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Coordinates: 38°44′50″N 77°28′04″W / 38.747156°N 77.46768°W / 38.747156; -77.46768
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Not to be confused with Osbourn Park High School.
Osbourn High School
Address
Map
1977 Eagle Way

Manassas
,
Virginia
20110

United States
Coordinates38°44′50″N 77°28′04″W / 38.747156°N 77.46768°W / 38.747156; -77.46768
Information
School typePublic, high school
Established1977
School districtManassas City Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Kevin Newman
PrincipalDr. Jennifer Chapman
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,214 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)    Navy Blue and Gray
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League
AAA Northwest Region
Cedar Run District
MascotEagle
WebsiteOsbourn High School

Osbourn High School is a public school for grades 9–12 located in Manassas, Virginia, United States and the sole high school of the Manassas City Public Schools system.

History and administration

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History

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Osbourn High School was originally opened in 1890 as the Manassas Institute by Fannie and Eugenia Osbourn as a private school. In 1908, the Institute became part of the Virginia Public School System and was renamed the Manassas Agricultural High School. After the passing of Fannie Osbourn Metz, Eugenia Osbourn became the principal. In 1928, a new school building was opened on Lee Avenue; the school was renamed Manassas High School. Ms. Eugenia Osbourn remained principal of this high school until 1935.

In 1939, the school was renamed Osbourn High School in her honor. The building on Lee Avenue was home to Osbourn High School until the fall of 1953, when a new school was built on Tudor Lane. 22 years later, Prince William County Public Schools closed the building on Tudor Lane and students began attending a new school building on Euclid Avenue between Manassas and Manassas Park.

1975 was the year Manassas became a city. Shortly after, Manassas started its own school system. In the fall of 1977, the building at 9005 Tudor Lane reopened as Osbourn High School, a four-year high school. The eagle was chosen to be the school mascot, and navy blue and silver-gray became the school colors. Due to Manassas's rapid growth, Grace E. Metz Junior High School opened in 1990 and Osbourn became a three-year high school (grades 10-12). On November 8, 1999, students and staff moved to the current Osbourn High School. The four-year status was restored, and the graduating 8th graders from Metz came to Osbourn in September 2000 and became the class of 2004.[2][3]

Administration

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The new principal of Osbourn High School is Dr. Jennifer Chapman. Prior to her appointment in 2024, Chapman was an assistant principal at Forest Park High School and John R. Lewis High School.[4]

Academics

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Osbourn High School has earned the Governor’s STEM Academy Designation.[5] Students at Osbourn are also given the opportunity to attend The Governor's School at Innovation Park, a school that is housed on the Prince William County campus of George Mason University that focuses completely on a Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum.[6]

Athletics

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Osbourn High School is in the 6A Cedar Run District of the Virginia High School League. The school offers Cheer, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, golf, basketball, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, baseball, Esports, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and tennis

Football

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In 2006, the Osbourn Eagles football team won the Cedar Run District Title, the Northwest Region the, and the AAA Division 6 State Championship (the highest class in the state of Virginia) with a 42-20 victory over Chantilly High School. It is the school's only state championship since joining class AAA in 1996.[7]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Osbourn High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Osbourn High School". www.mcpsva.org. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  3. ^ "Osbourn High School History: Founding, Timeline, and Milestones - Zippia". www.zippia.com. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  4. ^ "Chapman Named New Principal of Osbourn High School". www.mcpsva.org. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  5. ^ "Osbourn High earns Governor's STEM Academy Designation". INSIDENOVA.COM. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  6. ^ "About The Governor's School @ Innovation Park". www.pwcs.edu.
  7. ^ "From Losing Them All to Winning It All". Washington Post. 2024-01-31. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  8. ^ Lawless, Gary (April 8, 2014). "Bombers adds NFL players Williams, Hogan to roster". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "Lucky Whitehead". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  10. ^ Francescani, Chris (April 25, 2012). "George Zimmerman: Prelude to a shooting". Reuters. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  11. ^ Roig-Franzia, Manuel (July 13, 2013). "Zimmerman found not guilty in killing of Trayvon Martin". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
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