Bow High School
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Bow High School is a four-year public high school located in Bow
, New Hampshire
, USA
, as part of the Bow School District. The principal is John House-Myers who took over in June 2006 from George Edwards who had been principal since the school's establishment.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 640 students and 53.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.1.
. In 1993 the Concord School District told Bow they could no longer send Bow students to Concord High after the 1996-1997 school year. Immediately Bow started to make plans for a high school of their own. The school was built and now sits on the shores of Turee Pond. The school was originally designed to accommodate 600 students, and in 2005/2006 had a student population of 640. The school cost $16 million dollars. The school has a 600-seat auditorium, an 800 seat gym, a video production facility and state of the art technology.
The athletic teams participate in NHIAA Division II and Division III. The following sports are represented: soccer, golf, field hockey, football, cross country, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, indoor track, spirit, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, softball, baseball, and track and field.
in 2006, earning a $10,000 scholarship. Van Dyck was also selected to be one of Bow High School's Granite State Challenge
competitors on New Hampshire's PBS station, NHPTV.
The school was the scene of a set piece speech by Bill Clinton
on January 8, 2008 in support of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
In June 2005 the student population, with the exception of the senior class, took place in a school mandated DHHS survey. 17% of surveyed students reported smoking marijuana during a 30-day period and 31% reported consuming alcohol during the same period. The results were below the state average for student substance abuse and the school principal did not consider the results sufficient to necessitate drug testing of student athletes.
Bow, New Hampshire
Bow is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,519 at the 2010 census.- History :Incorporated in 1727, the town was one of several formed to ease population pressures on the Seacoast. The town's name comes from its establishment along a bend, or "bow", in the...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, USA
United States
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, as part of the Bow School District. The principal is John House-Myers who took over in June 2006 from George Edwards who had been principal since the school's establishment.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 640 students and 53.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.1.
History
Bow High School was established in 1997 with four classes. Before this time high school students from Bow went to ConcordConcord High School (New Hampshire)
Concord High School is a high school in Concord, New Hampshire in the United States.- History :Concord's first public high school was established in 1846. The original building was the building on the corner of State and School Streets. A new school house was built in 1862, which stood until April...
. In 1993 the Concord School District told Bow they could no longer send Bow students to Concord High after the 1996-1997 school year. Immediately Bow started to make plans for a high school of their own. The school was built and now sits on the shores of Turee Pond. The school was originally designed to accommodate 600 students, and in 2005/2006 had a student population of 640. The school cost $16 million dollars. The school has a 600-seat auditorium, an 800 seat gym, a video production facility and state of the art technology.
Classes
Classes at Bow High School are leveled in a heterogeneous manner. Each student at BHS is required to take two science classes, although the majority of students take more than that. Students are required to graduate with three Building Essential Skills for Tomorrow (B.E.S.T) classes (physical education). Students are also required to take a freshmen humanities class, a sophomore American studies class, a junior world studies class, and seniors are required to take senior seminar, a class that directs them through their senior project.Graduation credit requirements
Graduation requirements for Classes 2007-2010:- Humanities - 8 credits
- Math, Science, Technology, and Business - 8 credits
- B.E.S.T - 2.5 credits
- Electives - 5 credits
Athletics
Jim Kaufman is Bow School District's Athletic Administrator. As of 2007, Bow had won 25 state championships (including a total of five state championships in spring 2003 alone).The athletic teams participate in NHIAA Division II and Division III. The following sports are represented: soccer, golf, field hockey, football, cross country, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, indoor track, spirit, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, softball, baseball, and track and field.
Extracurricular activities
Student Teal Van Dyck won second place in the national Poetry Out LoudPoetry Out Loud
The Poetry Out Loud: Recitation Contest was created in 2006 by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation. The contest was created to increase awareness in the art of performing poetry, with substantial cash prizes being awarded to schools that participated as well as...
in 2006, earning a $10,000 scholarship. Van Dyck was also selected to be one of Bow High School's Granite State Challenge
Granite State Challenge
Granite State Challenge is an American television quizbowl game show that airs on New Hampshire Public Television and began in 1983.-Description:...
competitors on New Hampshire's PBS station, NHPTV.
The school was the scene of a set piece speech by Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
on January 8, 2008 in support of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
Controversies
In 2005 there was controversy when the Bow High School administration chose not to award a student, Isabel Gottlieb, her graduation diploma for not satisfying the school's physical education requirement despite waivers from her previous school and participation in varsity athletics. The situation was resolved when her old school issued her a new transcript giving credit for physical education courses.In June 2005 the student population, with the exception of the senior class, took place in a school mandated DHHS survey. 17% of surveyed students reported smoking marijuana during a 30-day period and 31% reported consuming alcohol during the same period. The results were below the state average for student substance abuse and the school principal did not consider the results sufficient to necessitate drug testing of student athletes.