James Bowie High School is a public high school in southwest Austin, Texas. With an estimated student body of 3,000, and a campus sitting on 60acre, Bowie is the largest school in the Austin Independent School District and also the second-largest secondary school in Central Texas. The school was established in 1988 on land donated to the school district by Circle C Ranch, which again in 2011 donated 100acre for athletic purposes. James Bowie High School's principal is Mark Robinson.AcademicsBowie was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1992-93. Other awards include 2002 "Exemplary" School of Excellence by Texas Education Agency, 2002 "Gold Performance Acknowledgments" by Texas Education Agency, 2002 5 Star High School by Texas Monthly & National Center for Educational Accountability, and 2004 Recognized High School by Texas Education Agency. Children at Risk ranked Bowie the #8 public high school in Austin in 2012.Notable peopleTwins Marcus and Michael Griffin played football for Bowie before playing for the University of Texas Longhorns and in the NFL.Bowie's basketball team is coached by Celester Collier, who appeared in the 2006 film The Quiet.Stephen Randolph, former Major League Baseball player and current pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars of NPB.
