SCHOOL NEWS
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie High School senior Brae Ogle has been nominated to the United States Air Force Academy and will now have to wait until March or April for final acceptance.
The nomination was made by District 13 Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) as he retired from office at the end of 2020.
Each member of Congress is allowed to have a maximum of five cadets attending the academy at one time. For each cadet vacancy that occurs, the member may nominate up to 10 candidates to be considered for appointment. Vacancies occur when cadets graduate or leave prior to graduation.
In the December letter Ogle received announcing the nomination, Thornberry congratulated the teen on this accomplishment.
“Reaching this point in the nomination process is not an easy thing to do. It takes outstanding scholastic achievement and demonstrated leadership abilities. You and your family should be quite proud of this accomplishment,” said the congressman.
Because the nomination process is strictly competitive, it is now up to the Air Force Academy’s Admissions Panel to make the final decision on the nominations.
Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.
SCHOOL NEWS
Special pep rally to support powerlifting, band, winter guard and Teacher of Year nominees
At 10:30 a.m. on March 23, Bowie High School will host a special pep rally to highlight the boy’s and girl’s powerlifting teams, band, winter guard and teacher of the year nominees.
Come celebrate as the Rabbits who have qualified for state this Spring are spotlighted.
The Bowie High School Winterguard competed at the NTCA Winterguard Novice Championships on March 11. Composed of high school and junior high students, directors said they worked very hard all season and gave their best performance. The guard placed ninth. Junior high students were: Jodi Duke, Christopher Komlosi, Adryana Torres and Kimberly Wagner. High school students were: Mattie Adams, Ethan Allred, Maddie Ashford, Kara Baker, Kaylee Bowman, Joey Evans, Shannon Evans, James Fitch, Brooklyn Lavoie, Candence McKee and Tracy Stewart. The group will perform at the band’s Cake Spin March 25. (Courtesy photo)
The Saint Jo Independent School District Education Foundation has scheduled its spring fundraiser for March 31 at Blue Ostrich Winery.
“Growing our future” is the theme for the evening that begins at 6:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy a three-course dinner, wine and a silent and live auction, all to raise money for student scholarships, dual credit tuition and teacher grants. Tickets are $50 per person.
Saint Jo ISD Education Foundation is a 501(c) 3 charitable organization. Donations are tax-deductible as permitted by law.
To purchase tickets go to: stjoisdedufoun2023growingourfuture.eventbrite.com. Also visit the foundation’s Facebook page.
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