Oliver High School
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David B. Oliver High School, commonly known as Oliver High School, is a public school in the Northside
area of Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
, USA. Oliver is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
.
Established February 3, 1925 it is named in the honor of David B. Oliver, President of Pittsburgh Public Schools
from 1911–1922. Oliver was largely responsible for the increase in the number and size of Pittsburgh Public Schools.
The school sits on land that was previously a landfill and is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
area. The school colors are orange and dark brown, also in reference to Oliver's name (David Brown Oliver). The school is home to the Zeta Rho Chapter of the National Honor Society. The school's original motto 'On, Sail On!' was changed to "Believe, Achieve, Succeed!"
The school's newspaper has run an advice column "Dear Moppet" since the 1920s. The school's alma mater, written in 1925, originally had as many as seven verses which can be found in several copies of the "Omicron
" (the school year book) from the 1970s. Today, however, only one verse is widely known and is sung each day during morning announcements.
The school serves primarily as a neighborhood school for the surrounding North Side area, and also attracts non-local students to its magnet programs, JROTC and Law and Public Service. Oliver offers all academic programs at the Gifted, Scholars, Advanced Placement and standard academic levels. Oliver offers eight Applied Technology and Career Development Programs for students interested in vocational training.
Northside (Pittsburgh)
North Side refers to the region of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located to the north of the Allegheny River and the Ohio River...
area of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, USA. Oliver is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Public Schools is the public school district in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and adjacent Mount Oliver.The combined land area of these municipalities is with a population of 342,503 according to the 2000 census. In August 2005, the superintendent became Mark Roosevelt. His tenure ends...
.
Established February 3, 1925 it is named in the honor of David B. Oliver, President of Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Public Schools is the public school district in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and adjacent Mount Oliver.The combined land area of these municipalities is with a population of 342,503 according to the 2000 census. In August 2005, the superintendent became Mark Roosevelt. His tenure ends...
from 1911–1922. Oliver was largely responsible for the increase in the number and size of Pittsburgh Public Schools.
The school sits on land that was previously a landfill and is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Public Schools is the public school district in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and adjacent Mount Oliver.The combined land area of these municipalities is with a population of 342,503 according to the 2000 census. In August 2005, the superintendent became Mark Roosevelt. His tenure ends...
area. The school colors are orange and dark brown, also in reference to Oliver's name (David Brown Oliver). The school is home to the Zeta Rho Chapter of the National Honor Society. The school's original motto 'On, Sail On!' was changed to "Believe, Achieve, Succeed!"
The school's newspaper has run an advice column "Dear Moppet" since the 1920s. The school's alma mater, written in 1925, originally had as many as seven verses which can be found in several copies of the "Omicron
Omicron
Omicron is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 70. It is rarely used in mathematics because it is indistinguishable from the Latin letter O and easily confused with the digit 0...
" (the school year book) from the 1970s. Today, however, only one verse is widely known and is sung each day during morning announcements.
The school serves primarily as a neighborhood school for the surrounding North Side area, and also attracts non-local students to its magnet programs, JROTC and Law and Public Service. Oliver offers all academic programs at the Gifted, Scholars, Advanced Placement and standard academic levels. Oliver offers eight Applied Technology and Career Development Programs for students interested in vocational training.