COUNTY LIFE
Bowie High’s top ten students a varied group
The top 10 members of the Bowie High School graduating class have been announced as commencement ceremonies near on May 27.
Graduation will take place at 8 p.m. in Jackrabbit Stadium. J.D. Clark, former BHS teacher and now Wise County judge will be the guest speaker.
Hannah Woolf is class valedictorian and Hailey Mothershead is salutatorian. Both graduates will speak at the ceremony.
Juniors Kaleb Degler and Madalyn Frost will received the mantle of leadership from the Class of 2016 represented by Marcela Sanchez and Lawson Mickler during the traditional mantle ceremony.
Superintendent Steven Monkres will present diplomas.
The senior class is led by Valedictorian Hannah Woolf and Salutatorian Hailey Mothershead. The remaining top 10 honor students are: Marcela Sanchez, Hope Wadsworth, Lawson Mickler, Ralie Sutton, Jared Roberts, Carli Vieth, Amanda Wilson and Brian Tompkins.
Meet these the top 10 percent of the 2016 Bowie High class in your weekend News. In your mid-week edition don’t miss the graduation keepsake section featuring senior photos from every school in the county plus Bellevue.
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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