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REMOVING RECYCLEABLES: Senior Aiden Wettengel carries paint products from a drop-off car to be placed in a color guard parent driver truck which then will be taken to the recycling center. BOPA, a recycling event sponsored by Bowie color guard ran from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday Sept.14.
Fundraising for fun, Color Guard recycles
Katie Grumet, News/Politics Editor • October 16, 2024

Junior Color Guard member Gina Linasalata arrives at Bowie early in the morning. She takes her place near the exit of the band lot, and she holds up her sign. On Saturday, Sept. 14, Color Guard hosted...

AISD reinforcing state attendance law
AISD reinforcing state attendance law
Peyton Dorsey, News/Politics Editor • October 11, 2024

Schools across the Austin Independent School District are reinforcing a  mandated state law requiring students to maintain at least 90% attendance in a class to receive credit for their transcript. “The...

Running out of space
Running out of space
Andrew Covert, Dispatch Reporter • October 10, 2024

Before the school year starts parking passes go up for sale, with seniors boasting the highest attendance getting access to them first, and then juniors gaining access. No sophomores or freshmen are eligible...

Bubba Infante Feature
Isabella Verette, Print Editor-in-Chief • November 4, 2024

Senior Sophie Thollander keeps the rhythm at half time.
Senior drum major Sophie Thollander makes a bang
Capri Wyatt, Dispatch Reporter • October 30, 2024

As Friday night lights shine down on the football field, senior Sophie Thollander directs the band through the halftime show with sharp movements of her hands. Being the head drum major for the 2024-25...

POSED FOR SUCCESS: Ellie Grigsby strikes the final pose of her floor routine in her most recent gymnastic competition. She is wearing wrist guards during the performance to improve her technique.
Teen gymnast vaults to great heights
Charlotte Schwarte, Feature Editor • October 29, 2024

She claps her hands together, eyes downward as a plume of chalk surrounds her. A deep breath in, and out. She can feel the seconds ticking by from this one last moment to prepare, before she bends her...

RUNNING HOME: Working hard, sophomore Owen Witherspoon pushes himself to the end of the race. The Bowie Bulldogs finished first at the Austin ISD invitational.
Bulldog cross country powerhouses
Caroline Baxter, Sports Editor • October 28, 2024

Running towards the finish, the Bowie cross country team concludes another one of their long and draining races. Their hard efforts have paid off with the team being ranked 15th in the state. One of the...

The Bowie Bulldogs fought hard against the Akins Eagles in the game at Burger Stadium this Thursday.
‘Dawgs conquer Akins Eagles in ninth game of the season
Michael Vienneau, Sports Editor • October 26, 2024

Last Thursday night, the Bowie Bulldawgs took on the Akins Eagles at Burger Stadium. The ‘Dawgs got off to a fiery start leading 13-0 after the first quarter, behind two passing touchdowns by senior...

JUMPING FOR GOLD: Bowie runner Charlie Stinson trains for the high jumping event. Charlie trains multiple times a week resulting in his high performance in track.
Dawgs compete in junior olympics
Hannah Kim, Dispatch Reporter • October 24, 2024

Wind blowing, sweat dripping down, heavy panting comes from Conor Bibb and Charlie Stinson, two sophomores at Bowie High School who have qualified for the steeple chase and high jump at the Junior Olympics...

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TAKE A BITE: The Crumbl Cookie lineup from September 2-7, 2004 included Churro, Triple Chocolate Chip, The Afterlife cake, and Semi-Sweet Chocolate chunk. New flavors were introduced, with The Afterlife cake taking inspiration from the newly released movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Lookie, lookie, lookie it’s this week’s Crumbl Cookies
Eve Johansson, Dispatch Reporter • November 6, 2024

Crumbl Cookies was founded in September of 2017 and has grown rapidly since then, expanding all aspects of its business from the menu to new store locations. Everything started with the dream of two cousins,...

Homecoming Court at game and pep-rally
Arden Ray, Photo Essay Editor • November 4, 2024

Mr. Stampley’s Mini Figures painting
Sofia Yordanova, Reporter • November 4, 2024

Episode 60 | Para-social Relationships in Politics
Audrey Cullinane, Multimedia Editor-in-Chief • November 4, 2024

Host Audrey Cullinane welcomes senior Genevieve Thiel to discuss the political and social trend romanticizing politicians. Whether it is ship edits of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, or memes of Kamala Harris'...

Sophomore Preston Withrow strikes a pose as the titular role in Peter Pan. Directed by Madigan Pound, the show was self-written and inspired by folklore, legend, and the Disney movie.
Students rehearse in preparation for the upcoming TYA shows
Gracie Ruland, Dispatch Reporter • November 6, 2024

Students get excited for TYA shows as they start to rehearse in their nightly rehearsals. The rehearsal process is crucial to every show because how you prepare can determine how the show goes.  “During...

Mr. Stampley’s Mini Figures painting
Sofia Yordanova, Reporter • November 4, 2024

Freshman perform their monologues one by one in a line as the directors call them up to perform.
TYA auditions bring laughter and excitement for Bowie students
Gracie Ruland, Dispatch Reporter • October 28, 2024

Laughter filled the Betsy lobby as students prepared for their auditions. TYA shows are exciting for students because they get to put on a series of extremely animated and upbeat shows with unique...

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