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Bowsher High School (Toledo, Ohio)
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E.L. Bowsher High School was constructed at the intersection of Glanzman and Detroit in Toledo, Ohio
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were called rebels. The mascot is a horseman named "Rowdy" and the school colors are red and Colombia blue. There was controversy over the mascot in the 1980s and into the early 1990s concerning race-based issues and crime rates. In 1992, support groups met to discuss the rebel flag and the school song, Dixie
. Apparently, there was some controversy over the use of the flag and the song. The points agreed upon include the following: the name "Rebels" will be retained, the horseman will continue to be the mascot with a slight modification, the rebel flag will not be used in the school or in school events, and the colors will remain the same. In June 1993, a new fight song was adopted.
Bowsher High School is a member of the Toledo City League.
For the Spring of 2011 Bowsher High School performed the classic, The Pajama Game on April 1 and 2.
The Pajama Game was produced as a green production that used eco-friendly products and techniques to reduce theatre's carbon footprint. This green production was part of a groundbreaking partnership with the Broadway Green Alliance in New York City.
(NJCL).
(years marked with an asterisk (*) denote a shared title)
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. It is part of the Toledo Public Schools.
Background
Bowsher High School's original building opened in September 1961 at 3548 S. Detroit Avenue, just north of Glanzman Road. It was named for Edward Leslie Bowsher (1890–1974), Superintendent of the Toledo Public Schools from the late 1930s until his retirement in 1958. A new structure was built as a replacement at the corner of Detroit and Arlington, about 1.5 miles north of the original location, opening for students at the start of the 2008/2009 school year. It is home to the Rebels and has about one thousand four hundred students. The construction of the new school is part of Toledo Public Schools' "Building for Success" program, which aims to renovate the majority of Toledo Public's schools by 2010. The class of 2009 became the first graduating class of the new building. The current Athletic Stadium will stay and not be moved to the new location. As of October 2010 the student population of Bowsher is now at around 1,400 students, the jump in enrollment is mainly due to the closing of Libbey High SchoolLibbey High School (Toledo, Ohio)
Edward Drummond Libbey High School is a public high school building located on the south side of Toledo, Ohio which held classes from 1923 until 2010. It is part of Toledo Public Schools and contained the Smart Academy and Humanities Academy...
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Rebels
The name "Rebels" has an interesting backstory to it. The name was chosen based on the fact that the school's location is in South Toledo and the fact that the army of the Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
were called rebels. The mascot is a horseman named "Rowdy" and the school colors are red and Colombia blue. There was controversy over the mascot in the 1980s and into the early 1990s concerning race-based issues and crime rates. In 1992, support groups met to discuss the rebel flag and the school song, Dixie
Dixie (song)
Countless lyrical variants of "Dixie" exist, but the version attributed to Dan Emmett and its variations are the most popular. Emmett's lyrics as they were originally intended reflect the mood of the United States in the late 1850s toward growing abolitionist sentiment. The song presented the point...
. Apparently, there was some controversy over the use of the flag and the song. The points agreed upon include the following: the name "Rebels" will be retained, the horseman will continue to be the mascot with a slight modification, the rebel flag will not be used in the school or in school events, and the colors will remain the same. In June 1993, a new fight song was adopted.
Bowsher High School is a member of the Toledo City League.
Marching Rebels
Bowsher High School's band is known as the Marching Rebels. They perform at the football games (pregame, halftime, and during the game), the basketball games, known as the Pep Band. Their uniform colors are the same of the school colors, red and Columbia blue. The colors changed slightly, putting the color black in the uniform. The Pep Band has been cancled due to the budget cuts from Toledo Public Schools.Drama Department
The Bowsher Drama Department is now well-known all throughout the city of Toledo for their fantastic productions of Oklahoma! and last year's Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Oklahoma! was the first musical staged in the new auditorium and left audiences speechless as they exited the auditorium because of the caliber of the production as well as the facilities. Disney's Beauty and the Beast was the biggest show in Bowsher and Toledo Public Schools history selling over 2,000 tickets to one weekend. Because Bowsher has a reputation in the city of Toledo for providing quality productions numerous city council members, school leaders and even Mayor Mike Bell were in attendance for Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Disney's Beauty and the Beast even gained national attention when First Lady Michelle Obama commented on the great production. Karin Giffin is the producer/director for the musicals at Bowsher. As well as musicals the Bowsher Drama Department also stages plays in the fall. In November 2010, Chelsie Cree, a senior at Bowsher, and Erica Lockard, Alumni of Bowsher, wrote, directed, and produced the fall play, a Bowsher first. The play was entitled Falling. The whole production was coordinated by students.For the Spring of 2011 Bowsher High School performed the classic, The Pajama Game on April 1 and 2.
The Pajama Game was produced as a green production that used eco-friendly products and techniques to reduce theatre's carbon footprint. This green production was part of a groundbreaking partnership with the Broadway Green Alliance in New York City.
Clubs and activities
Bowsher offers several after school activities:Bible Study, Knitting club, Language clubs, dancing, etc. The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical LeagueNational Junior Classical League
The National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...
(NJCL).
Toledo City League Titles
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
: 1969, 1979, 1996 - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
: - Boys Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
: 2011 - Girls Cross Country:
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
: - Boys BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
: - Girls Basketball:
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
: - BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
: - Boys Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
: - Girls Track and Field:
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
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Notable alumni
- Karen Moseley, WNBA basketball player
- Dennis HopsonDennis HopsonDennis Hopson is a retired American professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University...
, Former NBA basketball player - Cindy Taylor, Model
- David D. Bowes, '72, San Francisco, violist with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and American Bach Soloists