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COVID-19

As students are physically isolated in their homes for a prolonged amount of time, it can be difficult to maintain their mental health amidst uncertain times. However, Dispatch Reporter Anna Holme has shared the methods she has used, and that every student should use, to stay healthy and optimistic.

How to maintain mental heath during self-isolation

Anna Holme, Dispatch Reporter • May 5, 2020

As a consequence of the practice of self-isolation and the enactment of Texas’s shelter-in-place order, the amount of people staying in their homes is at an unprecedented number. While some may think...

Dispatch Reporter Brianna Lopez writes about her opinion of the use of comedy to relieve stress during the COVID-19 crisis. One main source of comedy that Lopez references is memes, a form of a social media post that uses a combination of pictures and words to produce a comedic effect.

United in laughter: how memes can help relieve stress

Brianna Lopez, Dispatch Reporter • April 30, 2020

After students finish up their school work and chores at home, there is not much else to do to keep them busy. In addition to binge-watching movies, tv shows, and videos on YouTube, people have been using...

Executive Order No. GA-18: Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces his plan to reopen Texas

Cade Spencer, Managing Editor • April 28, 2020

On April 27, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hosted a press conference to present Executive Order No. GA-18. The executive order establishes Abbott’s reopening plan for the State of Texas, a plan that will...

Marisa Salazar shares how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted her senior year and life. Salazars post is the first journal entry in a series of personal columns from Bowie seniors. To find out more information about the journal entries, please use the Attention Seniors!! tab.

Marisa Salazar

Marisa Salazar, Editor-in-Chief • April 27, 2020

Senior year is a time that has been emphasized over and over again in popular culture and hallmark teenage movies— that is, senior year with all the trimmings. From prom night to moving the tassel on...

Junior Liam Spencer drives to a local business to receive his purchase via curbside delivery. The new curbside retail is the first part of Governor Abbotts new plan too slowly begin the reopening process in Texas. A full plan for reopening is expected to be released at a press conference; however, the exact date of said conference has not been announced.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott allows “non-essential” businesses to operate via curbside retail

Cade Spencer, Managing Editor • April 27, 2020

As questions about how quarantine will end in Austin and surrounding communities arise, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has begun discussing a possible prolonged reentry process. The first stage of the process...

Sophomore Keira Folkers cheers alongside her Silver Stars team at a Bowie football game. As a member of the Silver Stars dance team, Folkers has to participate in three online workouts each week to prepare for the fall season.

Coaches use virtual training to keep their athletes active at home

Lauren Joy, Dispatch Reporter • April 23, 2020

As a consequence of physical distancing policies, different sports around the world have been delayed or stopped completely. Coaches from the Bowie community have tried to overcome this obstacle in a variety...

Listed from top to bottom: Editor-in-Chief Logan Dorsey, Lone Star Yearbook Adviser Lindsey Shirack, Editor-in-Chief Emma Wake, and Editor-in-Chief Ryan Kinney meet on a Zoom conference in order to finalize the yearbook. Although the yearbook staff has been able to complete this years book, plans for distribution are still underway.

The yearbook staff overcomes obstacles to complete this year’s book

Shruti Patel, Online Managing Editor • April 22, 2020

Since the closure of Austin Independent School District (AISD) campuses, many organizations have faced hardships as they attempt to continue their scheduled plans. One organization that has had to overcome...

All locations of the local South Asian supermarket, Man Pasand, are open with limited hours from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and sell all sorts of South Asian products, produce, spices, and frozen foods.

Local stores that are still open for business

Shikha Patel, Online Managing Editor • April 21, 2020

Big production supermarkets and grocery stores such as H-E-B, Costco, Randalls, and Whole Foods are packed right now. Due to high demand for groceries as well as implementing social distancing rules, many...

As a consequence of continued school closures, Bowie Idol 2020 will be held virtually. Student Council Sponsor Kaylin Brett hopes that the event can act as a demonstration of the Bowie communitys strength and unity in this time of physical seperation.

The show must go on: Bowie Idol 2020 is now a virtual event

Sammie Thompson, Dispatch Reporter • April 20, 2020

As a consequence of extended school closures, several sacred annual Bowie traditions have been modified, postponed, or even cancelled altogether. One of the many beloved traditions that has been affected...

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