COUNTY LIFE
First day of school dates vary across the county
The countdown has begun as the hours until the first day of school near in just under three weeks.
This year school schedules across the county will be different as every district has adopted some modified form of a four-day school week. Some take off Friday, some take off Monday and some won’t take any days off until a few months into the school year.
With all those varying schedules it was a surprise to see six of the eight school districts The Bowie News covers will start within a day or two of each other Aug. 7, 8 or 9, with Saint Jo the odd one out beginning on Aug. 16.
While the News staff will provide additional details on school start events such as Meet the Teacher nights as they are announced, this story outlines the start dates.
Bowie Independent School District starts on Aug. 7, along with Gold-Burg, Nocona and Prairie Valley. Forestburg starts Aug. 8 and Montague on Aug. 9.
Saint Jo opens on Aug. 16, as does Bellevue in neighboring Clay County.
Bowie will host Meet the Teacher on Aug. 3. There will be a Back to school fair at 9 a.m. on July 29. It is hosted by the district and the Pregnancy Resource Center at the high school campus.
The event provides free school supplies, hair cuts, eye exams, school information, online registration help, resources for community organizations and fun for the kids.
Prairie Valley will have Meet the Teacher on Aug. 3. The traditional pep rally will open the year at 5:30 p.m. in the gym. Families can visit with teachers and tour the school until 7 p.m. The district’s Title 1 meeting and special programs’ information will be presented.
Montague School will have Meet the Teacher from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Aug. 7. Students can meet the staff, drop off supplies, decorate lockers and tour the schools. Schedules for those in grades fourth-eighth will be in their labeled locker.
Nocona Middle School will have Meet the Teacher 4:30 – 6 p.m. on Aug. 4. Families also can drop off supplies and pick up schedules.
A Bellevue Back to School Bash will be at the Bellevue Methodist Church from 2-5 p.m. on July 30. There will be free school supplies, hot dogs and bounce houses.
The Bowie News will publish event information as soon as they are made available.
In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month this November, Texas Community Counseling and the Heart Gallery of Northwest Texas are partnering to bring resources to Montague County families.
The two organizations will host an adoption, foster care and kinship care resource fair on Nov. 14 at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County Fellowship Hall, located at 300 W. Nelson St. in Bowie.
The resource fair will run from 10 a.m. to noon, bringing together local agencies and service providers to answer questions and share information about support available within the county.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Members of the Montague County Historical Commission invite the community to join them on Nov. 14 for a Rolling Bus Tour.
This tour will cover the cemeteries in the south west corner of Montague County. You will have the opportunity to stroll through some of the cemeteries, others the bus will stop and Commission member Calvin Durham will tell the history of the cemetery.
The bus tour will meet at the Old Jail in Montague at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 3 p.m. The tour will include a sack lunch, a brochure of each cemetery visited and a book “This Soil will Grow Grapes” written by Melvin Fenoglio.
The cost of the tour is $20 for adults. There is no charge for children under 12. The commission members strive to preserve the history of the county and to share as much of it as possible with our citizens. You can RSVP by calling 940-841-2674 or 940-872-1007. Please leave a message with your name if there is no answer.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System at 1:20 p.m. on Nov. 17.
FEMA’s emergency alert system is a national public warning system made up of thousands of radio, TV, cable and satellite and wireline video providers. Through the EAS, the President can address the American people or share life-saving information with the public during a national emergency.
FEMA is required by law to conduct a nationwide test of the public alert and warning system at least once every three years. These tests allow FEMA to identify technical or operational issues before the system is needed during an actual emergency.
FEMA and the FCC are sharing the test date in advance because it is important the public understands what to expect on the day of the test.
At approximately 1:20 p.m. (Central time), on Nov. 17, all the electronics providers will interrupt normal programming to relay a test message.
This message will state: This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency management Agency, covering the United States from 1:20 to 1:50 p.m. This is only a test. No action is required by the public.”
When the test is concluded, normal programming will resume.
FEMA and the FCC are coordinating with stakeholders, including participating communications providers as well as federal, state, tribal and territorial agencies to prepare for and conduct the test.
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