Alumni Favorite "Barn" Stories
The barn was burned down in March of 2005.  The response was overwhelming to rebuild the barn. The Tippecanoe County government ruled that the barn could not be rebuilt on their property. Please send your comments and memories of the "Barn." 

 

                         

The Barn itself is the memory!!! I am so saddened by this. What happened to rival schools sneaking in and painting the barn? Of course this was arson, but by whom??? Was it another school or a disgruntled HHS student? Either way, they didn’t just destroy a barn; they destroyed 25+ years of memories. Maybe the Alumni site should start a rebuild fund.  Anyway, my personal memories are just being there with some really good friends. Being out on a Friday or Saturday night…….Great Times!!! 

Don Carless
Class of 1987

I am really disturbed, as the same thing happened in 1979.  It is really
disturbing to see history repeat itself.

Clarissa Wann-Bobo
Class of 1979

I have special memories of the barn. My special memories are every time
we go by there it is fun to see the barn, until now.

Zac Brewer
Class of 1994

It was so sad to hear about the barn. Not only did it effect me,
with putting my name on it when I was a Harrison, but it effected my family as well.
I have children at Harrison and they as well have had the honor of putting their names
on as well. It has indeed saddened us.

Mary(Bratcher)Ham
Class of 1987

My favorite memory of the Barn, was painting it our senior
year.  I came to help and wore my senior cords and some of my classmates
painted my cords with the raider school colors. I still have my senior
cords. Didn't the class of 1971 start the painting of the barn
tradition?  It's nice to be involved with the beginning of a tradition.

Matilda Stokes
Class of 1971

I was very saddened to hear about the barn burning this past weekend.
The last memory I have of painting the barn was the morning of my very dear
friend Mandy Jackson's funeral. The barn painting that day brought a little
light to our very sad day that I will never forget. I hope that they will be
able to rebuild, and continue to keep the spirit of Harrison and it's memories.

Laurie Baker
Class of 1997
 

     The Barn is an important part of our volleyball season every year. It is a tradition that the girls paint the barn early in the season, and we take our team and individual pictures in front of it. We've done that every year since I've been at Harrison. The Barn is a part of the Harrison tradition that has been especially meaningful to me and the volleyball program. It also was an important part of dealing with the grief when Amity Paschal died.
     I'll also never forget standing in front of the barn my first season at Harrison, while we were having our team picture taken. I was standing next to one of my assistants, who, along with myself, went to Jeff High School and coached at Jeff High School. I had been wondering if I made the right decision, what I was doing. Just then, a cow mooed really loud, and we both laughed and were like, well we're definitely at Harrison now. But, having originally come to Harrison from Jeff, I think I have a unique perspective of the Barn and how it should be treasured. I know how much the other schools want it or something like it.

Coach Lori Janssen
 
     As a Harrison alumni, and someone that grew up just down the
road from the barn, it is very sad to see that someone would
do this to something that meant so much to so many.  I have
lived out of the area for the last 6 years and am back just
for a short time, and it is my hope that the barn will rise
again, so that when I return with my girls they too can enjoy
the barn with their friends. 
Lets get the fund raising started!

Heather Lanter- Haley
Class of 1989

When I was attending Harrison, I never got the chance to paint The Barn.
So, for our 25 year reunion, my husband Don and I, and  two of our good
friends who are also classmates, Hal and Rick, decided to paint The Barn
about 2:30 in the morning.  We had haligen lights lighting up the whole
Barn and it just glowed.  We were just finishing up when a sheriff's car
appeared and drove through the school.  We gathered everything up and
took off.  The sheriff pulled us over to see whose vehicle was still
parked at school.  When my husband gave him his license, the sheriff
looked at him and said, "Aren't you a little old to be painting the
Barn?"  We just laughed.  But looking back, we are never too old to keep
such an honored tradition going!

Good luck to all of those who are trying to make it possible for a new
Barn to be built!

Kris Milakis Hadley
Don Hadley
Class of l976


From Lyn (Bundy) Watson
Class of 1973
"Painting the original Barn"


 


 












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