Bowling Green High School (Ohio)

Infobox Education in the United States
name= Bowling Green High School


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district= Bowling Green Area School District
principal= Jeff Dever
assistant_principals= Janet Taylor
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fundingtype= Public
schooltype= secondary school
grades= 9–12
language= English
communities= Bowling Green, Portage, Rudolph, Milton Center, Custar
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campus= Suburban
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enrollment= 1,089
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North Central Association of Schools and Colleges
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Bowling Green High School, also known as BGHS is a public high school in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Bowling Green Area School District. It serves the greater Bowling Green community, which includes the city and surrounding areas. As of 2007, the enrollment is around 1,089 [http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2006-2007/BUILD/003285.PDF]

Academics

Honors Program

BGHS offers an ever-increasing Honors curriculum designed to prepare those students aiming to continue their education in college. Offerings include Honors English, Biology, Chemistry, World History, American History and more.Recently, Bowling Green has added college-credit classes that can be taken through Oberlin College's OCEAN program. In addition, students have the option of enrolling in courses at nearby Bowling Green State University through the Post Secondary Enrollment Options program.

Fine Arts

BGHS offers several art programs that follow a trimester schedule rather than the semester schedule in the rest of the school to allow instruction from different art teachers per trimester. Classes include a Prints and Metal class and a Clay modeling class. Each May, the school features the artwork of its students in an event known as "The A-May-Zing art show" and uses Bowling Green's annual Black Swamp Art Festival to raise money for the department as well as a Holiday art sale featuring works by local artists.

Students can participate in a well-developed performing arts department. They can play an instrument in Band and Orchestra, sing in Choir, and participate in theatre productions through the Drama Club.

The Band currently has roughly 180 members, grades 9-12. They spend the fall as one ensemble, Marching Band. In November, they divide into Freshman Band, Concert Band, and Symphonic Band. Select members may be asked to join JazzCats, the Jazz Band. And everyone is welcome to attend Pep Band, for the home basketball games.

Orchestra is a steadily-growing ensemble, which began with 12 players in the 1980's, and is now edging 60 members. They prepare music from a span of 5 centuries of Western classical music. The select chamber orchestra sometimes accompanies the school's choir for formal masses.

Choir is busy with four ensembles; Men's Chorus, Women's Chorus, Concert Choir, and the 16-voice ensemble of the Madrigals. They learn music from a variety of origins and languages. They have a minimum of four concerts a year.

Drama Club has roughly 140 members a year, from which is the more select Thespians exist. The Club produces at least 3 shows a year, including a traditional play, a musical, and usually a small production. Members usually make appearances at the Northwest Ohio Regional Thespian Conference, and the Ohio State Thespian Conference.

College Placement

Around 60% of each graduating class begins enrollment in a two or four-year college or university after graduating.fact|date=January 2008

Athletics

The team nickname is the Bobcats and they are members of the Northern Lakes League for most sports and the Northwest Hockey Conference for boys Ice Hockey.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys Ice Hockey – 1980, 1984, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999* cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Cross Country – 2003, 2004, 2005 [http://www.ohsaa.org]

: * Bowling Green lost the 1999 Ice Hockey State Championship game to St. John's Jesuit High School, however was later awarded the State Championship after St. John's Jesuit forfeited due to use of an ineligible player. It is 1 of only 2 forfeited State Championships in OHSAA history.

External links

* [http://www.bgcs.k12.oh.us/ District Website]
* [http://home.dacor.net/bghsband/ Bobcat Bands Website]

Notes and references