Bow High School

43°09′14″N 71°32′54″W Bow High School is a four-year public high school in Bow, New Hampshire, United States, and is part of the Bow School District.[7] The principal is Brian O'Connell and the vice principal is Matt Fisk.[4]

Bow High School
Location
55 Falcon Way
Bow, New Hampshire 03304[1]
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1997[2][3]
School districtBow School District
CEEB code300059
PrincipalBrian O'Connell[4]
Vice PrincipalMatt Fisk[4]
Faculty49.40 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment621 (2021-22)[5]
Student to teacher ratio12.57[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)    Navy blue, gold, and white[6]
MascotFalcon
Websitebhs.bownet.org

As of the 2021-2022 school year, the school had an enrollment of 621 students and 49.40 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.57.[1]

History

Bow High School was established in 1997, serving grades 9 through 12.[3] Before this time high school students from Bow went to Concord.[2] In 1993 the Concord School District told Bow they could no longer send Bow students to Concord High after the 1996-1997 school year.[2] Immediately Bow started to make plans for a high school of their own.[2] The school was built and now sits on the shores of Turee Pond.[2] The school was originally designed to accommodate 600 students,[2] and in the 2021-2022 school year had a student population of 621.[1] The school cost $16 million. Beginning in the fall of 2014, the school began serving students from the neighboring town of Dunbarton.[8]

The school has a 595-seat auditorium, an 800-seat gym, rock climbing wall, and state of the art technology.[2]

Academics

Classes

Each student at BHS is required to take two science classes, which is fulfilled through a mandatory Integrated Science and Technology class freshman and sophomore year, although the majority of students take more than that.[9] Students are required to graduate with two and a half Building Essential Skills for Tomorrow (B.E.S.T) classes (physical education).[9] 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.[9] The school offers many different elective classes, such as art, music, STEM, and physical education.

Recently, Bow High School revamped its schedule adding in a 40 minute study period called "flex time." The start time of the school day has been pushed back on certain days of the week as well.

Graduation credit requirements

Bow High School requires students to acquire 24 academic credits to graduate.

Graduation Requirements as of 2022
8 Humanities Credits 8 Math, Science, Technology,

& Business Credits

 2.5 BEST Credits 5.5 Elective Credits
2 Credits in American Dream 1 credit Integrated Physical Science

Includes Physical, Biological, Earth & Space Science topics

 1 credit in BEST 9: which includes Physical & Health Education topics FACS and World Languages fall into this category
2 Credits in America in the World 1 credit Integrated Life Science: which includes Physical and Biological Science topics 1 credit in BEST 10: which includes Physical & Health Education topics
2 Credits in English 4 years of Math experiences which must include 3 years of math, including Algebra I .5 credit of any BEST elective to be completed in the junior or senior year
5 Credits in Civics and Government .5 Money Matters or Personal Finance and Investing I

(Personal Finance and Investing I is recommended for students who plan to pursue a degree in business)
.5 Credits In Art Electives 1.5-2 credits of any STEMB electives
.5 Credits in Money Matters

or Personal Finance & Investing
.5 credit Humanities based elections

(Art, Music, English or Social Studies)

Non-Credit Requirements:

  • Minimum of 20 community service Community Service hours.
  • Minimum of 20 Career Exploration hours.
  • Senior Project (as part of the Senior Seminar course)
  • Digital Portfolio

Athletics

Mike Desilets is Bow School District's Athletic Administrator.[10] As of 2022, Bow has won 82 state championships.

The athletic teams participate primarily in NHIAA Division 2 with some teams participating in Division 1 and 3.[11]

Athletic Programs[11]
Fall Winter Spring
Football Alpine Skiing Baseball
Bass Fishing Basketball Girls Lacrosse***
Cross Country Ice Hockey* Boys Lacrosse***
Field Hockey Indoor Track Softball
Golf Nordic Skiing Tennis
Soccer Winter Spirit Track and Field
Fall Spirit Swimming
Unified Soccer Unified Basketball
Wrestling***
*=Division 1, ***=Division 3

Extracurricular activities

Bow High School offers an extensive and diverse list of student and staff ran clubs in addition to their Athletic Programs. Clubs range from service based clubs such as Interact, Peer Outreach, and NHS, to Language, Arts, STEM, and Special Interests Clubs.[12]

Student Teal Van Dyck won second place in the national Poetry Out Loud in 2006, earning a $10,000 scholarship.[13] Van Dyck was also selected to be one of Bow High School's Granite State Challenge competitors on New Hampshire's PBS station, NHPTV.[14]

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.[15]

Controversies

In 2005 there was controversy when the Bow High School administration told a student, Isabel Gottlieb, that she would not graduate for not satisfying the state's physical education requirement. The student did not want to take the minimum state requirements of Physical Education, and opted for study hall instead.[16] The situation was resolved when her previous high school issued her a new transcript, awarding her credit for participation in varsity athletics.[17]

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.[18]

References
  1. Bow High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 22, 2020.
  2. The Story Of Bow High School Archived October 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Bow High School. Accessed February 17, 2008.
  3. Sullivan, Margo. "Board to decide whether to open school with two or four grades Other schools say there are advantages, disadvantages to both approaches", The Eagle-Tribune, February 5, 2008. Accessed February 17, 2008.
  4. "Main Office Info and Directions". Bow High School. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  5. "Bow High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  6. Profile 2005-2006 Archived October 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Bow High School. Accessed February 17, 2008.
  7. Public Schools Archived November 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Concord Chamber of Commerce. Accessed February 17, 2008.
  8. "Bow High School Profile 2014-2015" (PDF). Bow High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  9. Profile 2007-2008 Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Bow High School. Accessed February 17, 2008.
  10. "Bow High School Athletics - 📞 Contact BHS Athletics". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  11. "Bow High School Athletics - 👟 Athletic Programs". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. "Bow High School - Clubs and Groups". bhs.bownet.org. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  13. "Making Poetry Come Alive: Poetry Out Loud 2006 National Finals" Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, NEA ARTS 2006, Volume 3, National Endowment for the Arts. Accessed January 26, 2008. "Second place went to Teal Van Dyck, who received a $10,000 college scholarship, and Kellie Taulia Anae came in third, receiving a $5,000 scholarship."
  14. Wolfe, Jodi. "Bow High Team Takes On Granite State Challenge" Archived 2006-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Bow Times, October, 2004
  15. Reid, Tim. "Frustrated Hillary Clinton gets up close and personal as crowds drift away", The Times, January 8, 2008. Accessed February 17, 2008.
  16. "Study hall or BEST? Gottlieb chose study, says Bow principal". The Bow Times. Archived from the original on 2006-03-25. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  17. Edgerton, Joseph (2005-06-09). "Gottlieb to graduate; old school gives credit". The Bow Times. Archived from the original on 2006-03-25. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  18. Pathak, Sapna (2006-03-30). "Passing the test? Schools, student-athletes and substance abuse". The Bow Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
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