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Bowie Jackrabbits celebrating homecoming

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Celebrate Bowie High School homecoming festivities with a parade and bonfire Wednesday.
There are mini pep rallies at 10:30 a.m.at Smarty Pants and 11 a.m. at Happy Hearts. The downtown parade begins at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Coordinated by the booster club, entry forms are available at the high school. Theme for the parade is “Red, White and Bowie.”
From 8-10 p.m. Wednesday Project Graduation presents a bonfire at Selma Park. Admission will be $1 per person with food and drinks available, live music and deejay.
Football Friday is everyone’s day to wear maroon and white. There will be mini pep rallies all morning starting with the elementary at 8 a.m., intermediate at 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. at Advanced Rehab. The high school campus pep rally will be at 12:10 p.m.
The homecoming game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. with Bowie taking on Henrietta. The homecoming court will be presented during half-time.
Nominees for king and queen include: Queen, Chelsey Ketchum, Evelyn Sanchez, Marta DeMeo and Sierra Skinner, and king, Matthew Scrogum, Clay Stark, Caleb Cox, Zane Bell and Braden Armstrong.
Junior nominees are: Parker Price, Breanna Masingale and Season Eudey; sophomore, Levi Carnes and Macon Chambers and freshmen, Phillip Martinez and Payton Clark. There was a tie for junior girls and tie for the senior boys.

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BISD board to swear in new officers

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Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District will swear in its new board members and reorganize its officers when they meet at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 18.
The agenda opens with canvassing of the election votes, followed by the oath of office to Jacky Betts in place one and Angie Christmas in place two. The board will then elect officers including president, vice president and secretary.
Action items begin with presentation of the 2023-24 outside audit offered by Paul Fleming of Edgin Parkman Fleming and Fleming, PC.
The annual public hearing on the district’s Financial Integrity Rating System report will be presented. The district usually receives a 100% on its report.
Superintendent Blake Enlow will discuss board training opportunities and the junior high all region band hosting on Nov. 19 at the high school. Lee Robertson will give a technology department update on its audit and eSports vulnerability information.
The campus administrators and athletic director will give monthly reports and a soccer club update, while the finance director will give business reports.
Other agenda action items include action on the 2024 tax roll and updates to the board operating procedures.

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DEA staff visits BHS during Red Ribbon Week

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Special agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency spoke to Bowie High School students during Red Ribbon Week activities last week. The DEA’s In The Air helicopter and four agent/pilots brought the aircraft for students to see up close. They also talked about their careers, as did members of the City of Bowie Fire and Police Departments. BHS Principal Joanne Keeler had her photo taken with the crew. (courtesy photo)

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Bowie band competes, doesn’t advance; Nocona competes Saturday

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Bowie High School’s Mighty Marching Maroon competed at regional marching contest last week, but unfortunately it did not advance.
Director German Torres said the students did very well and they were proud of their work this season. The band had advanced out of area from the weekend before.
“We came in 16th place (3A region) and the students were a little disappointed, but that is to be expected. We are now setting our sights on our Veteran’s Day program alongside the Christmas program,” said the director.
Nocona High School’s band will compete at area contest in Mineral Wells High School at 3 p.m. on Nov. 2.
The Pride of the Tribe is directed by Randy Brooks. Marching contests are open to the public to attend for an admission price of $5.

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