[2] It is named after prominent Judge John Overton (1766–1833), advisor to President Andrew Jackson.

The clubs and organizations offered consist of band, Beta Club, Business Professionals of America, cheerleading, choir, drama, FCCLA (Family, Career & Community Leaders of America), Fellowship of Christian Athletes, forensics (speech and debate), guitar, Interact Club, National Honor Society, The Overtour (yearbook), The Orbit (newspaper), orchestra, piano, Student Council, Students Taking a Right Stand (STARS), The VEX Robotics Team (VEX Robotics Competition), and TSA (Technology Student Association).

[10] At the annual Contest of Champions competition in Murfreesboro, the band had been a finalist for 26 consecutive years (1981–2006).

[11] In addition, they have made numerous appearances in the finals of various Bands of America Regional competitions.

[10][12] Overton was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Shield for outstanding marching band twice.

The team coached by Ralph Gabriel was also ranked in the top 14 in the USA TODAY poll.

Throughout the last fifteen years, the wrestling team has been coached by Ralph Gabriel, who has taken the team to many national tournaments such as the US Open in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the Virginia Duals in Hampton Virginia, the Tournament of Champions in Reno, Nevada.

Other tournaments attended were in New Orleans, Central Square, New York, Herndon, Virginia; and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The football team won the Tennessee state championship in 1981 with a record of 14–0, under the leadership of Coach Nick Coutras.

The stadium, visible from Interstate 65, is named after Coach Coutras, who had a 145–36 record in his sixteen years at Overton.

[17] The most recent success was in 2003 when the football team advanced to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs before losing to nearby rival and eventual champion Hillsboro High School.

Notable Players Benjamin Demonbreun, Connor Ulrey, Neal Phillips, Onyedika Molokwu, Roland Phan, Aemron Yosuf, Kendrick Kronthal, Amos Tan, Ruth Tan, and Melissa McKinney.

[19] In forensics, the school won the Senator Karl E. Mundt Congress Trophy in the 1977 NFL National Tournament.

He played for the Chicago White Sox (1973, 1976), Toronto Blue Jays (1977–1978), and the Japanese Nippon-Ham Fighters (1979).

She is an alumnus of Leadership Nashville Class of 2013 and was founder and owner of Mind Your Own Business, a creative marketing services provider.

[38] Mary Carol Humphreys Friddell is the president and owner of nursing assistant training school NATS, Inc., and a 30-year MNPS teacher who taught in seven schools across the city, including Eakin, Bordeaux, Julia Green and Cockrill.