The Dispatch Podcast – Nerf Battle Royale
Austin Civatte, Dispatch Reporter
April 19, 2019
Filed under Audio, Feature, Student Feature, Student Life
In episode nine, podcast host sophomore Austin Civatte sits down with the creators of Bowie's latest viral competition: Nerf Gun Battle Royale. Discussing everything from their social media explosion to avoiding potential quarrels with the TSA, juniors Teagan Lopez and Riley McIntyre recount their experiences...
Students by day, models by night
Kateri Jaquette, Dispatch Reporter
March 25, 2019
Filed under Feature, Student Life
Sisterhood and empowerment. Those two words are not usually associated with modeling, but for Bowie students Emerson Taylor and Grace Burden, that is what they’ve experienced while being signed to the agency Jones Modeling Management. Jones Modeling Management or JMM, is a mother agency located here in Austin...
Who’s Who honorees get the good news
Rachel Baschnagel, Copy Editor
March 12, 2019
Filed under Feature
Not knowing what to expect, a select group of Bowie students crowded into the College and Career Center at the beginning of FIT on a school day just like any other. When multiple department heads greeted them alongside Principal Mark Robinson, suspicions arose that something important was about to occur....
Student takes part in state campaign
Maddy Rice, Managing Editor
March 10, 2019
Filed under Feature
It’s six p.m. on a Friday night: the football team is getting hyped up for a game, parents are unwinding with a glass of wine on the couch, and downtown Austin is bustling with life. Senior Taylor Bhuiyan, however, is curled up in bed sorting through responses to her mass texts promoting Representativ...
The Dispatch Podcast – Girl Scouting
Austin Civatte, Dispatch Reporter
March 1, 2019
Filed under Audio, Entertainment, Feature, Student Life
In episode three, girl scout troupe members senior Catherine Classen and junior Elizabeth Cluchey discuss the process of selling girl scout cookies each year, and what being a girl scout entails with host Austin Civatte. All music is used with permission. ...
Prolonged shutdown impacts student
Marisa Salazar, Feature Editor
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 80...
All-State Orchestra’s young musician
Mikayla Zellner, Entertainment Editor
February 20, 2019
Filed under Entertainment, Feature
Freshman Grace Gum will be one of the only freshmen to participate in the All-State orchestra competition on February 13-16. All-State is a competitive orchestra performance where students from schools all over Texas compete against one another. “I think that the fact that I got in as a freshman, ev...
Carolyn Evans : Senior Varsity XC and Track Runner
Joseph Killeen, Video Team
February 18, 2019
Filed under Feature, Sports, Student Feature, Student Life, Video
Where is Evans now? We take a look back to simpler times, 2014. Back in 2014 Carolyn Evans was a student at Bowie and was a track sensation. We caught up with her to see where she is now. "I go to [Stephen F. Austin] and I’m on the track and cross country team. I'm not going to lie, it was...
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. ...
The Great Debate
Jocelyn Brooks, Managing Editor
February 13, 2019
Across Austin, thousands of alarm clocks rip students from their beds at five in the morning on a Saturday, each of whom wrestles into suits before stumbling to their car to drive to the school hosting the tournament. It’s going to be a long day for the speech and debate department. Composed of 25 oral ...
