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By BARBARA GREEN
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Joanne Keeler says education has always been fun for her and she can even vividly remember her kindergarten classroom. This week as she begins her new job as principal at Bowie High School, Keeler says she will continue to follow a simple philosophy of trying to do what’s best for the students and teachers.
Keeler comes to Bowie after five years as an assistant principal at 5A Denton High School. With 2,000 students DHS had a principal, associate principal and five assistant principals.
While she loved her time at Denton High and raising her family in Krum, she decided it was time for a change to get to a smaller school and a place where she could be in the same district as her two boys.
“I couldn’t cheer on the Denton team Friday night, while my eighth grader was playing at the same time in Krum,” said Keeler when she got the BHS job.
Krum is exploding with people and after growing up in the country in Pennsylvania, she felt it was time this past spring to start looking around before her oldest got into junior high. With the support of her husband, Scott, and sons, Kyle, eighth grade and Kinsler, fourth, she began watching for opportunities. Bowie’s job came up and within two weeks she had a new job.
The new principal was raised in Charleroi, PA on a rural 100-acre farm with an older sister and younger brother. As a child she remembers lining up her baby dolls to play school, so she always knew part of her wanted to be a teacher; however, with a dad who was not only a rancher but a nurse, and a sister who became a nurse, she had an interest in health care.

Read about how this experienced educator found her path in education in your weekend Bowie News.

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NHS hosts one-act play performance prior to district contest

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Nocona High School’s one-act play, “Brian the Comet” will be presented in a public performance at 3 p.m. on March 17.
The students will compete for district at 2 p.m. on March 20 at Archer City High School.

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Bowie one-act play wins district, bi-district March 22

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Bowie High School’s one-act play production of “A Monster Calls” won district on March 7 and will advance to bi-district competition on March 22 in Graham.
Directed by April Word, the play also received some special awards.
Corban Word was named best overall performer with Owen Hoffbauer and Lily Hamilton named to the All Star Cast. Lia Meier was named honorable mention All Star Cast and Santiago Garcia received a tech award.
Cast and crew includes: Lia Meier, Owen Hoffbauer, Corben Wolsey, Adryana Torres, Lily Hamilton, Adam Hoffbauer, Jerry Wymore, Nicholai Brady, Taylor Sanderson, Liliana Zilfo, Garyson Minyard, Jett Black, Jake Cox, Scarlett Jolly, Trently Brewer, Keller Dosch, Adamari Alonso, Santiago Garcia and Jakson Hoffbauer.
For the March 22 bi-district schedule of plays, Bowie will go second that day after Breckenridge’s, “Mrs. Packard.” Eastland follows with “The Shape of the Grave,” Holliday is next with “Anatomies,” Early with “Silent Sky” and Henrietta with “These Shining Lives.”
Two plays will advance out of bi-district to regionals, followed by state.

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Guests readers celebrate Dr. Seuss’ books

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It was Dr. Seuss Week at Bowie Elementary celebrating the ever popular Cat in the Hat books and the birthday of its author Theodor Geisel. There were dress-up days and guests came in to read to the kids. Officer Bob Blackburn, school resource officer, read to the Head Start children. (Courtesy photo)

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