John Bowne High School

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John Bowne High School
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John Bowne High School
63-25 Main Street
Flushing, Queens, New York City

United States
Coordinates 40°44′19″N73°49′26″W / 40.73861°N 73.82389°W / 40.73861; -73.82389
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Type Public
MottoThe Relentless Pursuit of Success
Established1964
School district New York City Department of Education
PrincipalDr. Laura Izzo Iannelli
Faculty148.44 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment3,389 [1]  (2009–10)
Student to teacher ratio22.83:1 [1]
Color(s)    Navy Blue, gray, white
MascotWildcat
Website www.johnbowne.org

John Bowne High School is a public high school located in Flushing, Queens, New York City, next to Queens College, City University of New York. It has an enrollment of nearly four thousand students. [1] The school, which opened in 1964, is named after the English immigrant John Bowne. John Bowne High School offers multiple programs including a science research program, a law program, a creative arts program, writing program, and an agriculture program.

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S.T.E.M

S.T.E.M is the name of Bowne's science research program. It puts the students though a variety of tasks in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

The Doshi students are also able to compete in a variety of competitions such as Bridge Building.

Academy for Creative Artists

Center for Writing (CFW) is an intensive writing program offered by the school that focuses on certain aspects of writing that are not found in the other programs.

For the 2015 school year, Center for Writing was renamed Academy for Creative Artists (ACA), aiming for drama and acting rather than just writing.

Agriculture

John Bowne contains its own 3.8 acre farm which the Agriculture program uses to teach agriculture related activities. A farm located within the vicinity of the school provides students enrolled into the program exposure and experience with farm related work. The two concentrations within the program are Animal Science and Plant Science. There are many different types of Plants, and Animals as well, for hands-on learning.

Sports

John Bowne's male athletic teams consist of: Varsity Baseball and JV Baseball, Varsity Basketball and JV Basketball, Varsity Bowling, Coed Cricket, Cross Country, Coed Golf, Varsity Handball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis, Varsity Volleyball, and Varsity Wrestling.

John Bowne's female athletic teams consist of: Varsity Basketball, Cross Country, Varsity Handball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis, Varsity Volleyball, JV Volleyball and Varsity Softball.

In 1994, the John Bowne Men's Varsity Tennis team placed dead last losing all regular season meets. In 1998, the Men's Varsity Tennis team went undefeated during the regular season and went on to win the NYC divisional championship on court at the USTA. Two of the three singles players advanced to the third round at the state level.

In 2011, the Varsity Baseball team won the B City Championship by defeating Van Buren in the finals at MCU Park 2–1.

Notable students and alumni

Notable students and alumni include the following:

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