Osseo Senior High School - Overview

Overview

Osseo Senior High School is a part of the Osseo Area School District 279 and is one of three, three-year high schools in the district. The school has a population of 1694 of which 1% are Native American, 3% are Hispanic, 11% are Asian, 18% are black and 67% are white. The team mascot is the Osseo Oriole, and Osseo Senior High School sports teams are known as the Orioles. Osseo Senior High was the first school to open in District 279. The original school building opened in 1928. The school was designated a high school in 1952. An auditorium/gym was added in 1935. Additional classrooms and a lunch room were added to the building in 1948. A high school addition was made to the building in 1952, and another section of the building was added in 1957. In 1959, a new gymnasium was added to the building, and in 1961, the school received a major expansion. Another wing was added to the new building in 1964, and Tech Ed. rooms were added in 1966. In 1975, voters approved a gymnasium and auditorium expansion to the building. The original 1924 building, with its 1935 and 1948 additions, was demolished to make way for the new gymnasium. The school received a library addition in 1988. In 2002, a new gym was added, the 1959 gym converted into a cafeteria, and new offices were built. From 2002-2005, the exterior of the school was renovated and air conditioning was added to the building. The current layout of Osseo Senior High is notorious for being confusing, since there are two upstairs wings not accessible to one another via the 2nd/3rd floor. The 1st floor's layout resembles a ladder, with a front and back hallway, with smaller hallways connecting the two. The cafeteria was recently renovated and features the "Oriole Cafe," where students have a wide selection of school meals as well as several à la carte options, while enjoying the 1950s architecture surrounding them.

Osseo Sr. High is known for sending its graduates to a wide array of universities. Some of the most popular universities among Osseo students are the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, U-M Duluth, Saint Cloud State, Mankato State, UW-Madison, UW-Eau Claire, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Iowa State, North Dakota State University, Winona State, UW-La Crosse, South Dakota State University, and the University of Michigan.