NEWS
Bowie ISD hires new high school principal
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie Independent School District Trustees hired a new high school principal Monday night and also learned about the small number of citizens who attended a series of three community forums.
Following a brief executive session moved up in the agenda the new high school principal Dean Johnson and his wife Katie, and children Whitley and Henley were introduced to the board. Johnson will come to Bowie from Farmersville where he has been the junior high principal since July 2019.
He replaces Joanne Keeler who resigned from the principal’s job last month.
Johnson received his bachelor degree from Midwestern State University in kinesiology and math followed by a master of education in education administration from Lamar University. He earned his doctorate of educational leadership from MSU in December 2024 and was named 2023 outstanding Doctoral Student from the West College of Education.
Public forums
Superintendent Donna Hale reported on a series of three community forums that were hosted across the district during the last few weeks. Only seven people attended the events, and Hale said while this was not the turnout they had hoped for, the small group had very good discussions on their specific concerns.
Read the full story in Thursday’s Bowie News.
Top photo – Dean Johnson with his wife Katie, and daughters, Whitley and Henley were introduced Monday night. (News photo by Barbara Green)
Party primary runoff elections will be May 26, with early voting running May 18 to May 22.
Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said early voting will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., but only located in the courthouse annex community room.
Election day voting is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at four locations across the county: Courthouse annex community room, Bowie Senior Citizens Center, H.J. Justin Community Room in Nocona and Saint Jo Civic Center.
In the Republican Party primary there are runoffs for United States Senator between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton; Attorney General Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton; Railroad Commissioner Bo French and Jim Wright; and Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, place three, Allison Fox and Thomas Smith.
In the Democratic Party runoff there are two races: Lieutenant Governor between Marcos Isaias Velez and Vikki Goodwin, and for Attorney General Joe Jaworski and Nathan Johnson.
Primary winners will face off against the other party in November’s general election.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie City Council accepted the parks master plan that will be used in a grant application with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, as well as the city’s new comprehensive management plan that is in the works.
During its Tuesday meeting, Kaitlyn Higgins Dake offered the council a copy of the parks plan noting that is has to be submitted by May 31 to be considered with the TPWD grant process. She explained this 49-page document is a 10-year plan that is designed to be a “guiding document,” to assist the city in developing projects.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Top graduates and UIL state qualifiers will be introduced during the May 18 meeting of the Bowie Independent School District at 5:30 p.m.
The agenda lists introductions of the Class of 2026 top 10% of graduates, plus University Interscholastic League academic, fine arts and athletic qualifiers for state.
In action items the board will review a budget amendment, minutes, educator resignations and consider changing the June meeting date. An executive session will discuss a director of student services position and matters regarding students. Any action would be back in open session.
Superintendent Donna Hale will report on enrollment, pre-kindergarten open enrollment, preliminary property values, personnel updates and operation reports.
Monthly reports also will be given by for the campuses and finance.
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