Osborn High School
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Osborn High School is an educational complex operated by Detroit Public Schools
(DPS).
Located on the northeast side of Detroit, Michigan
; the school is named for Laura Freele Osborn
(1866-1895), a highly regarded suffragist and campaigner for school reform. Mrs. Osborn was a member of the Detroit School Board; she was also the first woman elected to any office in Detroit. Osborn's reforms included: school lunchrooms supervised by trained dietitians, special programs for children with special talents, special instruction for handicapped children, visual education, health education, and classes in manual and domestic arts.
The school has eight programs, including Osborn Academy of Mathematics, Osborn College Preparatory Academy, Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy, and the Osborn Upper School of Global Communications and Culture.
In July 2010 Osborn High School was closed; it reopened in August of that year. DPS officials plan to keep the facility open for two years.
(MHSAA) track and field finals, and Jimalatrice Thomas who won the 400-meter dash title at the 1988 MHSAA championships.
Detroit Public Schools
Detroit Public Schools is a school district that covers all of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The student population of the Detroit Public Schools is about 65,971 , which is down about 9.7% from the previous school year. Detroit Public Charter Schools educate an additional 56,000...
(DPS).
Located on the northeast side of Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
; the school is named for Laura Freele Osborn
Laura Freele Osborn
Laura A. Freele Osborn was a suffragist, campaigner for school reform, and long-serving member of the School Board for Detroit Public Schools in Detroit, Michigan during the early half of the 20th century....
(1866-1895), a highly regarded suffragist and campaigner for school reform. Mrs. Osborn was a member of the Detroit School Board; she was also the first woman elected to any office in Detroit. Osborn's reforms included: school lunchrooms supervised by trained dietitians, special programs for children with special talents, special instruction for handicapped children, visual education, health education, and classes in manual and domestic arts.
The school has eight programs, including Osborn Academy of Mathematics, Osborn College Preparatory Academy, Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy, and the Osborn Upper School of Global Communications and Culture.
In July 2010 Osborn High School was closed; it reopened in August of that year. DPS officials plan to keep the facility open for two years.
Osborn Knights: Athletic Hall of Fame
The school's Hall of Fame includes student who had athletic success in regional and state competitions, including Kelsey Johnson, who won the long jump event at the 1973 Michigan High School Athletic AssociationMichigan High School Athletic Association
-About:The Michigan High School Athletic Association is a service organization for high school sports in Michigan and is headquartered in East Lansing...
(MHSAA) track and field finals, and Jimalatrice Thomas who won the 400-meter dash title at the 1988 MHSAA championships.