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The Dispatch

New federal bureau prioritizes budget
Savannah Riggins, Politics Editor • April 24, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is a new department within the federal government. It was established by an executive order on January 20, 2025, by President Donald J. Trump.  "From what...

SHARING SPANISH CULTURE: Spanish Honor Society member Willa Bock sharing information about Spanish culture with a student visiting their booth. Culture Fest provided the opportunity to promote and expose the club to others.
Students at Culture Fest highlight & celebrate diversity
Eve Johansson, Dispatch Reporter • April 23, 2025

On Friday, March 28, the Bowie hallways were a splash of bright colors and exotic sounds as different flags were displayed and cultural music played. Culture Fest took place during both first and second...

PEACEFUL PROTEST:  Citizens gather to protest Senate Bill 2. They are attempting to keep the voucher program from being established.
Senate Bill 2 will potentially change Texas education
Sara Fowler, Dispatch Reporter • April 16, 2025

On February 5, 2025, Senate Bill 2 (SB2), which would create an Education Savings Account (ESA) program in Texas, advanced through the Texas senate. Following suit, House Bill 3 (HB3), another ESA program...

Junior Gianna Gonzalez prepares the puff pastry batter to be squeezed out onto a pan. Gonzalez started her baking business Made With Love by Gianna in 2023, making her hobby into a paying job.
Baking Business is bringing in the bucks for Gonzalez
Marissa McGowan, Review Editor • April 17, 2025

Flour dusts the air as junior Gianna Gonzalez carefully mixes ingredients for her favorite treat, swirling frosting onto a batch of freshly baked cupcakes. With each motion, her beloved cupcakes come to...

Junior creates impressive sculptures
Junior creates impressive sculptures
Sophia Dudich, Dispatch Reporter • March 12, 2025

Junior Lilly Pierce, using her hands and different tools to make amazing creations hopes to inspire and motivate her peers around her.  Pierce has made sculpture a big part of her life. Her parents...

Teacher dresses the stars, from sewing machine to stage
Teacher dresses the stars, from sewing machine to stage
Gracie Ruland, Dispatch Reporter • March 10, 2025

When the lights dim and the performers take the stage, different colors, patterns, and textures catch the eye of the audience. An actor’s costume is not just the clothes on their back but is a storytelling...

Strongly swinging student Jil Schwe leans in for a powerful hit hoping to score points for her team.
Serving from across the globe
Caroline Baxter, Sports Editor • April 21, 2025

Smashing the ball towards the opponent, junior foreign exchange student Jil Schwethelm scores yet another point for the Bowie tennis team. Schwethelm is one of the two foreign exchange students on the...

 Hamza Deyaf yells instructions and encouragement as Bowie track member Emelia Lynn runs hurdle drills. Deyaf learned to skills necessary to coach this event after running it for the University of Texas.
Track team hurdles to success with new volunteer coach
Alice Goss, Dispatch Reporter • April 18, 2025

The sun beating down on the back of his neck, energy tense in the air, the occasional cheer from the sidelines. Hamza Deyaf once was one of the sprinters waiting to take off down the track, and now he...

The Bowie girl's varsity soccer team meets in a huddle at their half-time to make a game plan.
Varsity goalies shine on and off the field
Hannah Kim, Dispatch Reporter • April 8, 2025

Eyes focused on the ball, stance ready to block the ball from entering the goal, Miranda Sullivan and Carter Jones block the ball as goalkeepers on the girls and boys varsity soccer team at Bowie High...

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The Starlight Theater Company has a mentor program for theater students
Gracie Ruland, J1 Reporter • April 22, 2025

Every year the Starlight Theater Company puts on multiple shows including fall and spring shows, a musical, and senior-directed productions, but the students who participate in theater do more than just...

The Monkey story swings into theatres
The Monkey story swings into theatres
Eleanor Blue, Review Editor • April 22, 2025

Close your eyes. Imagine your greatest fear, an image that keeps you up at night and sends shivers down your spine. Did you picture a wind-up monkey banging on a toy drum? Well, that’s what Oz Perkins...

The controversy between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni is helping the women’s movement take a turn for the worse
Capri Wyatt, Dispatch Reporter • April 21, 2025

With the release of the movie adaptation of  the novel “It Ends With Us” in 2024, a controversy between the main star, Blake Lively, and the director, Justin Baldoni, arose after Lively accused Baldoni...

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PERFECT PASTRIES: Zachary Pasley gives a customer a freshly made Neapolitan cookie. Culinary students sold four different pastries for $3 each at the event.
Chefs’ take their turns creating delectable weekly menus
Alice Goss, Dispatch Reporter • March 20, 2025

Culinary students rush around the kitchen, hurriedly prepping over 50 meals for Bowie’s staff and teachers. The hearty aroma of Polish food spreads through the air as students get ready to open their...

ACRYLICS APPEAR: Bristle by bristle junior Amelie Baker carefully puts the last drops of acrylic paint on her VASE submission. Baker's art pieces are inspired by the joy in her friends.
Student creativity conquers
Bentlee Toland, Entertainment Editor • February 27, 2025

Making careful brushstrokes junior Amelie Baker swirls acrylic paints together to reveal her final VASE piece. The Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE), is a Texas visual art competition where students...

BEATS BLAST: Layering melodies and beats to create an immersive soundtrack for their club. Each adjustment, members get caught up in the rhythm of their creativity.
Music inspires students to build a creative space
Hannah Kim, Dispatch Reporter • December 13, 2024

A new Music Production Cub at Bowie is quickly getting some student's attention with music. It is a welcoming environment where both beginners and those who have some experience can join, according to...

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