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Who’s who for Who’s who?
Reese Walker, Dispatch Reporter • June 19, 2026

Every year, Bowie holds a special tradition that allows teachers to recognize seniors who have made a lasting impact throughout their four years at Bowie. Students are selected for their unique qualities...

BLUE RETURNS: PALS students hand out cookies to students wearing blue during the Blue Out Bowie event. After not being held for several years, the tradition returned this year to raise awareness for Child Abuse Awareness Month.
Blue Out Bowie spreads school spirit and awareness
Eliza Williams, Dispatch Reporter • June 15, 2026

Starting in and all throughout April, Texas recognizes Child Abuse Awareness Month. All around the state, organizations and businesses coordinate events, fundraisers, and campaigns to educate others and...

VOTES: An illustration showing the winners of the student council co-presidents.
Inside look into STUCO presidential elections
Sydney Murphy, News Editor • June 12, 2026

The Bowie Student Council elections took place on April 28, when students were emailed a link to submit their votes for class president. The candidates campaigned for weeks in preparation for voting day,...

FAMILIAR WITH PYRAMIDS: David Van Newkirk holds pyramid tiles in his hands while demonstrating a geometry activity for his students. He found that students in Ghana were highly motivated to learn and saw education as a privilege, which made them especially focused in the classroom.
Discovering new cultures through the power of teaching
Zoe Stover, Dispatch Reporter • June 16, 2026

Passport in hand, he steps off the plane into unfamiliar lands to begin a new chapter in his journey as a teacher. Ghana was never a place he had expected to find himself in, yet there he was. Standing...

Crazing for caffeine
Crazing for caffeine
Morgan Hertel, Dispatch Reporter • June 8, 2026

SAFETY GOES EVERYWHERE: LuluTag founder Karissa Lu holds up her QR coded water bottle while explaining how the technology helps students reconnect with lost belongings. Lu founded LuluTag in August after noticing overcrowded school lost and founds and realizing many students struggled to recover their items, inspiring her to create a low-cost, privacy-focused alternative to expensive GPS trackers.
Lost and found gets a digital makeover
Isadora Parra, Feature Page Editor • June 2, 2026

Lost water bottles, backpacks, laptops, and other personal items are a common sight around campus, often piling up in overflowing lost-and-found bins with little chance of making their way back to their...

TREKKING UP THE HILL: Sophomore mountain biker Roman Gonzalez accelerates to the top, using momentum and grit to  pedal faster. The MTB team has just finished their season with another state championship win and are moving into summer training.
Speeding through the trails to state
Olivia Hunter, Sports Editor • June 9, 2026

Adrenaline pumping, gravel lifting, and tires scraping as sophomore Roman Gonzalez climbs up the hill. Using his last ounce of strength, he races to a state championship and secures another title for the...

SLIPPING AND SLIDING: Junior Cecilia Alvarez  slides to safety, helping her team load the bases and secure more runs against their opponents, the Buda Johnson Jaguars.  In total, the Lady Dawgs were able to push four runs across the plate, but fell just a short of winning the game in extra innings.
Girls softball is out with a bang
Eve Johansson, Sports Editor • June 3, 2026

The sun starts setting over Westlake High School as the players warming up on the softball field mentally and physically prepare for another round of playoffs. Promptly at 7 p.m. the game starts and the...

Recent softball pictures
Ashley Marcus May 26, 2026

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PURPLE PAIR: Senior Preston Solis strums on the guitar as junior Spencer Findley carries the vocals through their performance. The two sung Purple Rain by Prince along with other choir members during the cabaret. The group had been rehearsing for weeks, spent time finding the perfect outfits, and worked with the techs to make sure the lighting fit the number. Both performers had a handful of other numbers they were in as well.
Choir cabaret captivates with screen to stage performances
Koko Badgley-Finan, Dispatch Reporter • June 22, 2026

The Bowie choir held their annual “Choir cabaret,” which was their final performance of the year; it was held on May 1-3. The Choir cabaret is a free performance that allows the bowie choir to showcase...

THE TALENTED TRIO: Mary Jensen, Preston Withrow, and Mila Maxon stand together for a photo to represent Bowie’s participation at the Heller Awards. The three students were selected to represent Bowie at the special awards even though the rest of the Bowie Theater department was not involved, meaning the three students chose to participate on their own time.
Heller Awards honors high schools
Gracie Ruland, Entertainment Editor • June 1, 2026

Singing, dancing, and hard work are just a couple of the characteristics that three Bowie students, Preston Withrow, Mary Jensen, and Mila Maxon, were required to have in their difficult rehearsal process...

Thoroughly theater
Thoroughly theater
Gracie Ruland, Entertainment Editor • May 26, 2026

Stunt casting is when casting directors make the decision to cast someone well-known or famous in a role. Casting directors have started to do this more commonly than they should because their shows either...

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