SCHOOL NEWS
Meet the Teacher events readied
The new school year is about ready to kick off the first week of August.
Bowie Independent School District opened online registration on July 14. School officials report returning student guardians should have received an email with details on the Ascender Parent Portal. To access the portal visit bowieisd.net, click families in the top right corner and select the portal link.
If any family needs assistance campus registrars will be able to assist, call or visit the specific campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday. New students must pick up a packet at their respective campus in the office.
Meet the Teacher for BISD will be 5-6:30 p.m. for the elementary and intermediate schools on Aug. 4 and 6-7:30 p.m. for the junior and senior high school. Registration must be complete to receive a schedule. Help with online registration will be available.
The first day of school for Bowie will be Aug. 6. The full school calendar with daily start and end times is available at https://bit.ly/4kQPTV8 and on the district webpage at bisd.net.
Gold-Burg ISD student registration runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 22-25. Meet the Teacher will be at 5:30 p.m. on July 31. The first day of school will be Aug. 5.
Forestburg ISD starts the new year on Aug. 4. Meet the Teacher will be 5-7 p.m. on July 31.
Montague School opens the year on Aug. 7. Meet the Teacher will be 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 4. Students will be able to meet school staff, drop off school supplies, decorate their lockers and tour the school. Schedules for fourth-eighth graders will be in their labeled lockers.
Nocona ISD will have returning student online registration through Aug. 31 whose guardians can register through the Ascender Parent Portal.
New student registration requires a family pick up an enrollment packet from their campus between 8 a.m. and 3:30 through Aug. 31. Transfer papers must be returned and approved before children can be enrolled.
The first day of school for Nocona students is Aug. 7. Meet the Teacher for the elementary will be 4-5:30 p.m. on Aug. 5. At the middle school Meet the Teacher is 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 5.
Prairie Valley ISD starts the new year on Aug. 7. Meet the Teacher Night will be on Aug. 5 when there will be a pep rally and parent meet at 5:30 p.m., followed by classroom visits from 6-7 p.m.
Saint Jo ISD opens the new year on Aug. 12. Meet the Teacher will be at 5 p.m. on Aug. 7.
Bellevue School’s first day is Aug. 14 with the traditional bell ringing ceremony at 8 p.m. Meet the Teacher is at 6 p.m. on Aug. 11.
SCHOOL NEWS
Bowie High School receives theater education award
Congratulations to Bowie High School for Achieving Exemplary Status in the Texas Educational Theatre Association’s Award of Distinction.
The award recognizes individual schools and districts that are making outstanding contributions to raising standards for theatre education through achievement, curation of resources, diversity and advocacy for theatre arts.
Members of the Texas Educational Theatre Association proudly congratulate Bowie High School for earning this award. This prestigious recognition highlights schools that demonstrate outstanding commitment to fostering theatre education and participation in their communities.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
SCHOOL NEWS
New Bowie intermediate principal hired
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsosnline.com
Bowie Independent School District Trustees extended the contract of Superintendent Dr. Donna Hale for one year and hired a new intermediate principal during its June 16 meeting.
Hale underwent her first annual summative evaluation in closed session as the board reviewed her overall work during the year. The superintendent said it has been a eventful year and she was happy the board extended her contract.
Landon Wesley was selected as the new principal at the intermediate school, replacing Jason Childress who moved into the new director of student services position last month. Wesley has been the campus assistant principal the past three years and has also served as teacher in the district. His wife, Rachel, is a science teacher at the junior high.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
SCHOOL NEWS
Nocona senior takes state feature writing title
Abigail Hill, Nocona High School valedictorian, is the 2026 UIL feature writing state champion. Nocona faculty have been looking through school records and UIL records to see when Nocona last had someone won state. UIL record archives only date back to 1983 and they didn’t see anyone listed as winning a gold medal in Academic UIL. According to Nocona records, she is the first UIL Academic Champion since 1973. (Courtesy photo)
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