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Spinning through winter Bowie winter guard competes with dance, props

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By BARBARA GREEN
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You may be familiar with color guard or flag corps from the marching band, but winter guard is making a place for itself bringing dance and flag spins to a new level at Bowie High School.
Melissa Zamzow, choir director at BHS and the junior high, plus director of the seventh grade band and assisting with the sixth and eighth grade bands, also has taken on the duties of color guard director. A 27-year teaching veteran, this is her first year at Bowie Independent School District, joining her husband Randy who also teaches in the district.
Color guard generally uses flags or sabers, along with costumes and dance to add visual elements to marching band performances. The winter guard enhances those facets as a team of performers for a show inside of a gymnasium.
Zamzow laughs “winter guard started because people didn’t want to quit spinning when marching season was over.” The veteran educator has been a music teacher and a band director throughout her career. While she has not taught winter guard, she was involved in guard in high school and college, participating in many camps.
“This is my passion and I am excited to be working with the girls,” said the teacher.
Competition season for winter guard typically starts in January and ends in March. Bowie’s guard will compete almost every weekend until the end of March. They went to their second competition last weekend in Alvarado where they placed ninth out of 12 teams.

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Jammin’ at the Justin makes temporary move

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The March 30 Jammin’ at the Justin makes a move to the Nocona Senior Citizens Center, 400 Boston due to a scheduling conflict.
Jammin’ begins at 6 p.m. Come out to play or sing, or just sit back and enjoy the music at the free show. Tips will go to the senior center.

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Bowie one-act advances to area

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Bowie High School’s one-act play, “A Monster Calls,” advances to area on April 13 in Clyde after a great showing at bi-district competition.
The production got second place and advances with Eastland and Early. Lia Meier and Corban Word received All Star Cast, and Owen Hofbauer received honorable mention All-Star Cast. The tech award went to Adamari Alonso for lights.
The show is directed by April Word. A time for the area performance will be announced as soon as it is released. There will be a public performance of the play at 6:30 p.m. April 7 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
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Gold-Burg, Saint Jo, Forestburg and Bellevue High Schools take their plays to district contests on March 29 at North Central Texas College theater.
Bellevue will be the first play of the day at 10 a.m. The rest perform at about one-hour intervals with a break for lunch. Saint Jo is next followed by Forestburg and Gold-Burg.

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Nocona Easter Egg Hunt kicks off the week

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A large group of youngsters and families came out for the Nocona Easter Egg Hunt this past Saturday. Hosted by Nocona General Hospital and the Lions Club, it was a fun morning for the families.
A brightly colored inflated Easter Bunny was a great picture point for families. (Courtesy photos NGH)
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