COUNTY LIFE
By BARBARA GREEN
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Kathy Green says she is a teacher at heart, but now she is a “teacher of teachers” bringing her classroom experience to the top job at Bowie Elementary School.
Green was hired in May as assistant principal and was preparing to start that job, but when Principal Steven Valkenar resigned, she applied and got her first principal’s job.
The 46-
Green is the only educator in her family. Her original path in college had been commercial art and graphic design. She recalls in college having several friends studying education and her mind began to switch over to a new direction.
“Once I started down that road, I fell in love with it. I also worked at the church nursery hanging out with all the kids. I decided that is what I wanted to do: Work in education. In college I also worked at Kindercare which affirmed I wanted to work around the younger kids,” explains Green.
Read the full feature in your weekend Bowie News.
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Bowie, Nocona libraries wrap up summer reading this week
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
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Color added to outside kennels at Bowie Animal Shelter
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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Youngsters attend swimming lessons this week
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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