▁" Sch ol ars ", ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁known ▁at ▁Od ys sey , ▁( although ▁known ▁as ▁students ▁everywhere ▁else ) ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁may ▁wear ▁mar oon ▁or ▁black ▁uniform ▁sh ir ts , ▁and ▁black ▁p ants / short s , ▁and ▁k h aki ▁p ants / short s . ▁In ▁previous ▁years , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁gr ades ▁ 6 - 8 ▁and ▁ 9 ▁through ▁ 1 2 , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁past ▁school ▁year ▁( 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 ) ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁since ▁split ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁middle ▁and ▁high ▁school . ▁Sch ol ars ▁in ▁middle ▁school ▁may ▁only ▁wear ▁black ▁p ants / short s ▁and ▁a ▁grey ▁uniform ▁sh irt . ▁Additionally , ▁sch ol ars ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁only ▁wear ▁( O IA IS ) ▁brand ed ▁outer we ar ▁or ▁a ▁solid ▁colored ▁jack et ▁that ▁corresponds ▁with ▁the ▁school ' s ▁colors , ▁but , ▁many ▁do ▁not ▁follow ▁this ▁rule . ▁ ▁O IA IS ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁wider ▁family ▁of ▁schools ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Od ys sey ▁Pre par atory ▁Academy , ▁which ▁includes ▁three ▁K - 5 ▁schools ▁in ▁Buck ey e ▁and ▁Go ody ear . ▁ ▁The ▁High ▁School ' s ▁and ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ' s ▁mas cot ▁is ▁the ▁Min ota ur . ▁The ▁school ▁colors ▁are ▁mar oon , ▁black , ▁white ▁and ▁silver . ▁ ▁School ▁Life ▁The ▁Od ys sey