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Oliver Ames High School

Easton, MassachusettsHigh schools in Bristol County, MassachusettsHockomock LeaguePublic high schools in Massachusetts

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. 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.

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Ames Gate Lodge
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