Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas)
| James Bowie High School | |
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2101 Highbrank Dr , , 76018 | |
| Coordinates | 32°39′44″N 97°04′23″W / 32.662126°N 97.073092°W |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | Cross the Line |
| Established | 1973[1] (current building in 1991) |
| School district | Arlington Independent School District |
| Principal | Lee Jones |
| Teaching staff | 166.99 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,501 (2019–20)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.98[2] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue White and Orange |
| Athletics | UIL Class 6A |
| Mascot | Volunteers |
| Rival | Sam Houston High School |
| Website | James Bowie High School |
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James Bowie High School is a public high school in Arlington, Texas. The school is a part of Arlington Independent School District and serves students in grades 9 through 12 in southeast Arlington and southwest Grand Prairie.[1] Bowie High competes in Class 6A within the University Interscholastic League that governs interschool athletic, artistic, and academic competition in Texas.
History[edit]
The Original Bowie High School[edit]
The original Bowie High School opened in 1973,[1] relieving Sam Houston High School. The original Bowie, AISD's fourth high school, was located three miles from Sam Houston. Cathy Brown of The Dallas Morning News wrote "Bowie, in its first incarnation.bargain.n, are [sic] too close together to effectively serve the city's population. So community, be warned."[3] Many students in the Houston zone wanted to transfer to Bowie because it was newer, and the transfer process made it easy for them to do so.[3]
Martin High School opened in 1982,[3] and the growth patterns in southern Arlington changed, so the district choose to close the original Bowie the following year. As of that year, the original building is now Workman Junior High School.[1][4]
Current building[edit]
In 1991, Bowie reopened and moved to its current building on Highbank Drive.[1]
Feeder patterns[edit]
Bryant, Farrell, Starrett, West, and portions of Beckham and Remynse Elementaries feed into Barnett Jr. High. Barnett sends all of its students to BHS. Foster Elementary sends a portion of its population to Gunn Jr. High. Gunn sends the majority of its students to BHS and the rest goes to Arlington. Fitzgerald Elementary feeds into Ousley Jr. High. Ousley sends a portion of its population to BHS. Burgin Elementary feeds into Workman Jr. High. Workman sends the majority of its students to BHS and the rest goes to Sam Houston.
Academics[edit]
In May 2006, Bowie High School joined the International Baccalaureate program. The Class of 2008 was the first class offered the opportunity to earn the IB Diploma.
The school participates in the Advanced Placement Program, offering the following Advanced Placement (AP) classes: AP Art: Studio Drawing, AP Art: Studio 2-D Design, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP English, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP French, AP Geography, AP Government, AP Government and Politics, AP Latin, AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP US History and AP World History.[5]
Dual credit courses, taken at Tarrant County College (SE Campus) and/or UT Arlington, are offered in Algebra II, Art IV, English IV, Geology, Government/Economics, Music History, Psychology and Sociology.[5]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Vincent Paul Abbott — Also known as "Vinnie Paul", of Hard-Rock Band Pantera.[6]
- Darrell Lance Abbott, who went to Bowie a short time. Also known as "Diamond Darrell", "Dimebag Darrell", "Dimebag" or simply "Dime", of Hard-Rock Band Pantera.[7][8]
- Jessica Robinson (Class of 1995) — Asked her son how to update Wikipedia
- DJ Campbell (Class of 2022) — Offensive Tackle for the Texas Longhorns[9]
- Terry Glaze (Class of 1982) — Original lead Singer of the Heavy Metal band Pantera and Lead singer of MCA recording artist and 80's Hair Metal band Lord Tracy[10] Lord Tracy album "Deaf Gods of Babylon" is number 50 on Rolling Stone Magazines 50 Greatest Hair Metal albums of all time.[11]
- Vernon Wells — Major League Baseball outfielder[12]
- Maren Morris — Country and pop music artist
- Kamaru Usman — Former UFC Welterweight Champion
- Ty Nsekhe (Class of 2003) — NFL offensive tackle[13]
- Russell Hansbrough (Class of 2012) - NFL running back[14]
- Kolby Listenbee — NFL wide receiver
- Cade Cunningham — NBA point guard
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "About Us". James Bowie High School. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c "BOWIE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c Brown, Cathy (editorial columnist). "No blackboard jungles despite changing demographics." The Dallas Morning News. Wednesday October 14, 1998. Opinions Arlington 7A. Retrieved on October 25, 2011.
- ^ "Workman JHS History". Workman Junior High School. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Academics - Bowie High School". James Bowie High School. 7 April 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "TSHA | Abbott, Vincent Paul [Vinnie Paul]". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Remembering Dimebag Darrell, 10 Years Later".
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/groups/246658355358437/permalink/2713232552034326/?comment_id=2714009345289980 [user-generated source]
- ^ "DJ Campbell - Football". University of Texas Athletics.
- ^ "Hippie Lord | Boho Kleidung Boutique".
- ^ "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Vernon Wells Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Ty Nsekhe, Texas State, Offensive Tackle - 247 Sports". 247Sports.
- ^ "Russell Hansbrough, 2012 All-purpose back". Rivals. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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