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Choir sings out for their end of the year performance

Choir sings out for their end of the year performance

Olivia Hunter, Dispatch Reporter May 22, 2025

  The lights dimmed, the crowd hushed, and the Bowie High School Choir took center stage. This event, featuring a big finale, showcased a mixture of pop-style songs. The performance wasn’t...

Senior shows dazzle audience

Senior shows dazzle audience

Alice Goss, Entertainment Editor May 22, 2025

There’s been a rumor that a mix of comedy, romance, and drama have made their way to the Starlight stage. Senior One Acts (SOA) marks the end of the Starlight Theatre Company’s (STC) season, with...

The Starlight Theater Company creates a safe space to cover difficult topics

The Starlight Theater Company creates a safe space to cover difficult topics

Alice Goss, Dispatch Reporter May 14, 2025

At the end of February, the Starlight Theatre Company (STC) started the rigorous process of casting the University Interscholastic League (UIL) play, which is performed at a series of competitions throughout...

ONE TWO STEP: Senior Manning Adkins and junior Weston Strange hold hands as they prepare to start their country dance. Both Adkins and Strange are a part of Bowie’s Country Kickers club where they are taught new country dances. “Every Wednesday we have a country kickers club meeting,” Adkins said. “Most Saturdays we go to a dance hall called Wild West where we mainly just dance and try out new tricks we learned during our weekly meetings.”

Annual talent show is a huge hit

Isadora Parra, Dispatch Reporter May 7, 2025

Lights are bright and the audience is set as students take the stage to show off their talents. The Student Council and Fine Arts Department presented the annual Bowie’s Got Talent showcase on Saturday,...

Choir member excels statewide

Choir member excels statewide

Sofia Yordanova, Dispatch Reporter May 6, 2025

Taking a deep breath, junior Anya Cherukuri adjusts the music on her stand. As the lights dim, she begins to sing alongside the highest-ranking musicians in Texas. Cherukuri was the only Bowie student...

RHYTHM RISES: Varsity choir practicing songs to prepare for state competitions and ensemble. Choir director Aaron Bourgeois conducts his students as they sing.

Choir students set to shine at state competition

Eliza Williams, Dispatch Reporter May 5, 2025

Melodious notes drift from the choir room as students work and prepare for the final choir competition of the year. While each finalist practices their own piece in their own unique voice, love for choir...

SINGER SHINES:  Junior Louis Olmeda slowly watches the confetti fall after getting first place. Olemda received ballons, candy and the audience roaring for his singing talent.

Star junior talent shocks judges

Bentlee Toland, Entertainment Editor April 30, 2025

As the curtain falls, and the lights begin to dim, junior Louis Olmeda listens to the whispers of the stirring audience. With a deep breath, he steps onto the stage, ready to sing his heart out. The annual...

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...

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