SCHOOL NEWS
Bowie eighth graders prepare for move to high school
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.
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.
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.
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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