Bowsher High School (Toledo, Ohio)

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E.L. Bowsher High School
Address
2200 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH, 43614 Toledo, Ohio, USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1962
Principal	Larry Black
Number of students	1,400
Color(s)	Red and Colombia blue
Mascot	Rowdy the Rebel
Team name	Rebels
Website	Bowsher High School

Bowsher High School was constructed at the intersection of Glanzman and Detroit in Toledo, Ohio. It is also known as E. L. Bowsher High School. It is part of the Toledo Public Schools.

Contents 1 Background 2 Rebels 3 Marching Rebels 4 Clubs and Activities 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Background

E. L. Bowsher High School, originally on Detroit Avenue just north of Glanzman Road, opened in September 1961. (1890-1974), Superintendent of the Toledo Public Schools from the late 1930's until his retirement in 1958. ^[1]. A new structure was built as a replacement at the corner of Detroit and Arlington, about a mile 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.^[2] 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 2007-2008 the current student body of about 1400 students will be reduced to about 1250 students at the new school as some students will be relocated to other schools.

[edit] 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 America 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.during the year 1999 bowsher became known as the "BOWDY BOWDY REBELS" because of their close proximity to the "BOWDY HOMES" a small but rough apartment complex on glanzman.

[edit] Marching Rebels

Bowsher High School has a marching band, 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. The band director is currently Mr. Matt Fritz. Their uniform colors are the same of the school colors, red and Columbia blue,

[edit] Clubs and Activities

The school's Latin club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)^[3] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).^[4]

[edit] Notable alumni

• Eric Miller, WNBA basketball player
• Dennis Hopson, Former NBA basketball player
• Miles Grifo, went on to become All American in cheerleading at Ball State.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bowsher High School Alumni Site
• Bowsher High School on greatschools.net
• Toledo Public Schools

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