Oliver Ames High School is a public high school in Easton, Massachusetts, United States. The school currently enrolls approximately 1200 students in grades 9 through 12 and is named after Oliver Ames, who was the 35th governor of Massachusetts. Oliver Ames offers Advanced Placement, Honors, college preparatory, business, and standard programs, as well as electives in the visual and performing arts, business and industrial arts, and home economics.
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100 Lothrop Street North Easton, MA 02356 United States | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1905 |
| School district | Easton |
| Principal | Kelly Cavanaugh |
| Staff | 87.15 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,082 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.42[1] |
| Color(s) | Black & Orange |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | Page on eastonmaschools.org |
In sports, Oliver Ames competes in the Hockomock League where their teams have many achievements, including winning numerous championships.
In 2007, the baseball team captured its first-ever MIAA Division 2 State Championship.
The girls basketball program has won 3 MIAA Division 2 State Championships taking home the title in 2006, 2010, and 2022.
The Oliver Ames Tiger Marching Band represented the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 2012 Memorial Day parade in Washington D.C. The OAMB also recently won the schools first back to back to back NESBA championships since the 90's by winning the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Division IV Championships.
Notable alumni
edit- Jim Craig, a member and goalie of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that defeated the Soviet Olympic hockey team, made famous by the movie Miracle on Ice.
- Ruth Graves Wakefield, inventor of the chocolate chip cookie.[3]
- David MacKinnon, Professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics.
Facilities
editMuscato Stadium
editNamed after the coach, Valentine P. Muscato, who led the football team to six league championships and three undefeated seasons resulting in state championships. The stadium features a state of the art 400-meter track and a turf field for school athletics, which also served as the home of the Real Boston Rams of the USL Premier Development League.[4]
William Nixon gymnasium
editThe gym is home to Boys and Girls basketball, and as home to the girls volleyball team in the fall. The gym, which seats around 1200 people, was built in 2006. The gymnasium is named for William [Bill] Nixon a long time Social Studies/History teacher at Oliver Ames.
Frothingham Park
editLocated just a few blocks from campus the historic park designed by Fredric Law Olmsted is the home to the Oliver Ames Tigers baseball team. "The park" as most townies refer to it, was also the home to the Tigers football team before Muscato stadium was constructed.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Oliver Ames High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
- ^ "Easton Historical Society hosts open house". Wicked Local Easton. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Real Boston are proud to call Muscato Stadium home for the 2013 season!". BostonRams.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.