SCHOOL NEWS
Two county high schools in top 12 of Lone Star Cup
Two Montague County schools are in the top 12 of the Texas Lone Star Cup as of March 24.
The University Interscholastic League Lone Star Cup is awarded annually to six high schools, one in each of the six UIL classifications (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A), based on their team performance in district and state championships. The winning schools in each classification will receive the UIL Lone Star Cup trophy and a $1,000 scholarship.
The Lone Star Cup includes points earned from top result in cross country, volleyball, robotics BEST, football, Congress, spirit, swimming and diving, mariachi, film and basketball. These standings were as of March 21.
In 1A Saint Jo is tied in 11th place with 26 points. Other schools in the tie are Clyde, Eula, Gordon and Richland Springs. Jayton is in first place with 47 points.
In 2A, Nocona is tied in 11th place with Shelbyville and Lindsay with 29 points. Martin Mills is in first place with 43 points, Windthorst is second with 36 points and Muenster is sixth with 31 points.
In 3A, Holliday is in first with 50 points. Wichita Falls City View is tied with five other schools in 21st place with 24 points.
In 4A the only area school listed is Decatur which is in third place with 55 points.
Forestburg Independent School staff announced its 2026 homecoming king nominees (back): Houston Johnson, Caleb Rich and John Carranza. Queen nominees (front): Delilah Petch-Raney, Dori Gonzalez, Megan Bain, Jocelyn Rich and Brenna Briles. Not pictured: Taylor Griggs. The Forestburg Longhorns will take on Perrin-Whitt for its homecoming game. (Photo by Rashonda Hobbs)
The staff of Bowie Elementary School will host open house/curriculum night on Sept. 24.
The program on curriculum will be from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in the cafeteria, and from 6 to 7 p.m. visit the classrooms.
Bowie Independent School Trustees continued work on the 2026-27 budget during its Aug. 17 meeting including the creation of a salary schedule and establishing a proposed tax rate.
The budget and 2026 proposed tax rate will be up for adoption in an early morning meeting at 7 a.m. on Aug. 31, just at the brink of the new fiscal year.
The salary schedule is based in large part on the Texas Association of School Board’s salary study commissioned by the district. Per the study teacher salaries are above the market median at most benchmarked years. They are most competitive at year 0 where they are 5% above the market median and least competitive at year five where they are 1% below the marked median.
District officials initiated the salary study to get more definitive information where its salaries fall and while some areas were in the range, other category of employees fell below the market. Trustees discussed the need to move auxiliary staff and custodial closer to the market level.
Superintendent Donna Hale and Finance Director Paula Peterson explained the new schedule will not be an across-the-board percentage increase, but focus on getting all employee pay scales closer to the market averages.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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