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Bowie woes loom in BISD

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Bowie Independent School District Trustees were updated on many of the activities that will wind down this unusual school year and got a cursory glance at the budget issues during its Monday meeting.
Superintendent Blake Enlow presented the 2020 preliminary property values which were released in early May. Certified values will be available in July.
The preliminary figures dropped 12.44 percent overall with $867,760,946, down $123,381,647 from the 2019 certified values of $991,142,593. Based on the 2019 tax rate of $1.15 the district could face a $1.4 million drop in revenue.

Rhonda Russell, retired chief financial officer of BISD who has been assisting with budget development, told the board they are not sure yet how tax collections may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has created major job loss and loss in business revenue during the shutdown.

Read the full story on this week’s board meeting in the weekend Bowie News.

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Jackrabbit Preview date set

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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.

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Nocona OAP competes at district

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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.

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BHS junior qualifies for state theatrical design contest

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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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