History
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. The name continued when a new Osbourn High School was built on Tudor Lane in Manassas. The school was part of the Prince William County school system, and was closed in 1975 with the opening of Osbourn Park High School in 1975 on a location between Manassas and Manassas Park.
The current Osbourn High School is part of the City of Manassas school system. It retains both the old name and physical plant of the original Osbourn High School, and was opened in 1977 after Manassas became an independent city. Those that graduated from the pre-1977 OHS are considered OPHS alums. Osbourn is commonly referred to as "OHS" and "no not Park", the latter in reference to the nearby county school which has evolved as a major rival of OHS.
Osbourn's mascot has been an eagle since its 1977 reopening, prior to which were intermittently the less popular badger and juggernaut.
Their graduation ceremony is usually held on the second Monday in June, at Jiffy Lube .
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