The Bowie School Opened 100 Years ago this Fall

One hundred years ago this fall, some Bowie area students started attending classes in a new school on the corner of 8th Street and Chestnut Avenue in the building that is now home to the Huntington Community Center.  In 1912, the Bowie Elementary School had only four classrooms (two upstairs and two downstairs) and no indoor restrooms.  Additional classrooms were added in 1923 for high school students.  The school for the upper grades was known as Bowie High School, but the entire school was commonly referred to as The Bowie School.

The portion of the building closest to 8th Street (pictured here) was part of the original structure from 1912.

The high school was shutdown in 1945, forcing students to attend either Laurel High School or Bladensburg High School.  The elementary school stayed open until 1962 when students started attending classes at High Bridge Elementary School.

Area schools in this era were segregated, and only white students attended classes at The Bowie School.

Bowie High Sports Award Banquet, March, 1974

Below are pictures from a Bowie High Sports award banquet held in March, 1974 at the Bowie Elks Lodge in Crofton. I don't have names of the people in each picture, but the pictures show the following athletes listed on the "Hall of Fame."

• Robert Cashwell
• Maxine Eggleston
• Dave Phillips
• Bill Franklin
• Kevin Castner
• Mike Hungerford
• Gene Bates
  

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These pictures were posted as part of the Bowie Blade Pic Project, I've been posting pictures taken by Arnie Miles for the Bowie Blade between 1973 and 1975.

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Bowie High School Football, August, 1973

Photos of the Bowie High School football team during practices and games, August, 1973.

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The full set of Bowie High School football photos from August, 1973 can be found on the Bowie Living Facebook page.



These pictures were posted as part of the Bowie Blade Pic Project, I've been posting pictures taken by Arnie Miles for the Bowie Blade between 1973 and 1975.

Photos of Bowie Maryland 1973 through 1975 by Arnie Miles is licensed under a Creative
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Bowie High Chemistry Class from the 70s

Do you recognize any of the people in these pictures from a chemistry class at Bowie High School during the 70s? Click here to visit the photo album on Facebook to tag the people that you recognize.

As part of the Bowie Blade Pic Project, I've been posting pictures taken by Arnie Miles for the Bowie Blade between 1973 and 1975. Arnie was a teenager at the time, and it's likely that these pictures weren't related to a Bowie Blade news story.

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Teacher Linwood H. Adams helps with an experiment

Teacher Linwood H. Adams passes back papers

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