South Bowie HS

[Anonymous]

Can someone with more knowledge than me tell me - are they EVER going to build a South Bowie HS?

Bowie HS so SO, SO big.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't expect any movement on this soon. Bowie HS isn't the biggest high school in the county and according to pupil accounting isn't over enrolled (89% Capacity).
Bigger and more crowded high schools are
High Point 3003 students 144% capacity
Flowers 2589 118%
Parkdale 2561 112%
Roosevelt 2526 121%
DuVal 2503 111%
Bowie 2460 89%
Northwestern 2346 100%
Wise 2257 90%
Bladensburg 2164 121%
Most of these are North County and I would expect a new high school would be built there first.
PGCPS has a Capital Improvement Plan and Educational Facilities Master Plan on their website.
Looks like a new Northern Area High School, replacement of High Point High School and a new International High School is in the plan.

ttps://offices.pgcps.org/cip/index.aspx?id=230181

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't expect any movement on this soon. Bowie HS isn't the biggest high school in the county and according to pupil accounting isn't over enrolled (89% Capacity).
Bigger and more crowded high schools are
High Point 3003 students 144% capacity
Flowers 2589 118%
Parkdale 2561 112%
Roosevelt 2526 121%
DuVal 2503 111%
Bowie 2460 89%
Northwestern 2346 100%
Wise 2257 90%
Bladensburg 2164 121%
Most of these are North County and I would expect a new high school would be built there first.
PGCPS has a Capital Improvement Plan and Educational Facilities Master Plan on their website.
Looks like a new Northern Area High School, replacement of High Point High School and a new International High School is in the plan.

ttps://offices.pgcps.org/cip/index.aspx?id=230181

But if you built South Bowie you could take some kids from Flowers/Wise area too ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't expect any movement on this soon. Bowie HS isn't the biggest high school in the county and according to pupil accounting isn't over enrolled (89% Capacity).
Bigger and more crowded high schools are
High Point 3003 students 144% capacity
Flowers 2589 118%
Parkdale 2561 112%
Roosevelt 2526 121%
DuVal 2503 111%
Bowie 2460 89%
Northwestern 2346 100%
Wise 2257 90%
Bladensburg 2164 121%
Most of these are North County and I would expect a new high school would be built there first.
PGCPS has a Capital Improvement Plan and Educational Facilities Master Plan on their website.
Looks like a new Northern Area High School, replacement of High Point High School and a new International High School is in the plan.

ttps://offices.pgcps.org/cip/index.aspx?id=230181

But if you built South Bowie you could take some kids from Flowers/Wise area too ?

Sure, but I'm guessing they will focus on the most over enrolled schools (High Point, Bladensburg, Roosevelt) first. They are also going to focus the re-boundary of the high schools later this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone with more knowledge than me tell me - are they EVER going to build a South Bowie HS?

Bowie HS so SO, SO big.

And it has not been updated to reflect traffic appropriately from my understanding. Drop off and pick up- as someone who lives near it- is awful. Cars line the street. I would love to know why there is not a dedicated drop-off and pickup section and why the cop that sits there doesn't give a ticket to every single car blocking the turning lanes.

Tasker has similar issues.