, ▁cho ir , ▁jazz , ▁theatre , ▁technical ▁theatre , ▁musical ▁theatre , ▁film , ▁visual ▁arts , ▁or ▁cre ative ▁writing . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁take ▁general ▁education ▁classes ▁at ▁Lak eland ▁High ▁School , ▁located ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Harrison ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁Arts . ▁The ▁school ▁received ▁an ▁expansion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁renov ations ▁and ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁ 9 5 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁feet ▁to ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁History ▁Harrison ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁after ▁much ▁debate ▁about ▁whether ▁to ▁open ▁Pol k ▁County ' s ▁first ▁arts ▁school . ▁The ▁school ▁started ▁off ▁with ▁only ▁ 1 5 4 ▁students , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁depart ments : ▁Ch orus , ▁Orchestra , ▁Dance , ▁Musical ▁Theater , ▁and ▁Art . ▁Stud ents ▁in ▁Ch orus ▁and ▁Orchestra ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁bus ed ▁every day ▁to ▁nearby ▁Florida ▁Southern ▁College ▁to ▁receive ▁their ▁classes . ▁Through ▁years ▁of ▁expansion , ▁the ▁current ▁depart ments ▁were ▁added , ▁now ▁resulting ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁total ▁depart ments . ▁Before ▁the ▁major ▁renov ations ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Harrison ▁shared ▁with ▁Lak eland ▁High ▁School ▁the ▁only ▁ch orus ▁room ▁and ▁or chestra ▁room ▁available . ▁The ▁only ▁building ▁Harrison ▁could ▁call ▁its ▁own ▁was ▁the ▁current ▁ 6 4 9 ▁seat ▁the ater . ▁After ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Harrison ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁expand ▁into ▁two ▁multi - mill ion