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Welcome to Bessie Owens Intermediate
 Bessie E. Owens Intermediate is the G.A.T.E. Magnet School for the Bakersfield City School District. Owens Intermediate is a 4th-6th grade campus. The campus serves approximately 500 students who either reside in our neighborhood or are bussed in from other areas to attend the G.A.T.E. program. Our school has a wonderful, dedicated staff. We have a wealth of technology and programs to suit every student's needs. We are lucky to have an advanced technology lab, science lab, and a full drama and dance program. If you are interested in finding some more in-depth information about our school, you can use the links on the left to explore.
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Students in the News
- Owens Students did a great job at the 2009 Kern County Science Fair. 4th grader Selene Orozco earned an honorable mention, 5th grader Garrison Lee earned an honorable mention, 5th grader Jordan Holmes earned a 1st place, and 6th grader Noah Kroeker earned a third place and is an alternate to represent our county at the California State Science Fair. Great job!
- Amy Montano, Mikey Brust, Alex Burdick, and Deziree Lucas and former students Priscila Sandoval, Alex Gomez, and Daisy Castellano all placed at the 2008 BCSD Oral Language Festival. Click Here
- Ms. Grider and the Owens Intermediate Math Bowl Team won first place at the 22nd Annual Math Bowl. Click Here
- The fantastic performance of The Jungle Book is profiled on the district site. Click Here
- Former students Peter O'Meara, Mark Van Kopp, and Gwyn Sims place at high school debate tournament. Click Here
- 6th grade students Laura, Carlos, Frank, and Doson, along with former student Jelissa Shands exhibit their artwork in the BCSD Art Gallery Winter Exhibition. (Their work is shown on page 3 of the online gallery) Click Here
- Former student Drake Floyd earns 4th place in the Henry Greve Speech Contest. Click Here
- Adriana Alcala earns 3rd place at the 2008 BCSD Spelling Bee. Click Here
- Former students Drake Floyd, Katie Giertz, Kathleen Furtado, Maddy Champagne, Jose Altamirano, Jelissa Shands, Sam Blackhurst all excel at the 2007 BCSD Oral Language Festival. Current student Michael Brust follows in their footsteps. Click Here
- Former student Sean Smith's 2007 Owens Intermediate Science Fair project is featured on KGET. Click Here
- Former students Alex Meza, Heather DeWaal, and Sahar Ali do a great job at the 2007 BCSD Spelling Bee. Click Here
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Bakersfield's Brightest
 Four former students from Owens Intermediate were named amongst Bakersfield's Brightest for 2008. They are Emy Wu (East High School), Rukayat Giwa (Liberty High School), Sebastien Bauge (East High School), and Miles Van Kopp (Bakersfield High School). They were all a part of the 6th grade class of 2002. Congratulations to them all on this great accomplishment. You can read the entire story from Bakersfield Life magazine here.
 Another prestigious local high school academic award ceremony was recently held honoring the Kern High School District's First in Class. Four of the First in Class award winners were members of the Owens Intermediate 6th grade class of 2002. They are (from left to right): Sebastien Bauge (again), Joshua Chamberlain, Aaron Dobie, and Miles Van Kopp (again). We are all very proud of them and their academic success. Best of luck in the future!
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Former Student Visits From Harvard
 Owens Intermediate had a very special visitor and guest speaker on Wednesday, March 29th, 2006. Former student Eloy Villanueva returned to share his experiences as a student in the Owens GATE program and his current experiences as a student at Harvard University. Eloy visited five of our 6th grade classes for around 30 minutes each. He spoke about what it takes to be accepted into a prestigious university like Harvard, and fielded questions from the excited students. We wanted to thank him for taking time out of his busy schedule to share his story with our students. He is a true inspiration.
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