NEWS
Bowie Elementary Principal selected; BHS students advocate for math teacher
Steven Valkenaar has been hired to be Bowie Elementary School principal for the next school year.
The Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees approved his selection at its Monday meeting. He will fill the vacancy left when Blake Enlow was reassigned to the junior high school and following Amy Murphey’s move to Nocona Middle School. Balkenaar comes to Bowie from Eastland High School, where he served as principal the last two years. A total of six candidates were interviewed.
A group of high school students also appeared before the board to urge the board to retain Karen Barnes, advanced math teacher at the high school. Barnes was not offered a contract.
Trustees also approved a sound and lighting proposal for the junior high auditorium that will bring state-of-the-art technology into the 100-year-old building allowing there to be many different types of performances on the state.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Correction: Mr. Valkenaar’s name was misspelled in the print edition of the Bowie News, we apologize for this error. See your weekend edition for more about the new principal.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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