Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on March 16 as the district returns from Spring Break.
An executive session is scheduled for personnel considerations as the district looks to filling two major administrative positions, high school principal and assistant superintendent. Joanne Keeler resigned from the high post and Lee Ann Farris as assistant superintendent.
In the closed session the board may discuss appointments, reassignments, evaluations, duties, discipline or dismissal of employees. The agenda also lists deliberation on security devices or security audits.

Read the full story on next week’s agenda in your 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%.

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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)