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The student news site of James Bowie High School

The Dispatch

The student news site of James Bowie High School

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Cans captivate kindness

Ryan Zuniga, Dispatch Reporter December 15, 2023

Bowie students organize a canned food drive every November. History teacher and student council sponsor Alejandro Garcia coordinates the drive. The canned food drive operates to help local Austinites...

The battle for contraception continues

Emerson Traugott, Executive Editor: Photography December 15, 2023

As the gavel lands and the ruling becomes official, the longevity of the Title X programs comes to an abrupt halt in Texas, marking another win for conservatives in the long road toward restricting reproductive...

TEA appoints monitors to oversee AISD

TEA appoints monitors to oversee AISD

Liberty Pittman, Dispatch Reporter December 12, 2023

Sitting in her classroom wondering if her students will ever get the help they need, Special Education (SPED) teacher Danielle Zuniga reads the news explaining that two monitors have been appointed to...

AROUND THE TABLES: Lit Club members Katherine Kuster, Maddy Shaw, Clyde Warren, and Addisyn Simmons listen to each other as they discuss the latest novel they read that week. Lit Club meets every Tuesday after school. Since their establishment, club members have read many different works, ranging from Animal Farm by George Orwell to Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.

Book Clubs turn to a new chapter

Asher Hagan, Executive Editor: Art/Graphics December 8, 2023

As the final bell rings out on the PA, English teacher Judd Pfeffier waits for students to flood out of his classroom, only for more to come back in. Pfeffier is the sponsor of Bowie’s Literature Club...

DANCE PARTY: Students dance together in the courtyard at homecoming. A DJ provided all the music for the dance. “A lot of people would dance when there was an old song playing,” Sara Hernandez said.

Bulldawgs show out for Homecoming

Arden Ray, Elizabeth Yowell, and Liberty Pittman November 29, 2023

Bowie held its annual Homecoming dance on October 28. Students had the opportunity to get dressed up and enjoy themselves with food, a movie, music, and games. Since the school year started there has been...

Theater students rehearsing lines together during class. They are learning these lines for an upcoming film project they are working on.

Juniors win directing awards

William Balke, Dispatch Reporter November 28, 2023

Every year, the theater program creates many different works spanning multiple kinds of formats, challenging students and pushing them and make something special that they can call their own. As the theater...

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Special session sparks debate

Charlotte Koellner, Executive Editor: Content November 28, 2023

What if there was a way to attend a prestigious private school, free of all expenses? As alarming as it may sound, this may be a possibility for Texas students, although it may still come at a cost. Senate...

Entrepeneurship class plans to open school store

Alec Morse, Dispatch Reporter November 27, 2023

Beginning this school year the entrepreneurship program, established and taught by Wendy Thomson, teaches students how to research, develop, and market products, with the goal of each student launching...

Elevating solutions for unreliable campus systems

Emerson Traugott, Executive Editor: News November 23, 2023

Math teacher Charles Cowey rolls up to the elevator on his scooter to see the bright yellow ‘out of order’ sign plastered across the doors. His broken foot doesn’t allow him to climb stairs like...

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