Teacher Threatened, Osborne Student Arrested

The incident happened Thursday.

An Osborne High School student was caught with a stun gun after he allegedly threatened a teacher. About 10:30 a.m. Thursday, 18-year-old Dedric Bryant Garrett hurled vulgarities and threats toward a teacher after the man told the teen to go to class. The threats caused "the teacher to fear for his safety and well being," an officer wrote in a Cobb County criminal warrant. "The teacher had to leave his class during class hours to try to get the accused and two juveniles to leave the hallway." During a patdown, authorities found a stun gun in Garrett's left front pocket, according to the warrant. He was arrested at the school on charges that include disorderly conduct, disruption of public schools and carrying a weapon in a school safety …

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North Georgia Weather

5:43 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013

He's friggin 18, that's why! IEP's only take you so far. And my wife teaches and I also work for a school system, actually have worked for two for 24 years. Your vast knowledge is worthless if that's what you think. You do a disservice to all teachers by spewing garbage like that. And as far as saying it's ok to lie... teachers are held to a higher standard... they sign an Ethics policy...and …   more ›

Student Accused of Bringing Knife to Osborne High

He was arrested Thursday.

An Osborne High student on Thursday allegedly brought a 6.5-inch throwing knife to school. Salvador A. Salgado was in the bathroom when his teacher noticed the knife "in plain view on the table" around 3 p.m. March 21, according to a Cobb County criminal warrant. When Salgado returned from the bathroom, the teacher asked him if the knife belonged to him. "Accused said 'Yes,' " authorities wrote in the warrant. The blade on the knife was 3.5 inches long and the handle was 3 inches. The teacher escorted Salgado to an assistant principal's office, where police arrested him on a charge of carrying a weapon within a school safety zone. Early Friday morning, he was released from the Cobb County Jail on an $8,000 bond.

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stephen m george jr mpa

5:16 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013

believe it or not ...in high school I took my grandfather's 22 rifle to shop class to refinish the stock and blue the barrel...and I took it back and forth on the school bus with no more thought than taking my lunch box ... how I long for the good old days ...that's right ...the 70's.   more ›

Cobb Students Improve Writing Scores

Every traditional high school had 90 percent or more of students passing the 2012 Georgia High School Writing Test.

Cobb County School District 11th grade students taking the Georgia High School Writing Test for the first time slightly improved 2011 average scores. On Tuesday, the district released results from September's test. All 16 traditional high schools had passing rates of at least 90 percent on the test, which measures students' writing skills across the curriculum. Cobb's average scale score of 231 is one point higher than last year. Since 2009, the scale score has increased from 224 to 231 and the percentage passing from 94 percent to 98 percent. The Cobb average is higher than the metro Atlanta average of 229 and 226 for the state of Georgia. “The state writing test is an important gauge of our students’ communications skills and lets our …

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Marietta, Osborne High Get $200,000 to Fight Dropouts

Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb is the only Georgia organization to share in $10 million to help stem the high school dropout crisis. The contribution will provide a site coordinator in the 9th grade at Marietta and Osborne High Schools.

At a presentation event on Tuesday, Sept. 25, Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb County (CISMCC) was presented with a $200,000 AT&T Aspire contribution to support and extend CISMCC’s onsite coordinators.  The AT&T Aspire contribution will provide a site coordinator in the 9th grade at both Marietta High School and Osborne High School. The site coordinators will work with 9th graders and their families to help remove the non-academic barriers to the student’s success in school.  “This opportunity that is being afforded Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb County through the AT&T Aspire Grant is very important to help students make a successful transition to high school with goals for a bright future,” said Carol Fey, Executive …

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Robbie Huck

8:57 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012

three cheers for AT&T and the teams at the schools working to inspire our children.   more ›

Osborne Cardinals Beat Cambridge Bears, 20-0

Marietta's Osborne High Cardinals, winless up until this game, won against Cambridge High School on Friday night, 20-0..

Marietta's Osborne High Cardinals, winless up until this game, won against Cambridge High School on Friday night, 20-0. Keep up with news by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

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A Week Away From Cobb Kickoff

Seven Cobb schools will kick off on Friday, Aug. 24, with Campbell at Morrow, Hillgrove at Westlake and Osborne at Chapel Hill.

The start of the high school football season is just a week away, and some of Cobb's best teams are priming for an early spotlight.  Walton, Kell and McEachern will all be playing next Saturday in the Corky Kell Classic at the Georgia Dome.  Earlier this week, they all learned, not surprisingly, that they're ranked in the Top 10 in preseason polls. Earlier this year, the Georgia High School Association went from five to six classifications for sports, so the designations for most schools have changed.  East Cobb's Walton, which reached the Class AAAAA title game and is ranked No. 4 in the Class AAAAAA preseason poll, got a bit of a surprise this week in a scrimmage against Hillgrove of West Cobb.  Also in the Class AAAAAA preseason poll is…

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Celebrate Your Osborne Grad!

Have photos from your Osborne High School grad's big day? Share them with us!

Celebrate Your Osborne Grad!

Have photos from your Osborne High School grad's big day? Share them with us!

Osbone High School seniors graduated Friday, and we'd love for you to share your photos here.  All you have to do click the "Upload Photos and Videos" tab below the photo on this story. Make sure to include a brief description of the photo and you're all set.  If you have some video clips to share, you can submit them the same way.  Remember if you missed the graudation you can watch it online or purchase a DVD from district's website. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

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Live Streaming of Cobb Graduations

Commencement exercises for Osborne High School in Marietta can be seen live and DVD replays can be ordered on the Cobb County School District website.

The Cobb County School District is providing free live-streaming of Cobb high school graduations, which begin Thursday and conclude Saturday.  DVD copies of each school's graduation ceremony also will be available for sale. The free live-streaming link and DVD order link are on the district's website.  The following is the Friday and Saturday graduation schedule for Cobb high schools in and around Marietta: Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter. 

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Readers' Choice: Get Your Taxes Done

What is your favorite place to get help with your taxes in Marietta?`

The April 17 deadline for filing income taxes is approaching. If you get help preparing your taxes, where is your favorite place to go? We've selected the following establishments to vote on for this week's Marietta Patch Readers' Choice: We can't add anyone to this poll, but if your favorite is missing, tell us in the comments below so we'll know for next time. The winner will be based equally on the poll results and positive reviews and ratings in the Marietta Patch directory. So after you vote in the poll, be sure to click on the name of the tax prep office above so you can give your pick a five-star rating and review. If there's a tie, we'll break it based on the most positive comments, so be sure to tell us about your choice in the …

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