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The Dispatch

The student news site of James Bowie High School

The Dispatch

The student news site of James Bowie High School

The Dispatch

Recapture, and its effects on schools
Savannah Riggins, News/Politics Editor • September 30, 2024

New AP classes allow underclassmen advanced opportunities
New AP classes allow underclassmen advanced opportunities
Olivia Hunter, Dispatch Reporter • September 23, 2024

For years, AP classes have been only accessible for tenth-twelfth graders, offering them college-level material but now, that’s beginning to change.  At Bowie High School, AP Human Geography has...

Austin's city-wide special election fills new positions
Austin's city-wide special election fills new positions
Mazzy Warren, Editor-In-Chief • June 6, 2024

Austin voters flooded the polls on Saturday, May 4, to cast their ballot in the Travis County Joint General and Special Elections. This ballot combined minor elections among multiple cities in Travis...

Senior drum major Sophie Thollander makes a bang
Capri Wyatt, Dispatch Reporter • September 30, 2024

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION:Senior Brighton Toland, camera in hand, shoots for the stars. Toland plans will be working for The Merman Film company following graduation.
Brighton Toland steps into bright lights of Los Angeles
Sophia Sanchez, Executive Editor: Writing • June 7, 2024

Barbies in hand, script in mind, and iPad ready for action, a young Brighton Toland prepares to create her best stop-motion film yet. Years later, Toland now a senior about to graduate she prepares, to...

PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION: Raven Kemenesi reads The Murder in My Garden, her self-published poetry book that delves into her introspective thoughts. She found inspiration for her poetry in everyday life, the experience of growing up, and nature; such as the roses that surround her.
Poet debuts with dynamic publication
Charlotte Schwarte, Feature Editor • June 3, 2024

  A glow lights senior Raven Kemenesi’s face as she studies the computer in front of her. She types word after word out, silently mouthing the words to test the sound. After the last period,...

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Dawgs compete in junior olympics
Caroline Baxter, Sports Editor • September 30, 2024

Inaugural water polo club debuts season
Michael Vienneau, Sports Editor • September 30, 2024

President and Founder of Girls Fitness Club Sarah Marcus leads a lecture on vitamins and supplements for members of the club.
Girls Fitness Club brings together female students
Skylar Haywood, Dispatch Reporter • September 25, 2024

The courtyard was bustling with students peering from booth to booth, trying to decide what club they’d join next. Suddenly, the sign of a new club booth catches a young female student's eye. The...

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Students slowly learn to sing their show choir music. They harmonize with their groups during the firs rehearsals.
Show choir class belts a new tune
Bentlee Toland, Entertainment Editor • September 30, 2024

Voices harmonize, bouncing off the walls, bright and early, as the show choir prepares to kick start their day. Show choir is an opportunity for individuals to explore their passion for singing and performing....

Senior Debate Captains Olivia Baird and Sofia Yordanova read out arguments in their Public Forum competition.
Debate Club and classes prepare for upcoming competition season
Gracie Ruland, Dispatch Reporter • September 26, 2024

As the debate season picks up, students prepare for upcoming tournaments. Debate is a class that focuses on teaching students how to research and prepare in order to create arguments in a discussion about...

WEAPONS UP: Sophomore Gabriella Bochey, sophomore Will Olenick, and senior Austin Ikard pose with their Nerf guns. Their team, the Adderall Annihilators, lost in the third round of the Nerf war.
Students fiercely compete for annual Nerf championship
Savannah Linscomb May 20, 2024

Foam bullets fly through the cool spring air as students engage in stakeouts, battle, and dueling. Bowie Nerf War is back for 2024, bringing new rules to the age old tradition. Seniors Lucas Burcham and...

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