SCHOOL NEWS
Enlow contract extended 1 year; new admin. building approved
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie Independent School District Trustees offered Superintendent Blake Enlow a one-year extension on his contract following his evaluation during Monday night’s meeting.
The board also accepted a recommendation from the facilities committee to demolish the tornado-damaged administration building and construct a new one on school property at Nelson and Rock Streets.
Enlow has been superintendent since May 2019 after serving as principal at the elementary and high school. Trustees conducted their evaluation for almost an hour, before inviting Enlow in for discussion during the closed session. He was offered a one-year extension on his contract continuing its three-year term.
The school administration building located on Wichita Street received extensive damage during the May 2020 tornado. The staff moved out and relocated to space at the intermediate school.
Last month, Enlow asked the board to name a facilities committee to assist with developing a recommendation. The board had discussed demolishing the building and selling the land, along with building at a new location.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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.
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.
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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