SCHOOL NEWS
Bowie Jackrabbits celebrating homecoming
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.
The Bellevue Ex Student Association is hosting a music and hamburgers event at 6 p.m. on Oct. 10 at the Bellevue Community Center (Bellevue Fire Hall) to raise funds for scholarships.
A $20 donation includes a hamburger, fixings, dessert, a drink and an evening of entertainment. Everyone is cordially invited to come out for a fun evening.
“Texas and the Letter W” will be presented by Kenny and Susan Mayo with the Post Oak Band.
All of the music will be from musicians whoare Texans who have a name beginning with the letter “W.”
A drawing for a DeWalt power tool set and the auction of some sweets to take home will round out the evening of fellowship.
All money raised will go into the Bellevue Ex Student’s Scholarship fund and are tax-deductible.
Forestburg Independent School staff announced its 2026 homecoming king nominees (back): Houston Johnson, Caleb Rich and John Carranza. Queen nominees (front): Delilah Petch-Raney, Dori Gonzalez, Megan Bain, Jocelyn Rich and Brenna Briles. Not pictured: Taylor Griggs. The Forestburg Longhorns will take on Perrin-Whitt for its homecoming game. (Photo by Rashonda Hobbs)
The staff of Bowie Elementary School will host open house/curriculum night on Sept. 24.
The program on curriculum will be from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in the cafeteria, and from 6 to 7 p.m. visit the classrooms.
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