Olive Branch High School (Olive Branch, Mississippi)

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Olive Branch High School
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Olive Branch High School (Olive Branch, Mississippi)
9366 Sandidge Road

Olive Branch
,
Mississippi
38654

United States
Coordinates 34°56′58″N89°49′22″W / 34.9495°N 89.8227°W / 34.9495; -89.8227
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1970 (1970)
School district DeSoto County School District
PrincipalJacob Stripling [1]
Teaching staff71.52 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,077 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.06 [2]
Color(s)Blue, gold and white
   
Team nameConquistadors
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website obh.desotocountyschools.org

Olive Branch High School is a suburban public high school in Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States, part of the Memphis metropolitan area. Its mascot is a conquistador and its school colors are blue, gold, and white. Olive Branch is a part of the DeSoto County School District.

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History

Original Olive Branch High School

Although the town of Olive Branch was extremely small for much of the 20th century, with a population of about 400 during the 1930s, newspaper records indicate the existence of a high school in the town no later than 1936. [3] At that time the school had approximately 120 students, implying that students from outside city limits also attended. [3]

In the era of formalized racial segregation in Mississippi, it appears there were both black and white high schools in Olive Branch. [4]

Integration

Today's Olive Branch High School was established in 1970 after amalgamating Olive Branch High School and East Side High School. The school's mascot — the Conquistador — was chosen because "it was neither black nor white. It was seen as a conqueror to overcome the racial segregation of the past." [5]

The high school moved into its new and current building in 1996.

Athletics

Teams

Olive Branch's athletic teams are nicknamed the Conquistadors and the school's colors are white, gold, and blue. Olive Branch teams compete in the following sports:

State championships

Football

Basketball

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 "OLIVE BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Associated Press, "Olive Branch School Has Two Principals," Daily Herald [Biloxi], March 17, 1936, p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Nine School Buildings Approved". Jackson Clarion-Ledger . May 28, 1957. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Olive Branch High School" . Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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  8. ↑ "Kelvin Bell". University of Iowa Athletics. April 9, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Olive Branch lineman Shon Coleman, Aubrey Phillips back with Auburn Tigers". AL.com. March 26, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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