SCHOOL NEWS
Bowie Elementary School registration set
BOWIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRE-REGISTRATION
May 1–3, 2018
Only students not previously enrolled at Bowie Elementary School need to pre-register. If your child currently attends Head Start or Pre-Kindergarten at Bowie Elementary School, you do not need to pre-register.
Head Start: To qualify for Head Start, a student must be three years old by September 1, 2018. Children are accepted according to family monetary guidelines. For further information, call the office of the Head Start Registrar at 940-689-2950.
Pre-Kindergarten: Student must be four years old on or before September 1, 2018 and meet one of the following criteria: qualifies for free or reduced lunch (based on family size and income), or is homeless; or is Limited English Proficient; or either parent is active duty military, or is the child of a member of the armed services who was injured or killed while on active duty, or if the child has ever been in foster care under the conservatorship of DFPS following an adversary hearing. Placement is not guaranteed.
Pay for Pre-K: BISD will be offering a pay for Pre-K program for the 2018-2019 school year. We will be revising the information for the program and making it available for the interested parties to pick up at Bowie Elementary School.
Kindergarten: Must be five years old on or before September 1, 2018.
Registration for all three programs will be according to the student’s last name:
A-M: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 from 8:30-11:00 a.m.
N-Z: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 from 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Makeup Day for those not able to attend Tuesday or Wednesday:
Thursday, May 3, 2018 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
All pre-registration will require the following:
Copy of Birth Certificate
Immunization Record
Social Security Card
Guardianship Papers (if applicable)
PRE-REGISTRATION PACKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE FORMS COMPLETED BEFORE YOU COME TO PRE-REGISTRATION, YOU MAY COME BY THE OFFICE AND REQUEST A PACKET.
For further information or questions, please call the Bowie Elementary office at 940-689-2950.
Members of the Mighty Marching Maroon Band of Bowie High School crowned its royals during halftime ceremonies on Oct. 16. Band Sweetheart is Lilli Zilfo and Band Beau is Adam Hofbauer. Congratulations to the marching band for its work at UIL contest Saturday. While the band did not advance to area Director German Torres said he was very proud of their work this year.
Autumn has arrived in Montague County, and local school districts are gearing up for a full lineup of family-friendly fall festivals throughout the month of October.
From games to coronations, residents will have plenty of opportunities to support local students and celebrate the season.
Forestburg Independent School District starts its festival at 3 p.m. on Oct. 24, featuring games, a silent auction, gift baskets and a coronation of festival royalty.
Bowie Elementary will have its fall festival from 5 to 7 p.m on Oct 24. The event features both live and silent auctions along with carnival games.
Tickets are on presale at five for $1, or at the festival four for $1. Unlimited game wristbands also can be purchased for $20.
The seasonal celebrations wrap up on Halloween.
Saint Jo Elementary Parent Teacher Organization hosts its fall fest from 12 to 2 p.m on Oct. 31, in the Saint Jo Cafeteria, featuring various activity booths and local vendors.
Gold-Burg ISD follows from 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 31, on the GISD campus.
Attendees can enjoy games, a haunted house, food and a pie-in-the-face booth. Tickets may be purchased with cash or check only.
Other fall events include a family fun night hosted by Calvary Baptist Church at 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, at 204 Decatur St. The event will include food and a trunk-or-treat.
The Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees celebrated student achievements and reviewed a perfect school security audit at its Oct. 19 meeting.
The meeting opened with recognitions. High School Principal Dr. Dean Johnson recognized teacher April Word and her theater students, Adryana Torres, Aowyn Word and Lilliana Zilfo, for excelling at Theaterfest 2026.
Johnson said the students earned the title of featured performers, placing them in the top 15 performers in the state. Word also got an award for exemplary campus theater director at the event.
Read the full school board story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Top photo- The school board recognized the Bowie Junior High cross country boy’s team after they won district runner-up at the recent meet. (Photo by Caroline Crain)
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