Prolonged shutdown impacts student
February 22, 2019
Filed under Feature
Airport security was sparse, food inspection was dwindling, the FBI was at a standstill and national parks were closed. This would usually be a cause for concern, however these closures became commonplace during the 34 days in which the government went through an indefinite shutdown that resulted in 8...
The Dispatch Podcast – Mamma Mia
Austin Civatte, Dispatch Reporter
February 15, 2019
Filed under Audio, Entertainment, Feature, Student Life
In the first episode of The Dispatch Podcast, we pull back the curtain on the JBHS 2019 musical Mamma Mia with cast members Senior Luke Evans, Juniors Anna Smiley and Faith Winkley, and Sophomore Jaden Davis. Hosted by Sophomore Austin Civatte. ...
Jessica Davis awarded Teacher of the Year
Rachel Baschnagel, Copy Editor
January 30, 2019
Filed under Feature, Photo Essay, Slideshows
Grading into the wee hours of the night, going over material (and over and over it), and supporting many students- all a day in the life of a high school teacher. All week, teachers are loaded with the task of educating the rising generation. Each year, Bowie faculty is given the chance...
Carolina Govea HTS president
Caitlin Worthington, Dispatch Reporter
January 24, 2019
While most are tucked in bed and fast asleep on late starts, a handful of Bowie students are waking up at the crack of dawn and getting an early jump start to the day. Instead of spending their late starts enjoying a stack of pancakes at a local restaurant and sleeping in, Carolina Govea, along with ...
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Mackenzie Smith, J1 Reporter
January 24, 2019
The Dungeons and Dragons club is one of the many clubs at Bowie. The club is hosted by Charles Stampley and has many participants. “We have over 40 kids [who play],” Stampley said. “We assign a dungeon master to each kid and so you play in groups of five to six and everything is student run...
Board game club
Natalie Munoz, J1 Reporter
January 23, 2019
Bowie High School offers a wide variety of clubs that are for people who possibly do not do sports or find an interest in something else. Clubs can help students get more involved in the school and make them interested in new and different things so they have something to do. The clubs also allow stu...
Underclassmen shine bright in Mamma Mia
Shruti Patel, Dispatch Online Reporter
January 18, 2019
Filed under Brief, Entertainment, Feature
Lights, camera, action! The Bowie Theatre students prepare as they are premiering for the new show, Mamma Mia. This year, the show has casted around 25 underclassmen, which allows younger students to be ready to take the places of the upperclassmen when they graduate. “It has been a great opportunity ...
Aquarium club
Lainey Combs, J1 Reporter
January 7, 2019
There are many creative and exciting clubs here at Bowie, one of them being the aquarium club. After the previous teacher hosting the club moved to a different school district, science teacher Ann Marie Hutcheson has decided to take on the role of teacher sponsor. “I teach aquatic science, so...
Female Empowerment & Motivation club
Avantika Tikoo, J1 Reporter
January 6, 2019
If women all speak up, empower themselves and make their voices heard, then maybe women can change the world’s view on females. In order to make the world a better place for women, you must start somewhere. Sophomores Katie Cole and Robin Andrews are trying to do exactly that by co-founding the Female ...
