SCHOOL NEWS
Bowie ISD board to meet Thursday
Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 17.
Public hearings on several topics will open the meeting along with the audit report.
Paul Fleming, certified public accountant, will present the 2019-2020 audit prepared by Edgin, Parkman, Fleming and Fleming PC.
Hearings will be conducted for the Texas Education Agency Financial Accountability Rating System which will include an overview of the district’s Financial Integrity rating report.
The district’s accountability rating also will be discussed. Last week the TEA staff announced the A-F ratings would be paused for the 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19.
Superintendent Blake Enlow will provide an update on building repairs related to the tornado along with a facilities committee report and information on a demolition quote for the closed administration building. The district has been considering different options from demo and building to selling the property as is.
Other monthly reports will be include the assistant superintendent, finance director and campus principals.
In action items the board will discuss a bus purchase; the transfer list of students; consider action on board operating procedures and the board calendar; review a resolution to extend sick leave during the pandemic until the end of the academic school year 2020-21 and consider a resolution to extend leave for employee quarantine during the pandemic to the end of the year.
The Nocona Independent School District bands will perform their spring concerts on May 2 in the high school auditorium, 1012 Clay.
The middle school band will play at 6 p.m., followed by the high school band at 7 p.m.
NHS Band Director Erin Hanson has announced she will be leaving after nine years at Nocona to take the assistant director’s job at Hale Center to be closer to family.
Hanson has enjoyed a successful tenure at NHS growing the band numbers and directing the band to marching and concert awards and strong scores.
The Nocona High School Film team competed in the BAM film festival in Clute, TX this last weekend. The competition was open to all films in Texas High schools and Texas universities. More than 2,000 films were entered and NHS placed two films in the top three and made $750 in price money. They were second in narrative with “Beyond the Glass Eyes” and third in animation with “The Legendary Nut.” In March the film teams had two narratives and one animation make the state finals, placing in the top six films in the state. (Courtesy photo)
The cast and crew of “Interview,” Gold-Burg High School’s one-act play will perform at around 2:15 p.m. on April 26 for regional competition in the Plano Independent School District Robinson Fine Arts Center.
Play Director Linda Fitzner said the day will open with the first performance at 8 a.m. and continue in about one hour intervals with a break for lunch. Gold-Burg has drawn the final play of the day that opens with Sidney high, Slidell, Avery, Brookesmith, Koppel and Gold-Burg.
Two plays that represent the Region 3, 1A one-act play contest will advance to the University Interscholastic League State 1A One-Act Play Meet at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center on May 13.
Admission charge for the regional contest is $5.25 per day and includes a digital ticketing fee, A OAP day pass for access to the full day of show is $15.25.
Tickets are available at seatyourself.com. Seating is limited.
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