Oliver Ames High School is a public high school in
Easton, Massachusetts
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, 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.
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
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in the 2012 Memorial Day parade in Washington D.C.
Notable alumni
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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.
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Facilities
Muscato Stadium
Named 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
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William Nixon gymnasium
The 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
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Nixon a long time Social Studies/History teacher at Oliver Ames.
Frothingham Park
Located 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
External links
Oliver Ames official website
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Schools in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Public high schools in Massachusetts
Hockomock League