IB Students In Action

IB End of Year Pinning Ceremony

The IB graduation class of 2008 presented Mrs. Christine Phenix with a check for $250.00 for the International Fund for the Red Cross. Photos>>

IB Extended Essay Party

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IB Biology Class Experiments
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ITGS Projects 2008

Arlington Area Newcomers Club (created by Christine Tran)

Texas Discount Flooring (created by Donna Frias)

Cornerstone Enterprises (created by Rolly Kuye)

CPR Training Video (created by Trang Nguyen) downloading will be slow

Stop the Violence Video (created by Alaina Curry) downloading will be slow

ITGS HL Podcasts

Nick Engberg on digital manipulation

Stephanie Loh on social networking

Lisa Trihus on online job searches

Ryan Brown on terrorism and the internet

Mary Nguyen on the effects of the XO laptop

Paul Bui on wiretapping

Application Form for 2010 applicants

Bowie IB Calendar

Lunch Bunch Calendar

CAS Reflection Long Term Form

CAS Reflection Short Term Form

CAS Hours Form

What would a 9th graders IB schedule look like?

IB Course Descriptions

Extended Essay Timeline

The 2006 IB Movie (This file is quite large, downloading may take some time.)

IBO Official Website

James Bowie High School graduated its first IB class on June 7, 2008.

THE IB PROGRAM

WHAT IS IT? The International Baccalaureate Program is a rigorous course of study for highly motivated students in the 11th and 12th grades. Student work is graded on global standards by assessors around the world, and an IB diploma is internationally honored by universities as proof of excellent preparedness for college work. Many schools, including the UT system, offer college credit for IB coursework.

But the IB program is far more than a fine academic program. IB focuses on the whole person, seeking to create “inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.” Students working towards an IB diploma are therefore required to complete Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS) hours, to take a unique course in Theory of Knowledge (TOK), and to write an extended essay under the supervision of a mentor. This comprehensive and international approach to student learning aims to develop the whole person as a citizen not only of the local community, but of the world at large. Although not all Bowie students will choose to take the IB curriculum, we anticipate the IB program to greatly enrich our entire student body and faculty through the spread of fine teaching practices, IB’s commitment to service, and its emphasis on international perspectives. We believe that Bowie’s diversity will be a major strength as we engage in this new challenge.

IB AND THE CLASS OF ’11: Through meetings and classroom visits to our feeder schools last year we began informing our current ninth graders about the IB program, emphasizing the need to be enrolled in a second language in 9th grade. We will again be offering special summer Geometry and IPC classes in ’08 for students not on the honors math track or students who are enrolled in pre-AP biology and want to fulfill the state physics requirement through IPC.

Mr. Chris Edwards, Director at Lockheed Martin demonstrated the use of robotics in Mrs. Arms's ITGS class.

IB Coordinator
Ms. Ronda Lane
Email: rllane@aisd.net

The IB Courses and Teachers
(HL-higher level; SL-standard level)

Archived Articles:

Phenix and Sneed at IB Reception (2007)

Chris Phenix, IB Coordinator and Darrell Sneed, BHS Principal were honored at an IB Reception at the PDC. The ceremony commemorated the culmination of a rigorous two year authorization process by the International Baccalaureate Organization. Parents, students, and faculty from Arlington and Bowie High Schools attended the reception along with school board members, city and state officials. Often touted by the world's top universities as an ideal college prep curriculum, Arlington and Bowie are proud to spearhead this program for the district.