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Bowie Jackrabbits celebrating homecoming
Celebrate Bowie High School homecoming festivities with a parade and bonfire Wednesday.
There are mini pep rallies at 10:30 a.m.at Smarty Pants and 11 a.m. at Happy Hearts. The downtown parade begins at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Coordinated by the booster club, entry forms are available at the high school. Theme for the parade is “Red, White and Bowie.”
From 8-10 p.m. Wednesday Project Graduation presents a bonfire at Selma Park. Admission will be $1 per person with food and drinks available, live music and deejay.
Football Friday is everyone’s day to wear maroon and white. There will be mini pep rallies all morning starting with the elementary at 8 a.m., intermediate at 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. at Advanced Rehab. The high school campus pep rally will be at 12:10 p.m.
The homecoming game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. with Bowie taking on Henrietta. The homecoming court will be presented during half-time.
Nominees for king and queen include: Queen, Chelsey Ketchum, Evelyn Sanchez, Marta DeMeo and Sierra Skinner, and king, Matthew Scrogum, Clay Stark, Caleb Cox, Zane Bell and Braden Armstrong.
Junior nominees are: Parker Price, Breanna Masingale and Season Eudey; sophomore, Levi Carnes and Macon Chambers and freshmen, Phillip Martinez and Payton Clark. There was a tie for junior girls and tie for the senior boys.
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Bowie, Gold-Burg and Saint Jo one-act plays prepare for area this week
Montague County has three high schools that will compete in area one-act contests Friday and Saturday.
Bowie High School competes on April 13 at Clyde High School. Director April Word said they perform “A Monster Calls” in the middle of a six-play pack that starts at noon on Saturday. The plays run in about one hour intervals that include set-up.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. The contest open s at noon with Eastland High, Ingram Tom Moore HS, Bowie HS, Clyde HS, Ballinger HS and Early HS.
Gold-Burg and Saint Jo High School also compete at area this week on April 12 at Grayson County College in the Cruce Stark auditorium, Denison.
Gold-Burg Director Linda Fitzner said Monday they will did not know the schedule because they were waiting on three competitors from the other districts to know exact time. The Bears are performing “Interview.” The Panthers’ play, “Ago!” is directed by Julie Kline.
TIME UPDATE – Late Tuesday night Fitzner reported Saint Jo will perform at 11:30 a.m. and Gold-Burg at 1:30 p.m. Performances begin at 10 a.m.
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Gold-Burg, Saint Jo one-act plays advance to area
Gold-Burg and Saint Jo High School one-act plays advanced to area Thursday edging even closer to state.
Both will perform at Grayson County College on April 12. Watch for schedule details in the Wednesday edition. All three plays from this district including Slidell advanced to area.
Gold-Burg’s “Interview,” directed by Linda Fitzner, received several cast and tech awards. Best All Around Actor went to Corbin Gilbert. Levi Hellinger was All Star Cast with Izzie Rohde and Madison Provost, honorable mention All Star Cast.
Best all-around crew went to Gold-Burg: Joseph Jones, stage manager, Aidan Foster, lights; Alyson Rojas and Eli Freeland, assistant stage manager and Lexie Eaton, sound.
Outstanding individual tech went to Gold-Burg for lights.
Saint Jo’s play, “Ago!” directed by Julie Kline, saw Layla Polk named All Star Cast, Xander Joyner, honorable mention All Star Cast; Julian Luna accepted the light tech award and the group also got the overall cleanest dressing room.
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FFA Alumni Fish Fry on April 9
The Bowie FFA Bryant Whitaker Memorial Scholarship Fish Fry will start at 5:30 p.m. on April 9 going until sellout.
Supper will be by donation only to enjoy catfish and all the trimmings cooked up by Keith Walker and Friends in the high school cafeteria. Proceeds support the local Bowie FFA scholarships.
There will be a special prize drawing to win a Chris Owen framed numbered giclee print 6/150 art piece, “Morning Light.” Tickets are $10 with the drawing on April 26. You need not be present to win. Proceeds go to scholarships.
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