Overbrook High News

Will Smith's first record made him a high school star

August 10, 2017 by Belfast Telegraph

Belfast TelegraphHe penned Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble, his first hit as part of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh aged just 16, and the song gained radio airplay while he was an 18-year-old pupil at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Overbrook High School. "The first ...

More great old Philly pics from this wildly popular Facebook page

July 31, 2017 by Technical.ly Philly

Technical.ly PhillyThat's why I keep going back to this post from 2013, chock full of rich images of old Philadelphia. Sure, it's great to see Market or Broad Street or they were 50, 60 or 100 years ago, but my favorite shots are the ones with people in them. It's ...

Student art flies high in honoring Black space hero

July 27, 2017 by The Philadelphia Tribune

The Philadelphia TribuneGlobal Leadership Academy's Naomi Johnson-Booker arranges students for photos of the quilt they created that was inspired by pioneering astronaut Colonel Guion Bluford, center. The quilt is part of an exhibit that also features work from students from ...

How an Overbrook High grad went from jail time to a career in engineering

June 23, 2017 by Billy Penn

Billy PennJohnson, 26, attended and graduated from Overbrook high school and took a few college courses at the Community College of Philadelphia before dropping out. He soon took a path that led him to spending time in and out of jail before being sentenced to ...

Overbrook places four on All-Public baseball teams

June 12, 2017 by The Philadelphia Tribune

The Philadelphia TribuneHowever, Overbrook High put together an impressive season making the Public League playoffs. Moreover, the Panthers placed four players on the All-Public League baseball team. “We had a 7-3 record in the [American] division,” said Overbrook High head ...

Film director Benny Boom returns to Overbrook High

June 2, 2017 by The Philadelphia Tribune

The Philadelphia TribuneBenny Douglas, who goes by the name Benny Boom, returned to the Overbrook High School auditorium where he once sat as a student. The 1989 alumnus returned to Philadelphia Friday to talk to students and catch up with alumni, and also to promote the ...

Overbrook High sophomore is a hero whether he knows it or not

June 2, 2017 by Philly.com

Philly.comSince it was a Saturday, the Overbrook High School sophomore probably would have slept until noon -- but the smell of smoke woke him up. Something was wrong. Dressed only in sweatpants, Rudy ran upstairs and out the front door, where he found his ...

Overbrook High basketball great Kevin Washington inducted into Hall of Fame

May 16, 2017 by The Philadelphia Tribune

The Philadelphia TribuneWashington was able to relive these great moments during his induction into the Overbrook High School Hall of Fame Friday night at the Bala Golf & Country Club. He was inducted ... We fought hard and beat West Philly, which was really big. Then, we ...

Dr. Edward V. Wilson, 90, dentist

April 6, 2017 by The Philadelphia Tribune

The Philadelphia TribuneHe was born on March 10, 1927 to the late John H. Wilson Sr. and Gladys Long Wilson in Philadelphia. He graduated from Overbrook High School in 1945 and earned his bachelor's degree from Lincoln University in 1949. He was awarded his dental degree ...

Philly announces fate of 11 turnaround schools

February 15, 2017 by Newsworks.org

Newsworks.orgFour among the 11, all high schools, will see little change until a more detailed plan is developed for all the neighborhood high schools in the city. They are Kensington Health Sciences Academy, Fels, Ben Franklin, and Overbrook. The other seven ...

Timothy Whitaker, 57, Marine Corps veteran

November 29, 2016 by The Philadelphia Tribune

The Philadelphia TribuneWhitaker was educated in Philadelphia public schools, graduating from Overbrook High School. Whitaker attended college for two years before he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served from 1979 to 1984, receiving several commendations for his ...

Two schools: 15 miles and worlds apart

November 22, 2016 by Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Philadelphia Public School NotebookUpper Dublin High School in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, and Overbrook High School in Philadelphia are just 15 miles from each other. But they're worlds apart. Take the matter of water — that most basic element of human life. Upper Dublin's new high ...

From Overbrook High to Baltimore's next mayor

November 15, 2016 by The Philadelphia Tribune

The Philadelphia TribuneAnd by her own admission, she didn't do anything to garner attention while attending Blankenburgh Elementary, Shaw Middle School and Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. “All I did, especially in high school, was go to school and go to work,” said ...

Herbert C. Scott, 83, self-employed salesman

August 26, 2016 by The Philadelphia Tribune

The Philadelphia Tribune14, 1932 to the late Howard Scott and Ruby Askew in Philadelphia. He was educated in the Philadelphia public school system and graduated from Overbrook High School in 1951. He married Gloria T. Lewis on May 29, 1953 in Elkton, Md. and three sons ...

Ethel Hendricks Taylor, 90 retired federal worker

June 20, 2016 by Philly.com

Philly.comDr. Taylor said her mother was only a freshman in high school when her older brother, home in South Philadelphia on leave from the Army, saw a letter from Overbrook High School. At the time, the family was living in South Philadelphia. The brother ...

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