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

There was a full house for Tuesday night’s STEAM Night at Bowie Intermediate School. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Along with color art exhibits there were interactive experiments that explored all sorts of science concepts such as velocity with a sledge hammer and the impact of alcohol on a person if they wear the beer goggles. Below are some of the images from STEAM Night. (photos by Barbara Green)