Bowie High School (Austin, Texas)

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James Bowie High School is a public high school in the southwest region of Austin, Texas. With a student body of 2,850 and a campus sitting on 120 acres, Bowie is the largest school in the Austin Independent School District. It was established in 1988, and was managed under the same principal until the 2005-2006 school year. Many of the original staff members are still teaching at the school. According to the previously longtime principal Kent Ewing, Bowie always possesses the "finest student body ever assembled". The school's mascot is the bulldog, popularly spelled "bulldawg" and often abbreviated to simply "dawgs".[1]

Bowie was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1992-93. ^[1]. Other awards include 2002 "Exemplary" School of Excellence by Texas Education Agency, 2002 "Gold Performance Acknowledgements" by Texas Education Agency, 2002 5 Star High School by Texas Monthly & National Center for Educational Accountability, and 2004 Recognized High School by Texas Education Agency.

1 School Song
2 Bowie Web Site
3 Famous Alumni
4 References

[edit] School Song

We grasp the hands and join to sing in the light,
Pride in performance leads us to glorious heights.
We strive for unity, displaying loyalty,
With fighting spirit we are James Bowie High

[edit] Bowie Web Site

The bowie website is located at www.jbhs.org. The current operator of the web site is the Communications System teacher Mr. Nourse. The website has many uses for news about the school, upcoming events, and the teacher directory.

[edit] Famous Alumni

Twins Marcus and Michael Griffin played football for Bowie before heading to the University of Texas. In the 2007 NFL Draft, Michael was selected 19th overall by the Tennessee Titans. After the 2008 NFL Draft, Marcus was signed to the Minnesota Vikings.
Bowie's basketball team is coached by Celester Collier. They starred in the 2006 film The Quiet.
Eric Vespe (who uses the pseudonym Quint) is a contributing editor on Ain't It Cool News.
Ryan Ray is a 2007-2008 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.
Carlos is the producer of the Bobby Bones Show in Austin, TX.