COUNTY LIFE
Bowie High set to celebrate homecoming 2020
Bowie High School celebrates its 2020 homecoming with the traditional parade, bonfire and football game this week.
The Jackrabbit Booster Club has set the theme for the festivities as, “Stand Together,” honoring law enforcement, first responders and veterans.
The parade will be at 5 p.m. on Sept. 9 in downtown Bowie. Entry forms are available on the Bowie News website. Those wishing to participate should line up at Pecan and Lindsay starting at 4 p.m.
That evening from 7 to 10 p.m. the bonfire will take place at Selma Park. All ages are welcome.
Admission is $1 with funds going to 2021 Project Graduation. There will be barbecue meals for $6 and drinks for $1.
At 8 a.m. on Sept. 11, everyone is invited to attend the community-wide pep rally at Jackrabbit Stadium.
Friday night the Jackrabbits will take on the Henrietta Bearcats with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. in Jackrabbit Stadium. Homecoming royalty will be announced at halftime.
The following students were nominated for the homecoming court. Senior homecoming queen candidates are: Season Eudy, Agigail Provost, Breanna Masingale and Naomi Enriquez.
Homecoming king nominee are: Travis Terry, Colby Delao, Brae Ogle and Jay Anderson.
Freshman princess and prince are, Emily Cueva and Tucker Jones; sophomore royals, Peyton Clark and Jax Williams and junior royals, Jacelyn Reno and Kraig Reichert.
By BARBARA GREEN
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While Bowie High School seniors are preparing for their graduation, six of those seniors have already made some huge steps toward their future.
Two seniors graduated from North Central Texas College last weekend with their associate degrees, and one earned a level one certification in welding. Two other seniors completed their veterinary assistant certification.
Ryan Rainwater and Jordan Vaught earned their association degrees from North Central Texas College as they await Bowie High graduation next week. Brody Fesmire earned his NCTC Level 1 welding certification and is the first BHS student to complete the two-year program.
Read the full story of these hard-working students in the weekend Bowie News.
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s one-act play, “Interview,” heads to Austin Sunday to compete in the state University Interscholastic League contest.
There will be a send-off for the group around 10 a.m. Sunday. The state performances will be at the Austin Independent School District Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Ave in Austin. Session I will start at 3 p.m. and session II at 6:30 p.m.
Fitzner said they will perform as the third play in session II, possibly around 8 p.m. Awards will be at 10 p.m. after the last session.
Tickets are available only online. Visit the UIL website at: uiltexas.org/theatre/state. There are individual play or four-play session tickets available.
This is the school’s first time to send a play to state competition. Gold-Burg advances with eight 1A plays: Benjamin, “The Ballad of Maria Martin;” Highland, “The Girl in the White Pinafore;” Avery, “The Voice of the Prairie;” Ackerly:Sands, “They Promised Her the Moon;” Guthrie, “The Beggar’s Opera;” Abbott, “A Monster Calls;” and Oakwood, “Mockingbird.”
Directors are Linda Fitzner, Pam DeMoss and David Winingham. Cast and alternates are Jimena Garcia, Corbin Gilbert, Arin Turner, Marshall Mason, Madison Provost, Levin Hellinger, Izzi Rohde, Barrett Allen and alternates Camdyn Dreyer, Jasmine Rojas, Kaylie Duncan and Brayden Odom.
Crew members are Joseph Jones, Aidan Foster, Lexie Eaton, Alyson Rojas and Eli Freeland.
Affirming Texas Families Services presents “Hats, Bags & Bingo Night” on June 1.
Tickets are $45 per person and a light meal is included with the ticket. The fundraising event will be at 300 W. Nelson at United Presbyterian Church. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Call 855-239-2837 or visit the Affirming Texas Families Facebook page.
Affirming Texas Families (Services) provides licensed counseling free of charge to victims of crime and their non-offending family members in Montague, Jack, Young and Clay Counties.
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