SCHOOL NEWS
Two Bowie theater students join Theatre Fest event
Two Bowie High School theater students have been chosen as featured performers at Theatre Fest, a gathering of theater educators from all over the state.
Those selected are Corban Word, senior, and Aowyn Word, sophomore. This fest will feature workshops, honoraria, networking and displays of the best of the best from all over Texas.
Corban is a senior varsity football and soccer player. He is a senior member of the BHS theatre troupe and co-directs junior high theater. He has won numerous acting and speaking awards, and he plans to pursue educational theater.
Aowyn is a sophomore, varsity cheerleader and soccer play, along with being vice president of the student council. She is a junior member of the BHS theater troupe and has won many acting and crew awards and has represented Bowie at the state level. She plans to pursue musical theater as a career.
April Word, theater instructor at Bowie High School, said this is a great honor and goes to the top 15 musical theater students in the state.
“We are excited to have them represent Bowie theater,” said the teacher and proud mom.
The students were viewed during their fall and summer musical performances and if chosen were asked to submit an audition video. The performance will take place in October.
While outside district busses was the main topic Monday night, the board also considered administrator contracts for the next year and accepted two resignations.
Superintendent Donna Hale said Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris is resigning to take a job with Region 11 Service Center, and Joann Keeler, high school principal, will be leaving the district.
The other administrators which includes the other three principals all received one-year extension on their contracts.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Bowie High School Steppers’ tryouts are being planned. On Feb. 23-25 candidates will learn the choreography and on March 2 try out for the judges. It will be in the high school gym around 4:30 p.m.
Any eighth grade or high school girl who may be interested can contact Coach Lauren Dosch or Mayson Hornsby at the high school.
Bowie Steppers performed at a recent basketball game halftime. (Photo by Brian Smith)
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
A variety of topics were tackled by the Bowie Independent School District Trustees during their first meeting of the new year on Jan. 19.
A room full of parents and second graders opened the night as Elementary Principal Heather Wheeler introduced 14 students who competed in University Interscholastic League contests. Second grade is the first opportunity for students to compete in a variety of UIL categories from chess to creative writing. The chess team won first place and music memory team took second.
Members of the school board also were recognized during January’s School Board Recognition Month, receiving district and campus gifts.
In operations’ reports, Superintendent Donna Hale noted district enrollment is 1,468, down one from last month. The attendance rate is 95.33%.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Pictured – Bowie Elementary second graders were introduced at the Bowie School Board meeting. This group of 14 competed in recent UIL academic contests that included everything from creative writing to chess. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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