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    History of Olympic

    Olympic High School has been in existence since 1965 serving the Mt. Diablo Unified School District as one of the largest continuation high schools in California. Originally housed in the Concord United Methodist Church classrooms on West Street, Olympic moved to its present location in September of 1974. The present location of Olympic once housed Concord Elementary School, one of the first elementary schools in the community. Consequently, the front of the school appears very similar to other elementary schools in the district. 

    Rumor has it that when Olympic opened its doors in 1965, the original principal, Jack Donovan, solicited the input of the students to come up with a name for the school. They wanted to call it Coors High School. That of course would not have been approved so they next tried Olympic High School. A compromise was struck and the name Olympic was chosen.  This makes perfect sense since Olympic brings together students from all of the comprehensive high school in the district sharing a common goal of graduation.  Is the story true?  Nobody really knows for sure but someone once said, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." So there you have it.

    Olympic High School

    2730 Salvio Street, Concord,
    Concord, California 94519
    (925) 687-0363 Phone | (925) 798-6317 Fax

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    The Mt. Diablo Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, actual or potential parental, family, marital status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding compliance with Title IX student issues, please contact the Title IX Compliance Officer, Michael A. Jimenez, Assistant Superintendent High School, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at jimenezma@mdusd.org. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding compliance with Title IX employee issues, please contact the Executive Director of Personnel, Lisa Murphy Oates, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at murphyoatesl@mdusd.org. Questions, concerns or complaints regarding harassment, discrimination, intimidation and bullying, please contact the Equity Compliance Officer, Jennifer Sachs, Executive Director of Instructional Support, at 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, by phone (925) 682-8000, or email at sachsj@mdusd.org. 

     

    Mt. Diablo Unified School District 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, California 94519, Phone (925) 682-8000 , www.mdusd.org

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