SCHOOL NEWS
BISD letter explains Nov. 3 shutdown of virtual learning
This week the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees agreed with recommendations from the administrators to discontinue virtual learning with the superintendent announcing it will be effective Nov. 3.
Citing poor attendance by students across all campuses and failing grades, principals and administrators asked the option be removed.
In a letter posted on the district’s Facebook page, Superintendent Blake Enlow called the beginning of the 2020-21 school year like no other in the history of the district.
“We ended the previous year in a totally online environment and began this year with virtual learning as an option for some families. What has become evident during the last two months is this option is not reaching the educational outcomes our students need and our staff desires. Therefore, BISD will end virtual learning beginning Nov. 3 with the following exceptions,” stated Enlow.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Christie Walker will be honored with a retirement celebration from 4-5 p.m. on Dec. 13 in the Bowie High School library.
Walker, who recently stepped down as assistant superintendent and moved into handling grant programs, has spent 28 years in education as a teacher and administrator. She came to BISD in July 2014 as curriculum director and her duties expanded into grants. She was named assistant superintendent in May 2018 and was interim superintendent prior to the selection of Blake Enlow as superintendent.
Walker was instrumental in juggling and documenting all the bells and whistles required to utilize the extensive COVID federal and state funding the district received in recent years putting the money where it will be most effective for the long-term.
Area school bands are busy rehearsing for their holiday concerts. They invite you to enjoy an evening of holiday tunes to celebrate the spirit of the season.
The Bowie Junior High band and choir concert will be 6 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the junior high auditorium. It will feature the sixth grade, white and maroon bands and the junior high choir.
The Nocona Independent School District band program will present its band concerts on Dec. 7 in the high school auditorium. The middle school band will play at 6 p.m. and the high school band at 7 p.m.
The Bowie High School bands and choir will celebrate the Christmas season at 7 p.m. on Dec. 12 in the high school gym. It will feature the jazz band, Mighty Marching Maroon and the choir. Come out and share the warm feeling of the holiday season.
All these programs have free admission.
During Pioneer Day the first graders go from room to room to take part in different crafts, story times and other interesting activities that have a historical bent.
These children used material and colored paper to make their version of a quilt. (Photos by Barbara Green0
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