Barack Obama Academy of International Studies 6–12: Difference between revisions

| name = Pittsburgh Obama 6-126–12

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| motto = Nothing in life is so complicated, that it cannot be achieved by discipline and hard work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/145120716102939153/blank/browse.asp?A%3D383%26BMDRN%3D2000%26BCOB%3D0%26C%3D59462 |title=Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 &#124; General Information |accessdate=2012-07-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910150205/http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/145120716102939153/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=59462 |archivedate=2012-09-10 }}</ref>

| language = German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Mandarin

| established = 2009

| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] International Baccalaureate

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| district = [[Pittsburgh Public Schools]]

| grades = 6&ndash;126–12

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| principal = Yalonda Colbert

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| enrollment = 924 as of October 1, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Discover PPS: Obama 6-12|url=http://discoverpps.org/obama|website=Discover PPS|publisher=Pittsburgh Public Schools|accessdate=13 May 2018|ref=1}}</ref>

| athletics = Basketball, Soccer, Football, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Track and Field, Swimming, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Ultimate Frisbee, Wrestling<ref>{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Obama 6-12: Athletics|url=https://www.pghschools.org/Domain/1160|website=Pittsburgh Public Schools|publisher=Pittsburgh Public Schools|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>

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| colors = {{Color box|purple|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}}<br /> Purple, black and silver

| mascot = Eagles

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| location = 515 N. Highland Avenue<br />[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]] 15206 {{Coord|40.46694|N|79.92333|W|type:edu|display=title}}

| country = USA

| website = {{URL|http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/ibworld2}}

| newspaper = The Eagle Times

The '''Barack Obama Academy of International Studies''', also known as '''Pittsburgh Obama 6-126–12''', is a [[Public school (government funded)|public school]] in the [[East Liberty (Pittsburgh)|East Liberty]] neighborhood of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The school is named in honor of Former [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] who served as [[List of Presidents of the United States|44th]] [[President of the United States]].

Pittsburgh Obama is an [[International Baccalaureate]] school which was created when the [[Pittsburgh Public Schools]] combined [[Pittsburgh Frick 6–8 Middle School|Frick Middle School]] and [[Schenley High School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Transition to Peabody |url=http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/53932052613175953/site/default.asp?5393Nav=%7C&NodeID=6251 |work=Barack Obama Academy of International Studies is moving to a new location |publisher=Pittsburgh Public Schools |accessdate=December 30, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As of the 2017-20182017–2018 school year, Pittsburgh Obama is located in the former [[Peabody High School (Pennsylvania)|Peabody High School]] building. Before that, it was housed in the former Reizenstein Middle School building for three years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chute|first=Eleanor|title=2 bids for school buildings favored|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/2-bids-for-school-buildings-favored-322805/|accessdate=July 14, 2012|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>