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.
These new flag poles were installed at the military markers located near the Bowie Senior Citizens Center in Pelham Park. They were purchased by the Bowie Parks Board. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Hey kids, it’s time to get your letters ready for Santa Claus!
The Bowie News invites families to submit their letters to Santa for publication in the Dec. 21 edition. Forms are available on our Facebook page and at bowienewsonline.com.
Print out a form and drop it off in Santa’s mailbox at the News office, 200 Walnut Street or in one of the school Santa boxes across the county.
Deadline to send in a letter is Dec. 4. While this may seem early there are hundreds of letters to type and then they have to ship off to the North Pole for the Big Guy to read.
A new mayor and two returning aldermen took the oath of office on Nov. 13 for the Saint Jo City Council.
The three races were uncontested during the recent election. Kelly Williamson will take over as mayor, as Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson continue in their places. Thomas was elected to be mayor pro tem.
Aldermen took care of numerous organizational tasks related to its economic development boards and the council. Former Mayor Shawn Anderson and Hennessey were removed from city-related accounts, with the new mayor and mayor pro tem and McPherson were added to the city accounts.
Read the full story in your weekend Bowie News.
Pictured: New officers took the oath this week: Councilors Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson, new Mayor Kelly Williamson and outgoing mayor Shawn Armstrong. (Courtesy photo)
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