John Bowne High School

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.

John Bowne High School
Location
63-25 Main St Flushing, Queens , New York 11367 United States
Coordinates	40°44′19″N 73°49′26″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1964
School district	New York City Department of Education
NCES School ID	360012202014[1]
Principal	Laura Izzo Iannelli
Teaching staff	211.66 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	3,003 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.19[1]
Campus	City: Large
Color(s)	Navy Blue, Gray and White
Mascot	Wildcats
Yearbook	Opus
Website	www.johnbowne.org

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:

• Jerry Beck – animation historian
• Hamidou Diallo – professional basketball player (transferred to Putnam Science Academy)^[2]
• Adele Diamond - Professor of Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in the field of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
• Ehinomen Ehikhamenor – boxer and star on the television show The Contender^[3]
• Ibram X. Kendi - professor and author of How to be an Anti-Racist and Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
• Kevin Kelley – boxer
• Robert Marks – vocal coach, music arranger, accompanist, author, and music director
• Main Source – hip hop group
• Steve Ratzer – Major League Baseball player^[4]
• Heathcliff Slocumb – Major League Baseball relief pitcher^[5]
• Harvey Weinstein – film producer and founder of Miramax Films and the Weinstein Company; convicted sex offender on February 24, 2020 after he was found guilty on 3 counts of sexual abuse cases starting in October 2017
• Bob Weinstein – film producer and co-founder of Miramax Films and the Weinstein Company