Is it possible to format my powerbook 2012 OS10.8 without loosing the OS?

I have inherited this machine and want to delete the former user, change system language and start from scratch with it all...

What model MBP do you have and what is the original OS?  If you open System Information (System Profiler)> Hardware>Hardware Overview>Model Identifier is the the key element. (this application will be found in your Utilities folder)
This is from my MBP:
Ciao.

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