- Oliver High School
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David B. Oliver High School 
Location 2323 Brighton Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
United StatesInformation Type Public Established 1925 School district Pittsburgh Public Schools Principal Mr. Dennis Chakey Grades 9–12 Enrollment 500 as of August. 2010[1] Color(s) Orange and Seal Brown Mascot Bear Representative Floyd McCrea Motto: Believe! Attend to Achieve! Read to Succeed! Website David B. Oliver High School David P. Oliver High School
Location: Brighton Rd. and Island Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Coordinates: 40°27′50″N 80°1′33″W / 40.46389°N 80.02583°WCoordinates: 40°27′50″N 80°1′33″W / 40.46389°N 80.02583°W Area: 14 acres (5.7 ha) Built: 1924 Architect: Steen, James T., & Son Architectural style: Art Deco Governing body: Local MPS: Pittsburgh Public Schools TR NRHP Reference#: 86002698[2] Significant dates Added to NRHP: February 3, 1987 Designated CPHS: November 30, 1999[3] Designated PHLF: 2001[4] 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!"[when?]
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.
References
- ^ "Pittsburgh Oliver High School". PPS Web Site. http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/146920102711754913/site/default.asp. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. http://www.phlf.org/historic-plaque-program/local-historic-designations/. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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