Osborn High School

Osborn High School is an educational complex operated by Detroit Public Schools (DPS), located in Osborn, Detroit. Three separate high schools, Osborn College Preparatory Academy, Osborn Collegiate Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology (Osborn MST), and Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy, occupy the campus.

The current principal of Osborn College Preparatory Academy is Senta Ray-Conley.

The school has over forty programs to offer, some of which are: Engineering Design, Agricultural Science, Forensics, French, Spanish, Dual Enrollment through WCCCD, Honors and AP Classes, Accelerated Math/Reading, Study Island Web-Based Academic Tutoring, Extended Day Program, Credit Recovery Program, Internship Programs, Community Service Opportunities, Robotics Team, Poetry Club, Literacy Circles, Chess, DAPCEP, Media Club, Cotton Candy Press, Book Club, Recycling Program, Technology & Engineering Club, French Club, Alternative Energy Greenhouse, Drama, Cheerleading, Student Government, Basketball, Football, Softball, Baseball, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Track and Field, and Cross Country.

Mildred Gaddis of WCHB said that Osborn "is considered the glue to the community."

Laura F. Osborn High School was opened in February 1957. It was named after the first female president of the Detroit Board of Education. When opened it had no auditorium, gym or pool, no facilities for vocational courses such as automotive. It took the Board of Education over 4 years to develop these, although the funds had been appropriated before January 1957. On the northwest side, Osborn's 'sister' school, Henry Ford had these facilities built by the end of 1959. Parents of Osborn students inquired and made visits to the Board offices and never received positive answers regarding the delay. The first student newspaper was called The Lance, the masthead designed by Gregg T. Trendowski(Class of June 1960). The teams were named the Knights, a name suggested by Gregg Trendowski (a member of the first student council and member of a special committee for name selections). Mr. Trendowski also designed the team logos and the yearbook (The Acolyte)logo in February 1957.

In 2006 Kimberly Chou of The Michigan Daily said that the school was "often criticized for its lack of resources and tension among students."

The school complex was divided into three separate schools occupying the same campus in 2009.

In 2010 Robert Bobb, the emergency financial manager of the school district, announced that Osborn was closing. In July 2010 Osborn High School was closed; it reopened in August of that year. DPS officials planned to keep the facility open for two years.

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