Oliver High School

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David B. Oliver High School
Believe, Achieve, Succeed!
School type	Public
Established	1925
District	Pittsburgh Public Schools
Grades	9–12
Contact Number	412-323-3250
Principal	Mr. Tawayne Weems
Students	726 as of 1-Apr-2007^[1]
Colors	Orange and Seal Brown
Representative	Floyd McCrea
Location	2323 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Coordinates: 40.46444° N 80.02444° W United States
Website	David B. Oliver High School

Oliver High School is a public school in the Northside area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Established in 1925 on February 3, it is named in the honor of David B. Oliver, President of Pittsburgh Public Schools from 1911–1922. Mr. 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. Oliver is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The school colors are orange and dark brown, also in reference to Mr. Oliver's name (David Brown Oliver). It 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. (Omicron is the Greek letter that corresponds with the "O" pronunciation in Oliver, as opposed to omega, as in oatmeal) Today however, only two verses are widely known and are sung each day during announcements. They are as follows:

Hail to the Oliver!

Thy name doth inspire

Upward and onward

Rising e'er high

See thy grand banner of orange and seal brown

Through all the land win praise and renoun!

When from thy classrooms we must graduate

Dear to our memory thy life innate!

We shall be with you in spirit e'er true

Loyalty ever is thy just due!

The school serves primarily as a neighborhood school for the surrounding North Side, 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.