COUNTY LIFE
Education a natural choice for new BJH Principal Hector Madrigal
By BARBARA GREEN
Hector Madrigal says his parents instilled in their children that “education was the way out.”
It is a philosophy he not only took to heart in his own life, but in his career as an educator.
Madrigal is the new principal at Bowie Junior High. He replaced Amy Murphey, who took the middle school principal’s job at Nocona.
The 44-year-old south Texan grew up in a small town about the size of Montague called San Isidro near McAllen. He graduated from Sharyland High School in Mission in 1990.
His parents were both retired school administrators, so education appeared to be a natural career path for him. That was not the case.
“People told me to do education, but I did the opposite, of course, and went into law enforcement,” recalls Madrigal.
Read how Hector Madrigal made the transition into education following the path of his parents, both retired administrators, in the mid-week News.
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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