades9-12
Websitehttp://www.harrisonarts.com/

The Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts (also called Harrison School for the Arts) was founded in Lakeland, Florida, United States in 1989 and named after community member and art patron Lois Cowles Harrison. It is a Magnet school that draws its student population from communities throughout Polk County. Students may specialize in dance, orchestra, piano, vocal performance, theatre, technical theatre, musical theatre, or visual arts. Students take general education classes at Lakeland High School, located adjacent to Harrison School for the Arts.

Notable alumni

  • Susan Sherouse - violinist - Orchestra Department, Class of 2001
  • Tiffany Green - Music Business, Live Nation -Vocal Performance Department, Class of 2001
  • Trista Dollison - Broadway, The Lion King -Vocal Performance Department, Class of 2002
  • Aaron Marsh - lead singer - Copeland - Orchestra Department, Class of 1999
  • Matthew Evers - Music Business/Management, Chris Botti- Orchestra Department, Class of 2001
  • Dena Kology - Off-Broadway Producer, Director and Actress, [1] Class of 2000
  • FONEM - painter, photographer, musician. fonem - Visual Arts, Class of 1991 [2]