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Bowie eighth graders prepare for move to high school

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Eighth grade students in Bowie Junior High are preparing for the big move to high school next year and there are two events during the next two weeks for parents and students.
Salli Page, student services coordinator at Bowie High School, said on April 19 the students were presented high school course selections and guided in choosing the best graduation program for their future plan.
There will be a parent meeting at 6 p.m. on April 24 in the high school cafeteria. In-depth explanation of graduation plans, course selections and other high school information will be presented. A question and answer session will be included.
The Jackrabbit Preview will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on April 30 at the high school. Students will be able to tour BHS, see the various programs, pick up information regard pre-advanced placement classes, speak to teachers and finalize their personal graduation plans.
Page said if parents or students would like to preview the graduation requirements and other information related to high school visit: www.bowieisd.net. Navigate to the high school page, then select counselors from the top menu. The “Transition to High School” page contains all information regarding students’ high school transition.
Additional graduation requirement information can be found at the Texas Education Agency website at: www.tea.texas.gov and search for House Bill 5.

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DEA staff visits BHS during Red Ribbon Week

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Special agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency spoke to Bowie High School students during Red Ribbon Week activities last week. The DEA’s In The Air helicopter and four agent/pilots brought the aircraft for students to see up close. They also talked about their careers, as did members of the City of Bowie Fire and Police Departments. BHS Principal Joanne Keeler had her photo taken with the crew. (courtesy photo)

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Bowie band competes, doesn’t advance; Nocona competes Saturday

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Bowie High School’s Mighty Marching Maroon competed at regional marching contest last week, but unfortunately it did not advance.
Director German Torres said the students did very well and they were proud of their work this season. The band had advanced out of area from the weekend before.
“We came in 16th place (3A region) and the students were a little disappointed, but that is to be expected. We are now setting our sights on our Veteran’s Day program alongside the Christmas program,” said the director.
Nocona High School’s band will compete at area contest in Mineral Wells High School at 3 p.m. on Nov. 2.
The Pride of the Tribe is directed by Randy Brooks. Marching contests are open to the public to attend for an admission price of $5.

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Bowie school board has furry visitor

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Elementary principal Kathy Green brought her dog, Cooper, to the meeting since he has been working as an official therapy dog on her campus.

Bowie Independent School District Trustees were happy to meet a new canine friend at Monday’s school board meeting.
Bowie Elementary School principal Kathy Green brought her dog, Cooper, who volunteers his services two to three times a week at the school as a therapy dog to uplift spirits of both students and staff alike.
Cooper is a three-year-old Shih Tzu/Schnauzer mix who began training as an emotional support animal. He passed his canine good citizenship test in September and was certified as a therapy dog through the Bright and Beautiful Therapy dog organization.
“He’s working with kids in the morning who have separation anxiety and stuff like that and just helps calm them down a little bit,” Green said. “Some of my frequent fliers that have some self-regulation issues tend to calm down a lot faster if you promise them they get to pet the dog.”
Bowie High School principal Joanne Keeler presented a plan for her school to start an E-Sports Club, or a competitive video game team, with the goal to start competing in January after prepping all of this fall to try and get both interest and equipment up and running.
Kids would practice after school from 4:15-5 p.m. in a variety of games and genres. The competition would be through TexSEF, which is a teacher run Texas Scholastic E-sports organization.
While many in the room were a bit baffled at the prospect of kids playing more video games than they already do, several people pointed out how there are many scholarship opportunities for students in college as well as professional opportunities.
A short list of games potentially offered in the club are: Mario Kart Deluxe, Fortnite, chess, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Street Fighter 6, League of Legends, Splatoon, Rocket League and Overwatch 2.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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