SCHOOL NEWS
Poole excited about moving into SRO
New School Resource Officer Andrew Poole joins SRO Travis Fuller in patrolling the campuses of Bowie Independent School District as part of an increased district-wide safety plan.
The 35-year-old has been a patrol officer with the City of Bowie for just more than a year. A graduate of Nocona High School, his dad’s life in the army took the family many places before settling in Montague County in 1996 when his father retired.
After graduating Nocona High School in 2001, Poole followed in the family business and attended fire academy, emergency medical service school and the police academy at Navarro College in Waxahachie.
“My father and grandfather were both in the military, and my grandfather was a firefighter in the military, explained Poole. “I guess you could say it has turned into a family deal. My twin brother is an officer in Nocona, my older brother is an officer in Plano and my uncle is a deputy in Charlotte County in Florida.”
After working EMS transport and hazmat, and as a volunteer firefighter, Poole made his first move into the law enforcement side of things in 2001 with the Gruver Police Department, located in the Panhandle.
“I know it sounds cliché, but I want to help people. I’m not a rocket scientist or anything like that. I just want to give my time and serve the public,” said Poole.
He joins SRO Fuller, who has been working in the position since 2016. A second SRO position was added this summer as Bowie ISD took steps to beef up its safety plan.
Read the full story in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
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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