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Nocona High film crews call ‘action’

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By Destinee Norman

As the school year looms closer, the Nocona High School Digital Media Class (NHS AV Studios) is already in the midst of producing its first film for the 2018-2019 University Interscholastic League Young Filmmakers contest. Students are able to start production of their UIL films in the spring and summer semesters preceding the contest deadline in January 2019 . This will give students the opportunity to make more films that can compete in each of the four filming categories: Traditional animation, digital animation, documentary, and narrative.

“NHS AV Studios competed in the Traditional Animation category with two films last school year, so the students are excited to attempt completing and submitting a movie in four categories to expand their chances of winning another state title or two,” said NHS Digital Media Teacher Rob Norman.

“Being able to start in the summer will really benefit the kids who are busy in extracurricular activities such as sports during the school year,” says Norman. “We want our program to reach all kinds of students even if they can’t give us all of their time during the school year. Anyone can have an opportunity to film no matter what else they are involved in.”

Getting more kids involved isn’t the only benefit to summer filming, however, because their first film this year is a dark drama narrative that takes place in summer.

Shooting it in the summer will give the film more legitimacy, said Norman.

Getting a movie done during the summer also is a lot easier than working for only an hour or two a day during the school year and it gives the students more time to work on the other films.

“These movies really can be filmed in a week without any distractions, but during the school year you only get a couple of  hours after school and weekends. So, that can transfer into several months to finish the same film. Filming during class time really isn’t an option because most of the class period is spent setting things up and breaking things down for the next class and won’t give us an opportunity to film on location,” explained Norman.

Read the full story in the weekend edition of the News. 

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BJH teams win UIL district meet

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Bowie Junior High Principal Jeneanne Fleming said she is proud of her student participants and coaches as they won the District 7AAA University Interscholastic League Academic Zone Meet by approximately 200 points on Dec. 6.
Henrietta and Jacksboro were the other two schools competing.
Fleming explained students committed to practicing before and/or after school, and they attended the meet on a day they didn’t have school.

Read all the results in the mid-week Bowie News.

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Trustees to meet on Dec. 16

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Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 16 for the final session of 2024.
An executive session is set for the board to receive the intruder audit report. Superintendent Blake Enlow said the Texas School Safety Center recently conducted an audit at one or more of the campuses.
The audit tests whether a campuses is accessible to an unauthorized individual and is part of the state’s school safety directives to help districts identify ways to improve safety. Enlow said the report had one finding and corrective actions have already been implemented.
In action items, Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris will provide information on possible action related to the BISD school library collection development per House Bill 900 and the gifted and talented policy and procedures. The student transfer list also will be presented along with an update on the SAFE grant

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Elementary kids ready Christmas musical

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Bowie Elementary School students have a busy holiday season with its popular Christmas musical program on Dec. 12 and a visit from Santa Claus on Dec. 18.
The first and second graders will perform for parents and the community on Dec. 12 in the high school gym. The first grade opens the evening at 5:30 p.m. followed by the second grade at 6 p.m.
Students will be wearing festival colorful Christmas outfits complete with Santa hats. This evening is always jam packed with family and friends to enjoy the holiday music.
Santa Claus has scheduled a stop at the school to meet students on Dec. 18 in the library for photos and a quick visit. The 18th also is Polar Express Day where students are invited to wear PJs reminiscent of the popular holiday movie.

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