Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The magazine's 2013 report out this week recognizes several Northern Virginia schools.
On mobile? You can see interactive map here. Newsweek has ranked Osbourn Park High School at No. 1,224 among high school in the country. For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about Woodbridge High's ranking, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above. The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Ms. Christina Ross hit it big-and she didn't even have to gamble.
Wednesday wasn't the average dreaded hump day for Osbourn Park High teacher Christina Ross. A day of teaching seniors suffering from spring fever was well rewarded when she discovered she'd won the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award which comes with a personal $2,000 check. Award co-sponsor Supply Room Inc. also gave her a $2,000 classroom credit for supplies. "Well, I'm going quit my second job," a smiling Ross said when asked what she was going to do with her award money. The gift came as a total surprise to the Advanced Placement government teacher. School administrators lured Ross and her class to the Osbourn Park library for the big reveal by making up a story about something being wrong with the roof over her classroom. School …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
The high schools are "neighbors" located on the same street, Euclid Avenue, but in different jurisdictions.
Osbourn Park High competed against its closest neighbor, Manassas Park High School in a high-powered wrestling match this weekend at Magruder High, in Rockville, MD. Though the schools are on the same street, Euclid Avenue, their placing in the tournament were very different. Osbourn Park was deemed the champions of the match while Manassas Park finished last out of the 10 teams, Manassas Park High wrestling Coach Mark Payne said. Manassas Park's own Anthony Pinto was the only tournament placer for the high school. "Anthony had a great tournament. Anthony wrestled heavyweight for us, weighing only about 225 pounds, Payne said. "He is a tough competitor and should be very proud of himself. There was some pretty tough teams here and he hung…
Friday, June 15, 2012
Seth Opoku-Yeboah opens up about how he reached his goal of perfect attendance throughout grade school.
Seth Opoku-Yeboah is grateful that his parents gave him the opportunity to go to school in the United States when they moved here from Ghana—so much so that he never missed a day of class. I was not always an easy road to perfect attendance. Once in the seventh grade he was very sick and had a bad cough, and for weeks he thought he would have to take a day off. When he voiced his concern, his mother told him there was nothing he could accomplish at home. He agreed and went to school. Opoku-Yeboah speaks of going to school as an obvious decision. Even during his senior year at Osbourn Park High School (OPHS), he didn't feel obligated to skip school. "I was accepted to William and Mary in November, and for six or seven months I was coming to…
Friday, June 8, 2012
Study finds 37 percent of high school graduates from years 2006, 2007 and 2008 are employed full time, compared to just 16 percent that graduated during the recession.
After walking across the stage and receiving their diplomas, many high school students will attend college, get a job or both. But no matter what direction life takes them, most experts agree these graduates will face a difficult job market. According to a recent study released by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, three in 10 high school graduates are employed full-time. The study also points out that 37 percent of graduates from years 2006, 2007 and 2008 are employed full time, compared to just 16 percent that graduated during the recession. The survey further characterizes high school graduates’ first jobs as “low-paying, temporary jobs.” So in an unstable economy, many graduates may be …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Use our free announcement service to share the good news about your graduate.
Do you have a friend or family member graduating from high school or college this year? Want to congratulate them and share the good news with your friends and neighbors? Why not post a free graduation announcement on Manassas Patch. To post a free announcement, click here. In the category drop down box (see photo), select "graduation." Enter the graduate's name, school and any other details you'd like to share. Directly below the "description" box, you'll see an "Upload photos and videos" button. If you'd like your announcement featured on the Manassas Patch home page, be sure to add a photo or video. Only announcements with photos or video will be featured on the home page. Once you have filled in the information about your graduate and …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Osbourn Park High School was the only Prince William County area high school to rank in the Washington, D.C. top 50 list, as compiled by Post’s Jay Mathews.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Long-serving Osbourn Park math teachers set to retire this year.
Osbourn Park math teachers Martha Cannon and Edward Burt will be retiring in June after a long, illustrious career at the local school. Martha Cannon Everyday for the past four decades, she has made life difficult for her students. "When you walk into Mrs. Cannon's classroom you are expected to learn, whether you like it or not. She forces us to do things we thought were not possible," senior Katie Ricks said. To her students, she is known as the demanding Ms. Cannon. To her staff and peers, she is the gentle and kind-hearted woman known as Martha. Cannon has been teaching math at the school for the past 37 years. Second to only Miss. Lillian Orlich, Cannon is the longest serving teacher in the county. “She [Miss Orlich] is the top of the …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The regular season is wrapping up, and area baseball teams look for momentum heading into tournaments.
Each area baseball team played two important games last week, heading into tournament season. The Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets (OP) won both games for the week. They opened up with a game against Gar-Field, which they were able to win easily by a final score of 7-2. But the Jackets met a tougher match later in the week in the Forest Park Bruins. Still, OP was able to hang on once again as they topped Forest Park, 5-1. With the two victories, Osbourn Park now has an overall record of 14-6 to go along with a 9-3 record in the Cardinal District. The Osbourn Eagles were also hoping to build some momentum of their own before this week's tournaments. The Eagles squared off against cross-town rival Stonewall on Thursday in a district match-up. …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Local baseball teams see plenty of action this week.
The Manassas area high school baseball teams had a full slate of games this week. Osbourn and Osbourn Park each played three games, while Stonewall played two. It was a very important week for all three teams as the regular season is winding down. Each team is doing what they can to better their position in the district standings before the playoffs begin. The Osbourn Eagles began the week on a positive note as they opened up with a win against Gar-Field. The Eagles had a decent game offensively, pushing five runs across, and got a very solid performance on the pitching end. The final score of the game ended up being, 5-1. The Eagles were able to continue their winning ways in the second game of the week. It was a contest against …
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9:50 am on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
National Schools Get Challenge Index scores for more than 1900 public high schools nationwide. http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2013/list/national/ RANK 1635 SCHOOL Manassas Park CITY Manassas Park STATE VA E&E% 16.40 SUBS. LUNCH 43.00 INDEX 1.393 more ›