SCHOOL NEWS
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Jason Childress was excited to get back on the school-year merry-go-round this year as he came to Bowie Junior High School as the new assistant principal.
The veteran educator brings 19 years of experience from the classroom, sports field and administrative office to the job. He also looks forward to working in a smaller district that allows him closer interaction with students, parents, staff and community.
Childress, 44, grew up in West Texas in the small town of Lamesa, 60 miles south of Lubbock. When he was halfway through his freshman year, the family moved to and he completed his high school years at Frenship High in Wolfforth in 1995.
He recalls always wanting to be a teacher, but starting at Texas Tech University he made a big turn to the medical field and began attending a junior college outside Lubbock to study respiratory therapy.
“I did that for a semester and asked myself, ‘what am I doing?’ I needed to go back to my original plan, so it was back to Tech where I graduated in 2002,” explains the educator.
Read the full feature on the new administrator in your Saturday Bowie News.
Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District approved all the offered contracts for professional educators during last week’s meeting.
After a brief executive session the board returned to open session to approved the contracts. Several staff members are retiring include Kathy Green, principal at Bowie Elementary; Chris Cornelison, assistant principal at Bowie Junior High and Kristi Hunt at Bowie High School.
Superintendent Blake Enlow said there are a few who don’t have all their certification completed that did not receive a full contract. There also were no reassignments of staff to other duties as of April 21.
Read the full story in the May 1 Bowie News.
The Hardin and Clark Scholars, the top academic honors at Midwestern State University, and other outstanding students were named during the annual Honors Recognition Banquet April 25 in D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
Rykir J.A. Evans was named Hardin Scholar. Evans is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
The Hardin Scholar is the university’s highest award for academic excellence and was begun in 1962 by the Hardin Foundation. It is presented each spring to a student during his or her senior year and a $3,000 scholarship award is given with the honor.
Read the full story in the May 1 Bowie News.
Rykir J.A. Evans named Hardin Scholar for Midwestern State University stands with Kandace Adam, the Clark Scholar. (Courtesy photo)
Make the transition from junior high to high school easier by attending Jackrabbit Preview Night starting at 5:30 p.m. on April 7 in the high school cafeteria.
Students and parents will complete and sign high school graduation plans. You also will learn about high school classes, degree plans, dual credit and much more. Attendance is encouraged.
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