SCHOOL NEWS
Local one-acts prepare for bi-district Saturday
Forestburg and Gold-Burg High School one-act plays will compete at bi-district on March 24 at North Central Texas College Fine Arts Center in Gainesville.
Forestburg High School performs “A Canterbury Tale from the Wife of Bath,” a comedy adapted by Herman Ammann from Geoffrey Chaucer. It is directed by Julie Sandusky, Pam Almon and Gina Thomason.
Gold-Burg is performing “The Insanity of Mary Girard” by Lanie Roberts and produced with special permission by Samuel French. It is directed by Linda Fitzner, Pam DeMoss, Amy Stagg and Kim Williams.
The schedule will be as follows: 10 am., Tioga, “Rest in Peace;” 11 a.m., Forestburg, “Canterbury Tales the Wife of Bath;” noon, Gold-Burg, “The Insanity of Mary Girard;” 45-minute lunch break; 1:45 p.m., Savoy, “I Never Saw Another Butterfly;” 2:45 p.m., Slidell, “Paganinin;” and 3:45 p.m., Ector, “Greater Tuna.” Admission is free.
Bowie Junior High Principal Jeneanne Fleming said she is proud of her student participants and coaches as they won the District 7AAA University Interscholastic League Academic Zone Meet by approximately 200 points on Dec. 6.
Henrietta and Jacksboro were the other two schools competing.
Fleming explained students committed to practicing before and/or after school, and they attended the meet on a day they didn’t have school.
Read all the results in the mid-week Bowie News.
Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 16 for the final session of 2024.
An executive session is set for the board to receive the intruder audit report. Superintendent Blake Enlow said the Texas School Safety Center recently conducted an audit at one or more of the campuses.
The audit tests whether a campuses is accessible to an unauthorized individual and is part of the state’s school safety directives to help districts identify ways to improve safety. Enlow said the report had one finding and corrective actions have already been implemented.
In action items, Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris will provide information on possible action related to the BISD school library collection development per House Bill 900 and the gifted and talented policy and procedures. The student transfer list also will be presented along with an update on the SAFE grant
Bowie Elementary School students have a busy holiday season with its popular Christmas musical program on Dec. 12 and a visit from Santa Claus on Dec. 18.
The first and second graders will perform for parents and the community on Dec. 12 in the high school gym. The first grade opens the evening at 5:30 p.m. followed by the second grade at 6 p.m.
Students will be wearing festival colorful Christmas outfits complete with Santa hats. This evening is always jam packed with family and friends to enjoy the holiday music.
Santa Claus has scheduled a stop at the school to meet students on Dec. 18 in the library for photos and a quick visit. The 18th also is Polar Express Day where students are invited to wear PJs reminiscent of the popular holiday movie.
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