About Bowen, James H. Bowen High School

Bowen School first opened on September 18, 1889. The school became South Chicago High School from 1901-1910 and then Bowen High School again from 1910-1993. Since 1993, Bowen campus has served as the host of small schools, including Bowen Environmental Studies Team High School, Chicago Discovery Academy and New Millennium School of Health.

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Shared Stories

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Give me a 'B' !

Mon, 05/04/2009 - 5:35pm — Anonymous

Name of School :

James H. Bowen High School

Ellen and Jim creating echoes in Eckersol Stadium, senior year 1967.
The obvious reason I cheered along at football games.
My sister Christine and I were the third generation to attend Bowen High.

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1971 Chicago Public League Baseball Championship Bowen High School

Sat, 04/25/2009 - 6:37pm — Anonymous

Name of School :

J H Bowen High School

Snapshot from 1972 yearbook of the 1971 City Baseball Champions after the Star Spangled Banner.

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1971 Public League Champions Bowen High School

Bowenite 1972 Yeabook

The Sun-Times' Sue Ontiveros Shares Her Bowen Memories

Fri, 02/06/2009 - 12:20pm — editor

It was at Bowen that the teachers made me realize I had talent to match my desire when it came to newspapers. (Thank you, Mr. Sorkin, Ms. Phyllis Schwartz, Mrs. Ford and too many more to mention.) I was the editor of the school paper, the Bowen Arrow, and took Ms. Schwartz’s journalism class.

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Honor Roll

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Andrew Davis

DAVIS, ANDREW Bowen 1964 Senior Portrait

Achievement:

Film Director

CPS Schools Attended:

Bowen High School

Eddie Schwartz

Achievement:

Radio Host

CPS Schools Attended:

Bowen High School

Eli Grba

Recognized Achievement:

MLB – World Series Champion

CPS Schools Attended:

John L. Marsh Elementary

James H. Bowen High School

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Alumni News

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BOWEN CLASS OF 1972 40TH REUNION !!!!!!!

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 9:07pm — Martha Teshich

The Class of 1972 will be celebrating their 40th reunion on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Serbian Social Center in Lansing, IL. We are currently looking for our classmates and encourage them to go to our official website:

www.bowen1972.com

Bowen High School Class of 1971 Reunion

Sat, 07/09/2011 - 2:20pm — larryg373

1971 Bowenite

The Bowen Class of 1971 will celebrate its 40 year reunion the weekend of September 16th – 17th, 2011. A reunion dinner is set for 7 PM on September 17th at the Hilton Garden Inn O’Hare at 2930 South River Road in Des Plaines. Also planned are a Saturday morning bus trip to Bowen at 9 AM and a complimentary Friday night hospitality suite at 8 PM at the Hilton Garden Inn O’Hare.