SCHOOL NEWS
Nocona High Triennial arrives this week
(Top photo) Senior Nocona High School homecoming king and queen nominees are: (Back) Brayden West, Christhian Cortes, Owen Crossen and Arty Malone. (Front) Ava Davis, Bayler Smith, Ayden Patton and Aubree Kleinhans. The queen will be crowned Friday night at halftime and the king during the pep rally Thursday. (Photo by Todd Peterson)
Alumni of Nocona High School invite the community to attend the triennial homecoming celebration for Sept. 19-21.
With a theme of “Cartoons, Comics, or Games!,” the event will offer something for alumni, family and friends. This celebration is organized by the Nocona High School Ex-Students’ Association Homecoming Committee. Honor classes are the Classes of 1973, 1974 and 1975.
The week opens with a bonfire at 8 p.m. on airport road by the city dump. A pep rally follows the next day at 12:20 p.m. at the high school gym. The homecoming king will be crowned here. Nominees are: Brayden West, Christhian Cortes, Owen Crossen and Arty Malone.
The itinerary of events includes:
Sept. 18:
12:20 p.m. – High School Principal Heather Nobile extends an invitation to all exes to attend the homecoming pep rally in the high school gym
Sept. 19:
2 p.m. – A meet and greet will start at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon at the Tails N’ Trails Museum, 1522 Highway 82 and will run through the afternoon.
6:30 p.m. – The Pride of the Tribe marching band will perform.
7 p.m. – The Nocona Indians football team will face the Archer City Wildcats at 7 p.m. with the Homecoming Queen Coronation and fireworks during the halftime festivities at Jack Crain Stadium.
Homecoming queen nominees are: Ava Davis, Bayler Smith, Ayden Patton and Aubree Kleinhans.
Sept. 20:
9 a.m. – Registration and visitation will begin at Nocona High School. Prize drawing tickets will be available for sale at registration and visitation.
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Fish fry by the Carpenter Shop in Nocona Middle School Cafeteria.
1 p.m.- The program, featuring the Honor Classes and Nocona High School Hall of Honor recipients in the high school auditorium.
A slide show of the honor classes will be included as part of the program. Prize ticket winners drawn at the end of the honors program.
4 p.m. – The Parade of Classes will begin at Nocona High School. A trophy will be presented for the Best Float.
Sept. 21:
All churches welcome exes and their families to Sunday services in the community.
Members of the Mighty Marching Maroon Band of Bowie High School crowned its royals during halftime ceremonies on Oct. 16. Band Sweetheart is Lilli Zilfo and Band Beau is Adam Hofbauer. Congratulations to the marching band for its work at UIL contest Saturday. While the band did not advance to area Director German Torres said he was very proud of their work this year.
Autumn has arrived in Montague County, and local school districts are gearing up for a full lineup of family-friendly fall festivals throughout the month of October.
From games to coronations, residents will have plenty of opportunities to support local students and celebrate the season.
Forestburg Independent School District starts its festival at 3 p.m. on Oct. 24, featuring games, a silent auction, gift baskets and a coronation of festival royalty.
Bowie Elementary will have its fall festival from 5 to 7 p.m on Oct 24. The event features both live and silent auctions along with carnival games.
Tickets are on presale at five for $1, or at the festival four for $1. Unlimited game wristbands also can be purchased for $20.
The seasonal celebrations wrap up on Halloween.
Saint Jo Elementary Parent Teacher Organization hosts its fall fest from 12 to 2 p.m on Oct. 31, in the Saint Jo Cafeteria, featuring various activity booths and local vendors.
Gold-Burg ISD follows from 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 31, on the GISD campus.
Attendees can enjoy games, a haunted house, food and a pie-in-the-face booth. Tickets may be purchased with cash or check only.
Other fall events include a family fun night hosted by Calvary Baptist Church at 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, at 204 Decatur St. The event will include food and a trunk-or-treat.
The Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees celebrated student achievements and reviewed a perfect school security audit at its Oct. 19 meeting.
The meeting opened with recognitions. High School Principal Dr. Dean Johnson recognized teacher April Word and her theater students, Adryana Torres, Aowyn Word and Lilliana Zilfo, for excelling at Theaterfest 2026.
Johnson said the students earned the title of featured performers, placing them in the top 15 performers in the state. Word also got an award for exemplary campus theater director at the event.
Read the full school board story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Top photo- The school board recognized the Bowie Junior High cross country boy’s team after they won district runner-up at the recent meet. (Photo by Caroline Crain)
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