25/09/2025
OT TIMELESS | ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก: ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐
In a faded old photograph, the graduating students of Olongapo Provincial High School, Fourth Year โ Section 3, smile and pose for their class picture in the school year 1962โ1963. More than six decades later, the image endures as a timeless reminder of youth, friendship, and a city in transition.
The school itself carries a rich history. What is known today as Olongapo City National High School (OCNHS) was first established on June 3, 1946, as the Reservation High School under the U.S. Naval Reservation. It was briefly called JK Jackson High School before being turned over to the Zambales provincial government in 1959, after which it became Olongapo High School. By the early 1960s, it was known as Olongapo Provincial High School, and after the cityโs charter in 1966, it eventually took on the name Olongapo City National High School.
For the students in the photograph, high school represented both an ending and a beginning. Graduation meant moving on to higher studies, careers, or family life. At the same time, it symbolized the aspirations of a generation living in a community that was slowly shaping its own identity. Just a few years after this picture was taken, Olongapo would be declared a chartered city, a milestone that many of these young graduates likely witnessed and contributed to in their own ways.
Today, this snapshot invites us to look back and reflect: while Olongapo has grown into a bustling urban center, the hopes of its young people remain a constant thread across generations.
Do you or your family have stories from Olongapo Provincial High School during those years? Share them with us โ every memory helps keep the cityโs educational legacy alive.
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