Bowie High School (Austin, Texas)

James Bowie High School
Address
4103 W Slaughter Lane Austin, Texas United States
Coordinates	30°11′13″N 97°51′22″W / 30.187°N 97.856°W / 30.187; -97.856Coordinates: 30°11′13″N 97°51′22″W / 30.187°N 97.856°W / 30.187; -97.856
Information
Type	public
Established	1988
School district	Austin Independent School District
Principal	Susan Leos
Staff	243
Grades	9–12
Number of students	2,898 (2015)^[1]
Campus	160 acres
Color(s)	Black, Red, Silver
Athletics conference	UIL 15-AAAAAA
Mascot	Bulldawgs
Website	www.jbhs.org

James Bowie High School is a public high school in southwest Austin, Texas. With an estimated student body of 3,000, and a campus sitting on 60 acres (240,000 m²), Bowie is the largest school in the Austin Independent School District and also the second-largest secondary school in Central Texas. The school was established in 1988 on land donated to the school district by Circle C Ranch, which again in 2011 donated 100 acres (400,000 m²) for athletic purposes. James Bowie High School's new principal is Susan Leos.

Academics

Bowie was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1992-93.^[2] Other awards include 2002 "Exemplary" School of Excellence by Texas Education Agency, 2002 "Gold Performance Acknowledgments" 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. Children at Risk ranked Bowie the #8 public high school in Austin in 2012.

Notable alumni

Twins Marcus and Michael Griffin played football for Bowie before playing for the University of Texas Longhorns and in the NFL.
Kyle Robinson (Born May 17, 1990) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL)
Bowie's basketball team is coached by Celester Collier, who appeared in the 2006 film The Quiet.
Stephen Randolph, former Major League Baseball player and current pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars of NPB.

References

↑ https://www.austinisd.org/schools/bowie
↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

Bowie's home page

Austin ISD

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