Osbourn High School

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Address
Osbourn High School
9005 Tudor Lane Manassas, Virginia, 20110 USA
Information
School district	Manassas City Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Gail E. Pope
Principal	Mr. John Conti
Assistant principals	Zella Jones Wayne Gryder Eric Barna Julie Byrne Dave Larson Betsy Ingles Whitaker
Enrollment	1,903 (2006-07)
School type	Public high school
Grades	9–12
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League AAA Northwest Region Cedar Run District
Rival	Osbourn Park High School
Mascot	Eagles
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Gray
Opened	1999 (in current building)
Established	1939
Homepage	Osbourn High School

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

[edit] History of Osbourn High School

The namesakes of Osbourn High School, Ms. Eugenia Osbourn and Ms. Fannie Osbourn, were the assistant principal and principal of the Manassas Institute. In 1908, the Institute became part of the Virginia Public School system and was renamed the Manassas Agricultural High School. In 1928 a new school was built on Lee Avenue and the school became Manassas High School. Ms. Eugenia Osbourn remained principal of this high school until 1935. In 1939, the Manassas, Virginia school was renamed Osbourn High School in her honor.

Today Osbourn is commonly referred to as "OHS" and "no not Park", the latter in reference to the similarly named Osbourn Park High School located nearby and consequently a major rival of OHS.

Now located on Tudor Lane, Osbourn has a student body of some 1850 students. The Osbourn Eagles' football team was undefeated and crowned state champions for the 2006 season. Their graduation ceremony is usually held on the second Monday in June, at the Nissan Pavilion.