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1810

The Virginia General Assembly did not approve Jefferson's "Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge" in 1779, but the state did create a Literary Fund in 1810 to support education of the children of indigent parents.

1869

Virginia did not offer free public education for all children until a new state constitution was adopted in 1869.

Prince William County, led by George C. Round in Manassas, started its first free public school in 1869, a year before the state required it.

1870

A public school for black children started in 1870 on Liberty Street in Manassas.

1872

The "Manassas Village White School" moved to a new building in 1872, and was renamed Ruffner School #1 then to honor Virginia's State Superintendent of Schools, William Ruffner.4

1890

In 1890, Miss Eugenia H. Osbourn came to Manassas and was named assistant principal of the institute.

1894

Frederick Douglass Speech at the Dedication of the Manassas (VA.) Industrial School (September 3, 1894)

1898

By 1898, graduates were routinely admitted to colleges and universities without being subject to entrance examinations, a testament to the high standards of education set by the Osbourns.

1908

In 1908, the Manassas Institute become part of the Virginia Public School System and the institute was renamed the Manassas Agricultural High School.

1912

Fannie Osbourn Metz, passed away in 1912.

1928

In 1928, a new high school building was erected on Lee Avenue and was named Manassas High School.

1935

Miss Eugenia was principal until she retired in 1935.

1937

In 1937, the Manassas Industrial School finally became a public school, serving as the regional high school for black students in Fairfax, Fauquier, and Prince William.

1939

Manassas High School was renamed Osbourn High School in 1939 to honor Miss Eugenia.

1953

The building on Lee Avenue housed Osbourn High School until the fall of 1953, when a new school opened on Tudor Lane.

1972

The Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College opened in 1972, and the Woodbridge campus three years later.

1975

In the fall of 1975, the Osbourn Yellow Jackets became the Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets and the royal blue and gold of OHS now belonged to OPHS. The year 1975 also marked the year Manassas dropped its town status and became a city.

1977

The city bought three old school buildings from Prince William County and renovated them (Baldwin, Dean, and Osbourn). In the fall of 1977, the building at 9005 Tudor Lane reopened as Osbourn High School housing grades 9-12, Mr.

2000

In September 2000, the “graduated” eighth graders from Metz moved to Osbourn.

2012

Prince William teacher recalls role in helping integrate county schools (February 13, 2012)

2014

The newly-renovated and renamed Joseph B. Johsnon Wing reopened in 2014, providing an additional 10 classrooms for the city's sole high school to host both traditional courses and non- traditional education courses.

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