Basic Information
James Bowie High School is a 9-12, non year long high school located in southwest Austin, at 4103 W. Slaughter Lane. Bowie is a public school and is open from 7:30am to 5pm. Bowie is the largest comprehensive high school in AISD, and prides itself on its multitude of programs.
Programs – Academic
Bowie offers over 50 different AP courses in a multitude of different subjects, including five advanced courses in English, ten in math, fourteen in science, nine in history, and various others in language and miscellaneous subjects. Bowie is also home to an ACC Dual Credit program, in which qualified students can, in partnership with Austin Community College, be taught college level courses by college professors at ACC. This program is offered for Júnior and Senior students specifically and the classes currently offered in this program are US History, US Government, and English IV.
Programs – Sports and Fine Arts
Bowie offers a wide variety of programs in both Athletics and Fine Arts. In fine arts specifically Bowie’s classes include: Freshman Art, Visual Arts Program, Band & Color Guard, Cheerleading, Choir, Dance, Guitar, Orchestra, Piano, Technical Theatre 1, Technical Theatre 2, Technical Theatre 3 & 4, Theatre Arts 1, Theatre Arts 2, and Theatre Arts 3. Bowie also offers fine art pathways, courses taken in specific orders. These pathways include: Jazz Band, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, Steel Drums, Oral Interpretation, Musical Theatre Arts, Theatre Production, Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre, Guitar, Choir, Piano, Orchestra, Dance, Visual Arts: Drawing, and Visual Arts: Sculpture. Information on these programs can be found here.
Athletics wise, Bowie offers Golf, Boys and Girls Basketball, Baseball, Cheerleading, Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Girls and Boys Track and Field, Boys and Girls Soccer, Volleyball, Softball, Wrestling, Swim and Dive, Ultimate Frisbee (Co-ed), Tennis, Cross Country, and Dance (Silver Stars and JV Stars). You can find the information on the Athletics here and if you have any further questions you can contact the schools athletic coordinator at [email protected] .
Applications
To go to Bowie you must either be within Bowie’s attendance zone or have an approved transfer request from the AISD Office of Student Services. The first step to enroll as a new student, similar to with Northeast High School, is for a student’s parent or guardian to fill out Bowie’s online registration form through Austin ISD’s parent portal. After that, you must contact Bowie’s Registrar who will then work with your child alpha group to set up an appointment. At this appointment you must bring your students proof of residency, birth certificate, social security card, withdrawal documents from the previous school, an unofficial transcript or last report card, and the photo ID of the parent or guardian.
