Widner joins hall of fame as 26th teacher of the year

Jan. 29, history teacher, Ruth Widner was awarded Teacher of the Year over three other nominees.
“Having admired many of Bowie’s TOY winners and nominees over the years, I am humbled and honored to be selected for the recognition,” Widner said. “It’s incredibly affirming and rewarding to learn that my collegues — who truly understand the challenges of the job — think so highly of me.”
Widner has been teaching for 20 years and sticks with the same goal for her students and collegues.
“My goal is to recognize each student as a unique individual deserving my very best effort each and every day,” Widner said. “I try to support and encourage my fellow teachers as we work to exceed the high expectations of our community.”

Snow day creates kinks

Due to severe weather conditions on Jan. 24 and Jan. 28, school was canceled. One of the make-up days will be on Feb. 17. Possible bad weather make-up days to replace Jan. 28 could be April 18 or June 6. If the district chooses April 18, absences could be excused for religious reasons with a note because it is Good Friday. If the district chooses June 6, the final schedule could be changed or they could hold seniors’ diplomas if they don’t attend school that day. AISD administrators have not decided on the exact date that school will be made up.