SCHOOL NEWS
BHS staff organizes food, necessities pantry for students, plus coat drive
To assist students in need, the staff of Bowie High School is organizing a food and necessities pantry for students and launching a winter coat drive.
Kara Burton, counselor, and Christy Baker, academic advisor, are organizing the pantry with the hope students can “shop” the pantry every Friday so they have food in their homes during the weekend.
As this initiative gets started, they are asking local businesses, civic groups and churches for donations to get this program started and to keep it going throughout the year. Some possible food and drink items include but are not limited to peanut butter, snacks, granola bars, crackers, soups, noodles, bottled water, Capri Suns and other non-perishable items. Other necessities needed include deodorant, soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes. Some $5 or $10 gift cards to local grocery stores also would be appreciated.
“This would allow students to purchase other necessities. The faculty and staff at BHS care for all our students, and with your help, we can make sure every student’s basic needs are met. We know a student will not reach their full potential at school if their basic needs are not met,” Burton explained.
For the coat drive, new or gently used coats for students are being collected. Other clothing anyone may wish to donate also will be made accessible. All items may be brought to the high school office. Contact Burton at 689-2964 or Kara.burton@bowieisd.net.
The two Nocona High School barbecue teams competed at the state championship this past weekend with the Second Hand Smokers placing sixth in the dutch oven dessert category giving them points and clearing a way to the national competition in June.
Team member Denise DeLeon prepared the dessert.
The competition will be hosted at the Kahlari Resort June 18-21, a multi-day event with pork butt as the tie-breaker. There also will be some keynote speakers and training specific to barbecue.
The Burnt Ends did not make the final cut for nationals, but the team made up of two freshmen and three seniors had a great debut year.
Final scores from the state contest have not arrived to show where the teams placed in all five events. Both teams have been invited to attend and assist two teams cooking at the world championship contest in Memphis later in May.
Celebrate the big day of your child starting pre-kindergarten or kindergarten with “Signing Day” from 4-6 p.m. on May 8 at Bowie Elementary School.
Any family who has a three to five-year-old that will be registered for the 2023-24 school year are invited to this special celebration that harkens to a graduate signing to move on to higher education.
Families can meet the teachers, pick up registration packets and take a picture of the day. The campus Head Start team from Region 9 Education Service Center also will be on hand to answer questions and assist with the application.
Bowie High School Choir students will present their spring concert at 6 p.m. in the junior high auditorium.
The program will be a “Salute to the Screen,” featuring songs from movies and TV shows. The public is invited to attend. The choir is under the direction of Melissa Zamzow.
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