COUNTY LIFE
Crayon upcycle project earns state, international honors
Team RABBITS, Reusing Articles Bringing Better Imaginations Toward Success, a group of Bowie Intermediate students, recently competed in the Junior Division of Texas Future Problem Solvers – Community Problem Solving Component.
Team RABBITS won champion at large, junior division, which qualifies them to showcase their project and receive medals at the State Bowl in San Marcos on April 12-14 with the possibility of advancing to International Conference in Amherst, MA in June.
While touring their own campus, students decided on an area of concern, developed a plan of action and implemented the plan.
Students focused on art supply waste, primarily crayons. Students researched crayon waste and repurposing, learning that it takes more than 100 years for a crayon to decompose in a landfill.
These students decided they could make a difference and took action. Crayon recycle bins were made and distributed around town.
Team RABBITS collected more than 56 pounds of crayons to upcycle. One pound of crayons is about 112 crayons.
Students developed a process for melting, molding and reforming those crayons to make stress relief packets containing the new crayons and a mini coloring book to distribute to areas of need in the community.
The packets were delivered to The Bowie Police Department, The Bowie Fire Department, Helen Farabee Center, Central Hospital of Bowie and the Bowie Public Library.
Team RABBITS extended their project to create fun-shaped crayons with silicone molds for children.
In addition to identifying a need and developing the solution, the team submitted documentation in a six-page paper, a scrapbook and a six-page addendum for the competition. The team learned it qualified for the international conference in Massachusetts. The district will support the trip but additional fund raising is planned.
Gold-Burg High School students will perform at area one-act competition at 9:30 a.m. on April 11 at Grayson County College.
Director Linda Fitzner said they present “Lady Precious Stream” followed by Newcastle, Irivium Academy, Sulphur Bluff, Avery and Bryson. She called it a “tough, tough area” as Bryson was at state the year before. Gold-Burg also has made a state run last year.
Nocona Public Library and Friends of the Library will be hosting a children’s Easter story time at 10 a.m. on April 11.
Dean Prine will be reading to the children before they make a craft. Dean always makes it a fun story time. All children are invited to attend.
Summer is quickly approaching and the library is already making plans for our summer reading program. Starting June 1, the children can pick up their reading logs. A professional story teller will be visiting the library in July. More details will be released as time gets closer to summer.
The library has received several new books in the last week. “In To Deep” by Lee Child, “Paranoia” by James Patterson and “Far From Home” by Danielle Steel, are just a few new ones that are available for checkout.
Did you know that the library is not all about books? The library staff can make copies and send faxes for a small fee. It has computers for the public to use. Stop by and see what all you can do at the library. It is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Bowie High School’s one-act play, “View From The Bridge,” advanced out of bi-district to area after competing this past week.
Teacher and Director April Word said area will be on April 12 at Clyde High School. Bowie performs as the final play of the day.
Other schools performing will be Holliday, Early, Clyde, Ingram Moore and Jim Ned. Plays begin at noon that day and cost to watch is $10.
“The students were amazing at bi-district and had a tremendous performance. I could not have asked for more from them,” said Word.
At bi-district Lia Meier was named best performer, Corban Word was named to the All-Star Cast and Corben Wolsey, honorable mention All-Star Cast.
Aowyn Word received the All-Star Tech and the tech crew was named best overall. Crew members are Elise Fitch, TJ Ferguson, Keller Dosch, Adamari Alonso and Aowyn Word. “Break a leg” Jackrabbits.
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