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Bowie ISD accepts District of Innovation plan

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By ERIC VICCARO
The Bowie Independent School District accepted its own ‘District of Innovation’ Plan at its called meeting on Tuesday evening.
“It’s designed to give us more local control over processes and procedures,” said Bowie ISD superintendent Steven Monkres.
Monkres said becoming a ‘District of Innovation’ will be beneficial for the student body. Schools will follow Texas Education Agency guidelines for these kinds of districts.
It was the final step of a process that began with initial discussions at a Jan. 16 board meeting. There also were two public hearings, creation of an innovation plan committee and posting it at: bowieisd.net.

The board also conducted a budget workshop reviewing preliminary information for the new school year. Read the full story in the weekend News.

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Jackrabbit Preview date set

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Make the transition from junior high to high school easier by attending Jackrabbit Preview Night starting at 5:30 p.m. on April 7 in the high school cafeteria.
Students and parents will complete and sign high school graduation plans. You also will learn about high school classes, degree plans, dual credit and much more. Attendance is encouraged.

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Nocona OAP competes at district

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Nocona High School’s one-act play competed at district on March 27 and while it did not advance it did received two awards.
“Antigone in Munich: The Sophie Scholl Story,” was the play. Director Chrissy Shubert said they played fifth in the event.
Brayson Resendiz received All Star Cast and Jessie Howard honorable mention All Star Cast.

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BHS junior qualifies for state theatrical design contest

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Adamari Alonso, junior at Bowie High School, has qualified for the state theatrical design competition conducted through the University Interscholastic League in May.
Theater Arts Teacher April Word explained this is Bowie’s first year to enter this contest. Students were entered into marketing, prop, costume and set design as well.
Alonso is the daughter of Eduardo and Angelica Alonso.
Students were given a musical and this year it was “Axoloris” by Shawn Mendelson. Word explained after reading and researching the play they had to create as though they were professionals in the theater industry.
“They started by creating a vision board with the requirement it be inspired by an artist or artistic movement. For hair and makeup they had to choose three characters from the show and map out a design for them, and then create it on a model. Then they wrote an essay justifying the design choices they made,” the teacher explained.
All of this was submitted to UIL and through several rounds they chose six from the state to compete. The UIL theater arts webpage shows a total of 12 finalist for the 1A-3A category.

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