Bowling Green City Schools is a school district in northwest Ohio, the United States. The school district serves students who live in the city of Bowling Green located in Wood County including the villages of Portage, Rudolph, Sugar Ridge, Milton Center and Custar.
| Bowling Green Public Schools Bowling Green City School District | |
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| Location | |
| , Ohio U.S. | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public School District |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | Grades PK-12 |
| Other information | |
| Website | https://www.bgcs.k12.oh.us/ |
It is the second largest school district in Wood County, after Perrysburg Exempted Village School District.
History
editDr. Ann McVey took over as Superintendent in January 2011, replacing Hugh Caumartin who retired in December 2010 after 13½ years as Superintendent. In 2009, Bowling Green Middle School opened for students in grades 7 and 8. The former Junior High that once stood on W. Wooster Street was demolished in 2012 and is now used as the Wooster Green.[1]
In Fall of 2019 the Bowling Green Middle School began using virtual reality headsets to teach history classes.[2]
Grades 9–12
editGrades 6–8
edit- Bowling Green Middle School
Grades K–5
editKenwood Elementary School
edit| Kenwood Elementary | |
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| Address | |
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710 Kenwood Ave. Bowling Green , Ohio 43402 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°21′54″N 83°39′09″W / 41.365081°N 83.65238°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public, Elementary school |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Bowling Green City School District |
| Principal | Kathleen Daney[4] |
| Grades | K—6 |
| Gender | co-ed |
| Enrollment | 490[5] |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Website | School Website |
Kenwood Elementary has 490 students as of 2014.[5][6]
History
editOn April 9, 2013, which was Arbor Day, the fifth grade students of the school were involved in helping with the maintenance of existing trees in Bowling Green. At the end, a sugar maple tree was planted on the south side of the school.[7]
On November 8, 2013, Kenwood Elementary received a call from Bowling Green Police Division at 11:45 a.m and was locked down. Nobody was injured during the incident.[8]
Notable alumni
edit- Bob Latta – Member of the U.S. House of Representatives[9]
Grade(s) PK
edit- Bowling Green Preschool
References
edit- ^ McLaughlin, Jan Larson. "BG green space taking shape as town square – BG Independent News". Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "History comes alive with virtual reality at BG Middle School". Sentinel-Tribune. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Bowling Green City Schools :: Schools". Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Principal". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Kenwood Elementary School Profile – Bowling Green, Ohio (OH)". Public School Review. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Bowling Green City Schools :: Kenwood Elementary". Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ "Bowling Green Tree Commission". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ Blade, Nick (8 November 2013). "Man charged after domestic dispute in Bowling Green". CBS Atlanta. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ Dick, Bailey (22 November 2013). "Death in Dallas: Remembering the assassination of JFK". Toledo Free Press. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.