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Not to be confused with Overbrook Elementary School.
Overbrook High School
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Overbrook High School (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)
Overbrook High School (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)
Overbrook High School (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)
Location5898 Lancaster Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′52″N 75°14′19″W / 39.9812°N 75.2386°W / 39.9812; -75.2386
Built1924
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003313[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

Overbrook High School is a public, four-year secondary school in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

School

Overbrook High School is designated by the School District of Philadelphia as Location #402, in the West Region. The building was built in 1924 and designed by Irwin T. Catharine. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Enrollment for 2004–05 was 2,075 students in grades 9 through 12. African Americans make up 99% of the student population, with whites, Asians, and Latinos accounting for most of the rest of 2006.[2] As of 2015, the school principal of Overbrook is Yvette Jackson

Notable alumni

Overbook HS sign

Overbrook is perhaps best known for its famous alumni, who include Wilt Chamberlain[3] and Will Smith.[4][5] At least 11 Overbrook alumni have played in the NBA, and the school is ranked sixth in that respect.[5]

Nick Falcon



Gene R.H. Butler.- Notorious for being the lightest black Mexican there is. He played rugby overseas for 11 years. Being drafted in the NRL at the age of 17. Gene is now 33 happily married and donates to Overbrook faithfully every year. The school plans on remodeling the gym and renaming it after him.

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