COUNTY LIFE
School Meet the Teacher events readied for next week
Almost all Montague County schools are a week out from the new school year beginning and this week the busy schedule of Meet the Teacher begins.
Four of the seven schools in the county start the year on Aug. 7, one on Aug. 8, one on Aug. 9 and one on Aug. 16. Bellevue also starts on Aug. 16.
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.
BISD will host Meet the Teacher nights on Aug. 3 with the elementary and intermediate schools from 5-6:30 p.m. and junior high and high schools 7-7:30 p.m. Registration must be complete to receive a schedule. Help with the online process and computer access will be available.
A Back 2 School Bash is planned from 9-11 a.m. on July 29 at the high school cafeteria. Students can come get schools supplies, free haircuts and learn about local organization and resources.
Forestburg Meet the Teacher is 5-7 p.m. on Aug. 3. Families can bring their school supplies and meet the staff. Meet the Longhorns will be the same night at 7 p.m. in the gym where all the athletes will be introduced for fall sports.
Gold-Burg School has Meet the Teacher from 6-7 p.m. on Aug. 3. Meet the Bears will follow around 7:15 p.m.
Montague School will have Meet the Teacher from 5:30-7 p.m. on Aug. 7. Students can drop off supplies, decorate their lockers and tour the schools. Schedules for fourth-eighth graders will be in their labeled lockers.
Nocona Elementary School Meet the Teacher will be 4-5:30 p.m. on Aug. 4. Bring your school supplies and meet the staff. Nocona Middle School’s event will be 4:30-6 p.m. on Aug. 4.
Meet the Indians will be at 8 p.m. on Aug. 16 at Jack Crain Stadium.
Prairie Valley Meet the Teacher will be on Aug. 3. There will be a pep rally to kick off the new year at 5:30 p.m. in the gym.
Families can visit teachers and tour the school until 7 p.m. The Title 1 meeting and program’s information will be presented.
There also will be a parent meeting and pancake supper for the Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 7 in the cafeteria. All junior and senior high school athletes and their parents, plus siblings are invited to attend.
Saint Jo will host Meet the Teacher on Aug. 14. For the elementary it will be 5:30-6:15 p.m., and for junior and high schools at 5-5:45 p.m. A Title 1 meeting will follow.
Bellevue School opens the school year on Aug. 16 with Meet the Teacher at 6 p.m. on Aug. 14.
A Back to School Bash was planned from 2-5 p.m. on July 30 at Bellevue Methodist Church. Free schools supplies will be offered along with a hot dog meal, bounces house and face painting.
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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