BOWEN57
A Website for the Bowen High School Class of 1957
and Other Bowen Alumni. Welcome!
The present Bowen High School building was
completed in 1910 and the first class
graduated in June 1911. Read all about it on
our 100th Anniversary page.

As a part of the 100th anniversary celebration,
we are paying tribute to those Bowen alums
who have made significant contributions in the
fields of entertainment, media, the arts, sports,
business, and education. Read about them on
the Bowen Hall of Fame page.
James H. Bowen High School
2710 E. 89th Street
Chicago, IL 60617

Principal: Dr. Hildegard Romberg (1955-57)
William P. Hearne (1953-54)
Asst. Principal: Eli Goldberg
School Colors: Purple & Gold
Nickname: Bowen Boilermakers
School Newspaper: Bowen Arrow

Chicago Public Schools Website
for Bowen High School

"Up in the morning and off to school
the teacher is teaching the golden rule.
American history and pracitcal math
you study them hard, hoping to pass..."
Chuck Berry /Schooldays
Beer, Beer for Old Bowen High
You bring the whiskey & I'll bring the rye
Send a freshman out for gin
Don't let a sober sophomore in
We never stagger, we never fall
We sober up on pure alcohol
While our loyal faculty lies drunk on the barroom
floor...
Sung to the tune of Notre Dame's fight song.
"The Bowen High School Fight Song"
Our 55th year reunion is only 2 years away and
we are preparing for it by updating our Contact
List. Please be sure that we have your correct
email and postal addresses. We don't want to
lose you!

Also our list of deceased classmates may need
to be updated. You can find it on our "Gone, But
Not Forgotten" page. If you know of anyone
who's name should be on this list, please let me
know at hdvorin@sbcglobal.net.
Our Faculty Page has obituaries of former
Bowen teachers: Edythe M. Lynch, Loretta
Fitzgerald, Isabelle O. Smith, and Carl
Gustafson. We recently added severa new
obituaries: Eli J. Goldberg, Doris Karpen, Thekla
Robinson, and William P. Hearne. Mr. Hearne
was Bowen's Prinicipal during 1953-54. We
would like to publish more information about
our former teachers. If you have any to share, let
us know.

Joan Ganczewski Myles, a former teacher who
attended our 2004 reunion, is on our email list
so drop her a line and say "Hello".
In 2009 we celebrated the 100th birthday of
Gene Krupa, a member of our Bowen Hall of
Fame: Gene Krupa was born on January 15,
1909 and attended Bowen from 1923-25. Read
about the "Drummin' Man".

On a sadder note, we lost two Hall of Fame
members in 2009...Ed "Chicago Ed" Schwartz
died on February 4 at age 62 of renal failure, and
more recently, John "Jack" Ivancevich, one of
our 1957classmates, who died on October 24
after a long battle with cancer. Read their stories
on our Hall of Fame page.
Already thinking about our 55-year reunion in
2012? Read "The Reunion" to get in the right
frame of mind. Thanks to Bebe & Don Brokop
for sending this bit of doggerel.
What doe is mean to be a Chicagoan or former
Chicagoan? See this lis of 45 characterisitics
courtesy of Irv Bogs, entitled "You Might Be From
Chicago". I am sure as you go through them, you
will have some of you own to add. So, send them
along.
Nancy Andjelic Gagliano was one of the subjects
of a new book published in March 2010. The book
is "What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life?
True Stories of Finding Success, Passion, and
New Meaning in the Second Half of Life " by Bruce
Frankel, and it tells the stories of 16 people who
changed their lives at an age when most of us
were getting ready to retire. The book can be
ordered now from Amazon.com. As many of you
know, Nancy went back to school and became an
elementary school teacher in Broward County, FL
at the age of 63. The Spring 2006 issue of "The
411", a magazine published for and about the
teachers and staff of Broward County Public
Schools had a feature article about Nancy on the
front page. Click here to read the article.
Gallistel School alums who are interested in
organizing and/or attending a reunion should
contact Dee Mrkacek Husselbee.
Trying to remember what life was like back in the
40's when we were little kids just starting out in
the world? That was a very different era. Refresh
your memory by viewing this slide presentation.
Remember life during your teenage years?
Celebrate the 50's with us! Recapture your lost
youth with music, movies, favorite TV shows,
and clothing fashions.
TWO FORMER BOWEN BASKETBALL STARS
GO INTO THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LEAGUE HALL
OF FAME. On May 8, Jim Chengary, Class of 1954
and Bill Haarlow, Jr., Class of 1932 were inducted
into the Chicago Public League Basketball Hall of
Fame at a ceremony which took place at the Turf
Room at Hawthorn Race Course. Read about our
basketball "hall of famers" on our Hall of Fame
page.
The Southeast Side and Cal Park were featured in
a recent Chicago Tribune photo article. See if you
can remember some of these locations.
Celebrating Bowen's 100th Anniversary
1910 - 2010