National Register of Historic Places

Oliver, David P., High School

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Listed
February 3, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86002698

About this property

David B. Oliver High School, commonly known as Oliver High School, was a public school that was located in the Northside area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. This school was one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. It was closed in 2012; however, the building remained open as offices. 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 once was a landfill and is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools area. The school colors are orange and seal brown, also in reference to Oliver's name (David Brown Oliver). 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 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 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. On November 23, 2011, the Pittsburgh Board of Education approved a facility reform plan that would close Oliver as an active city high school for the 2012–13 school year. The staff and students would be relocated to the Pittsburgh Perry High School, and the Oliver building would remain open as the new home of the district special education offices. Jakim Donaldson (born 1983), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Calvin Fowler, co-captain of U.S. gold medal basketball team at 1968 Summer Olympics. Oliver High School Archived 2005-12-15 at the Wayback Machine

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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
40.46413, -80.02535

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When was Oliver, David P., High School listed on the National Register?

Oliver, David P., High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1987.

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Oliver, David P., High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Oliver, David P., High School is recorded as the industrial era.

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