Bowmanville High School

{{Infobox school

| name = Bowmanville High School

| image = Bowmanville High School, April 13 2025.jpg

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| alt =

| caption = Bowmanville High School in 2025

| established = 1971

| motto = Non Quantum Sed Quale

| type = Public

| district = Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

| grades = 9-12

| superintendent = Jamila Maliha

| principal = David Boone{{cite web |title=School and Contact Information |url=https://bowmanvillehigh.kprdsb.ca/About%20Us/School%20Information |publisher=Bowmanville High School |access-date=30 September 2024}}

| enrollment = 945{{cite web |title=Bowmanville High School (895539) |url=https://www.app.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sift/schoolProfileSec.asp?SCH_NUMBER=895539&x=18&y=18 |website=Ministry of Education |access-date=18 June 2021}}

| enrollment_as_of = 2019/2020

| faculty =

| mascot = Hootie, Screech{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

| colours = Red and Black
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| coordinates = {{Coord|43.914976|-78.680075|type:edu_region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}

| website = {{URL|http://bowmanvillehigh.kprdsb.ca/}}

| streetaddress = 49 Liberty Street North

| postcode = L1C 2L8

| city = Bowmanville

| state = Ontario

| country = Canada

}}

Bowmanville High School (also known as BHS) is a public secondary school located in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, within the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. The school includes Grades 9 – 12, and offers a French Immersion program. The principal at Bowmanville High School is David Boone.{{Cite web|url=http://kprschools.ca/en/our_schools/findaschool/bowmanvillehs.html|title=Bowmanville High School|date=14 October 2022 }} The current location was established in 1971, and opened to students in September 1972.{{cite web |title=Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 23 Aug 1972, p. 2 |url=https://vitacollections.ca/claringtonnews/2842804/page/3 |website=Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection |publisher=CPL / CMA |access-date=27 October 2022}}

History

File:Bowmanville High School 1910.jpg

The original Bowmanville High School was built and opened in 1890.{{cite web |title=Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 17 Dec 1890, p. 4 |url=https://vitacollections.ca/claringtonnews/2828340/page/5 |website=Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection |publisher=CPL / CMA |access-date=27 October 2022}} It was located closer to downtown Bowmanville on Queen Street, at the end of Division Street south. In 1929, the high school was expanded upon with a new section. Another section was added in 1954. In 1972, the high school moved to its current location on Liberty Street, leaving the original building empty. In 1974, a fire destroyed much of the school, including the roof and original 1890 section, leaving only the 1920s and 1950s additions standing.{{cite web |title=Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 16 Oct 1974, p. 1 |url=https://vitacollections.ca/claringtonnews/2842910/page/2 |website=Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection |publisher=CPL / CMA |access-date=27 October 2022}}

=Bowmanville Senior Public School=

The former High school building was renovated and re-opened as BSPS in 1975 as an intermediate school for students in Grades 7 and 8.{{cite web |title=Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 26 Nov 1975, p. 1 |url=https://vitacollections.ca/claringtonnews/2842967/page/2 |website=Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection |publisher=CPL / CMA |access-date=27 October 2022}} It was open for 32 years until its closure in 2007.{{cite web |title=BSPS closing |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3488759-bsps-closing/ |website=DurhamRegion.com |publisher=DurhamRegion.com |access-date=27 October 2022}} In the years after the closure, the school was left boarded-up and abandoned. The building became notorious for vandalism, break-ins and arson, with four fires in 2014 alone.{{cite web |title=Bowmanville Senior Public School has sat abandoned for years |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/5600430-bowmanville-senior-public-school-has-sat-abandoned-for-years/ |website=DurhamRegion.com |publisher=DurhamRegion.com |access-date=27 October 2022}} Demolition began in 2015 and by 2016 the property had been cleared out. A seniors retirement residence now resides on the property.

Academics

BHS offers Advanced Placement (AP) and pre-AP courses in Math and English. Students can begin their enrichment program in Grade 9 to receive a more challenging program and, in Grade 12, AP students will have the opportunity to write AP exams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.careercruising.com/individual/CP_CourseCalendar.aspx?SID=7685&DID=7177|title = Course Calendar}}

Feeder schools

The following elementary schools feed directly into Bowmanville High School.{{Cite web |url=http://kprcontentlibrary.kprdsb.ca:8080/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-3751/Clarington%20High%20School%20Boundary%20Map.pdf |title=Clarington High School Boundary Map |access-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414025928/http://kprcontentlibrary.kprdsb.ca:8080/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-3751/Clarington%20High%20School%20Boundary%20Map.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Central Public School
Charles Bowman Public School
Duke of Cambridge Public School (French Immersion)
Harold Longworth Public School
John M. James Public School
Vincent Massey Public School

References

External links

[http://bowmanvillehigh.kprdsb.ca/ Official Site]
[http://www.kprschools.ca/en/our_schools/findaschool/bowmanvillehs.html/ KPRDSB Site]

Category:High schools in the Regional Municipality of Durham

Category:Buildings and structures in Clarington

Category:Educational institutions established in 1971

Category:1971 establishments in Ontario