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On March 15, 2023, the Osbourn High School PTSA will host a Create with Kindness program for Manassas families, made possible by National PTA and TikTok, where they will participate in conversations about digital kindness, responsibility, and safety, as well as TikTok’s parental controls.


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Updated 5:45 p.m. — Manassas police said city officials did a good job communicating with the public during a lockdown at several schools last week.

Just before 1 p.m. On Thursday, January 26, 2022, administrators placed Osbourn High School and two other schools, Baldwin Intermediate and Elementary schools and Metz Middle School, into “secure the building” mode, where no one could enter or exit the building while instructors continued teaching.


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Manassas City Public Schools have become the first in the region to scan students for guns and other weapons.

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Elected officials in Manassas had it out last night over efforts to build a replacement for Dean Elementary School and the school board’s request to buy the largest office building in the city.

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The Manassas School Board is considering installing metal detectors at Osbourn High School. The devices, called Evolv Express Lanes, would allow some 2,000 students to be searched for weapons as they enter the city’s only high school.

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Friends and neighbors, I sent this message a bit ago to my email list and thought I’d share it with you.

Back in May, I did one of those things your much younger self would look at and say, “Are you crazy?” After witnessing firsthand during the pandemic how the decisions of local government impact our everyday lives – I decided to run for office in Manassas.


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The Manassas School Board is considering installing metal detectors at Osbourn High School. The devices, called Evolv Express Lanes, would allow some 2,000 students to be searched for weapons as they enter the city’s only high school.

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Lewis is an Emmy, Tony, GRAMMY, and SAG Award nominee  Accompanied by a trio of musicians on the intimate Merchant Hall stage, Lewis’ performance will include stories and songs that highlight his accomplished career on stage and screen, giving Hylton Center audiences a chance to experience “just about everything a leading man with a mighty voice should be,” The New York Times worte.

In addition to a performance featuring songs from his career, Lewis will host a masterclass at the Hylton Center the following day with high school students from Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park on September 19.


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Manassas School Board members unanimously voted to purchase 8700 Centreville Road, a building in which it rents space for central office employees. The school division wants to buy the 55,000-square-foot building for $10.8 million.

The move throws a plan to move into the city’s police station at 9518 Fairview Avenue. Police will vacate the space for a new public safety center early next year.


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