SCHOOL NEWS
Nocona School Board to meet March 28
The Nocona School Board will review annual professional contracts and consider a joint election agreement as it meets at 7:30 p.m. on March 28.
Annual review of professional contracts for the 2016-2017 school year will be considered in executive session Monday night.
Amy Murphey, former Nocona school teacher and current Bowie Junior High principal, has been selected to replace Dr. Laura Ice as Nocona Middle School principal.
Dr. Ice has accepted an administrator position with Denton Independent School District.
The board will review the appointment of the election judge, alternate judge, election clerk and early voting clerk for the May 7 joint election agreement, along with an order of cancellation of trustee election due to unopposed candidates.
On the regular agenda, the superintendent will give a facility update report and the principals’ will give their monthly report on curriculum, co-curricular and extracurricular.
The board will hear the February financial reports, budget recap, budget amendment and the tax distribution summary.
A tax resale deed on Nocona Hills Lot 93 will be considered.
The Nocona school board will review instructional material allotment and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) certification.
Trustees will evaluate Policy 104 updates involving local and legal policies in homebound instruction, equal education opportunity and student support services, among others.
Members of the Mighty Marching Maroon Band of Bowie High School crowned its royals during halftime ceremonies on Oct. 16. Band Sweetheart is Lilli Zilfo and Band Beau is Adam Hofbauer. Congratulations to the marching band for its work at UIL contest Saturday. While the band did not advance to area Director German Torres said he was very proud of their work this year.
Autumn has arrived in Montague County, and local school districts are gearing up for a full lineup of family-friendly fall festivals throughout the month of October.
From games to coronations, residents will have plenty of opportunities to support local students and celebrate the season.
Forestburg Independent School District starts its festival at 3 p.m. on Oct. 24, featuring games, a silent auction, gift baskets and a coronation of festival royalty.
Bowie Elementary will have its fall festival from 5 to 7 p.m on Oct 24. The event features both live and silent auctions along with carnival games.
Tickets are on presale at five for $1, or at the festival four for $1. Unlimited game wristbands also can be purchased for $20.
The seasonal celebrations wrap up on Halloween.
Saint Jo Elementary Parent Teacher Organization hosts its fall fest from 12 to 2 p.m on Oct. 31, in the Saint Jo Cafeteria, featuring various activity booths and local vendors.
Gold-Burg ISD follows from 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 31, on the GISD campus.
Attendees can enjoy games, a haunted house, food and a pie-in-the-face booth. Tickets may be purchased with cash or check only.
Other fall events include a family fun night hosted by Calvary Baptist Church at 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, at 204 Decatur St. The event will include food and a trunk-or-treat.
The Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees celebrated student achievements and reviewed a perfect school security audit at its Oct. 19 meeting.
The meeting opened with recognitions. High School Principal Dr. Dean Johnson recognized teacher April Word and her theater students, Adryana Torres, Aowyn Word and Lilliana Zilfo, for excelling at Theaterfest 2026.
Johnson said the students earned the title of featured performers, placing them in the top 15 performers in the state. Word also got an award for exemplary campus theater director at the event.
Read the full school board story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Top photo- The school board recognized the Bowie Junior High cross country boy’s team after they won district runner-up at the recent meet. (Photo by Caroline Crain)
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