SCHOOL NEWS
Mighty Marching Maroon has tough UIL marching contest
The University Interscholastic League Region 5 competition did not go as well as the Mighty Marching Maroon hoped as an incident on the field left them coming home with all threes on Saturday.
“We didn’t do well at all and ended up getting all threes. We had seven kids fall down,” explained Bowie Band Director Kendel Hickenbottom. “It was a situation where one was going too fast, tripped and fell, causing the next to trip.”
The incident ended with one student taken to the hospital by ambulance, but Hickenbottom reports she was back at school on Monday.
“She wasn’t the first who tripped, but she had been sick and tried to make the competition and when others fell on her it was too much,” said the band director.
The band remained professional and continued to perform as the director carried the student off the field.
“They finished as I was bringing her off and we found out how severe the situation was and the ambulance was called,” said Hickenbottom.
The judges were not sympathetic to the situation, as the band was informed their music was too hard and the marching was too difficult.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
The Bellevue Ex Student Association is hosting a music and hamburgers event at 6 p.m. on Oct. 10 at the Bellevue Community Center (Bellevue Fire Hall) to raise funds for scholarships.
A $20 donation includes a hamburger, fixings, dessert, a drink and an evening of entertainment. Everyone is cordially invited to come out for a fun evening.
“Texas and the Letter W” will be presented by Kenny and Susan Mayo with the Post Oak Band.
All of the music will be from musicians whoare Texans who have a name beginning with the letter “W.”
A drawing for a DeWalt power tool set and the auction of some sweets to take home will round out the evening of fellowship.
All money raised will go into the Bellevue Ex Student’s Scholarship fund and are tax-deductible.
Forestburg Independent School staff announced its 2026 homecoming king nominees (back): Houston Johnson, Caleb Rich and John Carranza. Queen nominees (front): Delilah Petch-Raney, Dori Gonzalez, Megan Bain, Jocelyn Rich and Brenna Briles. Not pictured: Taylor Griggs. The Forestburg Longhorns will take on Perrin-Whitt for its homecoming game. (Photo by Rashonda Hobbs)
The staff of Bowie Elementary School will host open house/curriculum night on Sept. 24.
The program on curriculum will be from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in the cafeteria, and from 6 to 7 p.m. visit the classrooms.
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