- Osborne High School (Georgia)
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Osborne High School 
Location 2451 Favor Road
Marietta, GA
United StatesInformation Type Public school Established 1928 School district Cobb County School District Principal Mr. Steven Miletto Grades 9-12 Enrollment 1,723 Color(s) Mascot Cardinals Information (770) 437-5900 Website www.cobbk12.org/Osborne/index.asp Robert L. Osborne High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia. It is the oldest high school in Cobb County. The school mascot is the cardinal, and the school colors are red and white. The current principal is Dr. Charlotte Stowers. They have 130 teachers.
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History
Established as Olive Springs Community School in 1881, the building consisted of a single room serving grades one through eight. Housed in the Olive Springs Baptist Church, little is known about the history of the community school until 1919.
As a member of a faculty of only three, Mr. Robert L. Osborne became Principal of Olive Springs Community School in 1919. Over the next nine years, Mr. Osborne worked tirelessly to serve a growing population. In 1928, Olive Springs moved from its original location at Olive Springs Baptist Church to Joyner Avenue. As the new school opened on September 10, 1928, it employed ten teachers and served 350 students in grades one through nine. In 1936, recognizing and honoring Mr. Osborne's commitment to the community, Olive Springs School was renamed Robert L Osborne School.
In 1928, R. L. Osborne became a fully accredited Senior High School. R. L. Osborne's first graduating class in 1939 boasted 25 members, 13 boys and 12 girls. As the school moved to its present location on Favor Road in 1962, Mr. Osborne retired.
In 2010, Students held a protest protecting there teachers, over 500 students took part. News stations swarmed the school and reviewed the students actions as out of control behavior.
Baseball
Osborne Baseball was one of the country's best in the 1970s and 1980s up to 2001 lead by Coach Donnie English.
They won
- 6 State
- 1 national
- 5 subregion
- 2 runner up
- 8 region
Demographics
The current racial percentages of the school are;
(in order from greatest to least)
49% African-American
38% Hispanic
9% White
3% Asian
1% OtherMission statement
Educate...Everyone...Everyday...Every Way!
Vision
NO WALLS! Breaking down the barriers between adults and students to help them achieve their dreams!
Alma mater
In the heart of ol’ Cobb County
reared against the sky
Proudly stands our Alma Mater
as the years roll by
Osborne High School we will honor
true and loyal be
Ever crowned with grace and glory
Osborne hail to thee-Ruby Hildebrand, 1936
Teams
- Baseball
- Football
- Boys Tennis
- Girls Tennis
- Boys Track
- Girls Track
- Cross Country
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Boys Basketball (Website)
- Girls Basketball (Website)
- Swimming & Diving
- Fastpitch softball
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Soccer
Clubs
- Bible Club
- Breakdance(Alumni included Bboy V)
- Drama Club: The Cardinal Mask
- Percussion- Xavier Nailing (Instructor)
- Band- Gabriel Arnold (Director)
- Beta Club
- Cheerleaders
- Choral and Vocal Arts
- Color Guard
- Dance Team
- FBLA
- FCA
- FCCLA
- FEA
- Geography Bowl
- Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
- Jazz Band
- JROTC
- Junior Delegates
- Key Club
- Ladies of Divinity
- Latino Club
- Math Tournament Team
- Men and Women of Distinction
- Mock Trial
- National Honors Society
- Octagon Club
- Orchestra
- Planeteers
- Quills and Scroll Honor Society
- RVI
- SADD
- The Cardinal
- Step Team
- Student Government
- Thespian Society
- Yearbook
External links
Sub-Region B East Paulding Raiders · Hiram Hornets · Carlton J. Kell High School · North Paulding Wolfpack · Osborne Cardinals · Alan C. Pope High School · Sprayberry Yellow Jackets
External Links 33°53′31″N 84°33′58″W / 33.892°N 84.566°WCoordinates: 33°53′31″N 84°33′58″W / 33.892°N 84.566°W
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1928
- High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Schools in Cobb County, Georgia
- Georgia (U.S. state) school stubs
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