Bowie High School (El Paso, Texas)

Infobox School | name= Bowie High School


motto= Once A Bear, Always a Bear
established= 1927
type=Public
principal=Dr. Jesus Chavez
grades=9-12
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mascot=Bear
colors=Blue, Silver, and White color box|bluecolor box|silvercolor box|white
location=801 S. San Marcial Ave.
El Paso, TX
country=USA

Bowie High School is one the oldest operating high schools in El Paso, Texas and is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It sits on the southernmost South Central part of the city next to the boundary with Mexico.

History

Bowie High School was founded in 1927 to relieve overpopulation to El Paso High School. [http://epcc.edu/nwlibrary/borderlands/25/bowie.htm] The first school building still exists on Cotton street in what is now Guillen Middle School. The school was eventually relocated as a result of restructuring in South El Paso. The school now sits adjacent to the Chamizal National Memorial.

Notable Alumni

*Ambrosio Guillen, Medal Of Honor Recipient. [http://bowie.episd.org/2006/02p0806/bhsjubilee.htm]
*Nolan Richardson, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship coach. [http://epcc.edu/nwlibrary/borderlands/25/bowie.htm]
*Javier Montes, 1952 Summer Olympics Olympian. [http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2007/iber.htm]
*Belen Robles, League of United Latin American Citizens Former President. [http://epcc.edu/nwlibrary/borderlands/25/bowie.htm]

External links

* [http://bowie.episd.org/index.php The Bowie High School Official Website]

References