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Public school in El Paso, Texas, United States
31°45′57″N
106°27′31″W
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31.7657°N 106.4587°W
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31.7657; -106.4587
Bowie High School
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United States
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Type
| Public
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Motto
| Once A Bear, Always a Bear
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Established
| 1927
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Principal
| Francisco Ordaz
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Staff
| 94.77 (FTE)
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Grades
| 9-12
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Enrollment
| 1,386 (2017?18)
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Student to teacher ratio
| 14.62
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Color(s)
| Royal blue and white
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Mascot
| Bear
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Website
| www
.episd
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/bowie
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Bowie High School
is one of the oldest operating high schools in
El Paso
,
Texas
and is part of the
El Paso Independent School District
. It is located in the Chamizal neighborhood in the South Central part of the city next to the border with
Mexico
, not far from the Bridge of the Americas linking El Paso with
Ciudad Juarez
, across San Marcial Street from Chamizal National Memorial.
Bowie High serves Downtown El Paso and the western half of South Central (also known as South) El Paso; its attendance zone is roughly defined by
Interstate 10
on the north, the
Rio Grande
on the south and west, and Luna Street on the east. It is fed by Guillen Middle School and the elementary schools in its feeder pattern include Aoy, Beall, Douglass, and Hart. Bowie High also hosts a magnet program for business and international relations, International Business Academy, which opened in 2003 and draws students from throughout the district. It was named for Texas Revolution hero and Alamo defender
James Bowie
. Bowie's main rival is
Jefferson High School
.
History
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Bowie High School was founded in 1927 to relieve overpopulation at
El Paso High School
.
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The first school building still exists on South Cotton Street at Sixth Avenue in the
Segundo Barrio
(Second Ward) section of South-Central El Paso; it is now Guillen Middle School. Bowie High was eventually relocated to its current location as a result of restructuring in South El Paso.
Prior to 1964, the land on which Bowie High sits was Mexican territory. The land became United States territory as a result of the American?Mexican Chamizal Convention Act of 1964 which resolved the longstanding
Chamizal dispute
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Athletics
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- Baseball, 1948 State Champions
- Tennis
- Boys' and girls' basketball
- Cross country, 1979 State Champions (boys), 1986 State Champions (girls)
- Football
- Boys' and girls' soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
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Notable alumni
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References
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External links
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