SCHOOL NEWS
Nocona High film crews call ‘action’
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.
By Andy Newberry, MSU Texas
Midwestern State University junior Rykir Evans is not only building his skills during a NASA internship—he’s creating memories that will last a lifetime.
Evans has been a remote student at MSU Texas this semester while completing the internship. During that time, he had the opportunity to meet American naval aviator and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, as well as NASA Chief Flight Director Gene Kranz.
“It definitely has been an amazing experience thus far, and meeting all of the super inspirational figures in flesh and blood was definitely surreal,” Evans said.
Read the full story in Thursday’s Bowie News.
(Top photo) Rykir Evans had a chance meeting with Reid Wiseman NASA astronaut and commander of the Artemis II lunar fly-by mission. He also met famed NASA chief flight director Gene Kranz, who directed the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11.
Join the Bowie High School Band for a chamber music concert featuring state solo/ensemble qualifiers at 6 p.m. on May 18 in the junior high auditorium.
This concert is an opportunity for these state qualifiers to showcase all their hard work, talent and dedication. It also is their final change to take the state to build confidence and shake off those last minute nerves before heading to state competition.
Bowie Independent School District Trustees will discuss personnel issues including possible action on hiring a new high school principal when it meets at 5:30 p.m. on April 20.
An executive session is scheduled for that topic and other personnel updates as the school nears its end.
Last month the high school principal and assistant superintendent resigned as did the head boy’s basketball coach. The new coach was named this week
The regular agenda opens with recognition of high school students and staff.
Superintendent Donna Hale will provide informational updates for enrollment and attendance, intruder detection and audit report, operations reports and parent and community forum meeting comments.
The Montague County Tax Appraisal District annual financial report will be reviewed. There also will be a discussion on open enrollment for pre-kindergarten for the 2026-27.
Under action items the board will determine the financial feasibility to comply with the Texas Transportation Code regarding school bus seat belt requirements. Possible action on applying for two waiver days for missed instructional days due to snow.
Monthly reports and financials wrap the agenda.
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