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The Dispatch

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TREATING AN INJURY: New Trainer Lauren Maldonado wraps senior varsity football player Noah Camacho’s ankle. The football team won their game against Copperas Cove on Friday, Sept. 3.

Injured student-athletes seek help from the new trainer

Ben Tillisch, Dispatch Reporter November 10, 2021

Helmets clash, and bodies slam against one another, leaving a student-athlete laying awkwardly on the turf. The spectators fall silent, but Bowie’s newest addition in the training room, trainer Lauren...

FOCUSED ON THE NOTES: Senior Hannah Rother practices music excerpts for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region orchestra auditions. Rother earned a spot to participate in the All-State auditions later in the school year.

Rother plucks her way to first chair in TMEA Region 18

Sydney Crum, Staff Writer November 8, 2021

Hannah Rother could barely take the anticipation. She nervously flipped over the sticker that corresponded to the audition order and double checked her number. Finally. She was up next. Rother, a senior,...

Senior Andres Galvan plays in an intense round of Siege, an online tactical shooting game. Galvan leads his team throughout various tournaments played against other online Siege teams.

Senior starts Siege E-Sports team

Dylan Ebs November 5, 2021

When senior Andres Galvan noticed there was no Rainbow Six Siege team at Bowie, he took matters into his own hands.  He reached out to animation teacher Andrew Nourse, the sponsor of the eSports club,...

BONDING WITH BUSTER: Cheer coach Alyssa Alex gives a warm hug to Buster the Bulldog during the homecoming football game against Del Valle. This was Alex’s first homecoming football game as the cheer coach.

Coach Alex brings renewed energy to cheer program

Grace Harris, Commentary Editor November 4, 2021

Earlier this year, the cheer teams bid farewell to Catherine McCallum, their coach of two years. McCallum departed the program after being offered an opportunity to coach at Del Valle High School. The...

MARCHING FOR THEIR RIGHTS: People attending the march advocate for gender equality and social change.

My experience at the Women’s Rights March

Charlotte Koellner, Digital Media Student October 29, 2021

On September 1, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the heartbeat bill into effect, a law prohibiting any abortions to take place within the first six weeks of a woman’s pregnancy. A little over a month...

PURSUING HER PASSION: Senior Sadie McDonald practices one of her original, copyrighted songs. McDonald has been singing, as well as playing guitar and piano, since she was four years old.

Passion drives McDonald to create music

Sammie Thompson, Managing Editor October 29, 2021

Sitting down in front of the small electric piano, she adjusts her microphone to a perfect height. She places her hands on the black and white keys, takes a deep breath, and begins to play. During quarantine,...

LEADING THE TEAM: Senior Livia Power explains why the Asian American Allies club was created. The club is open to both Asian American students and allies who are looking to learn more about each other’s cultures.

Pandemic increases focus on anti-Asian hate crimes

Sophia Sanchez, Dispatch Reporter October 28, 2021

Seniors form new club to combat the impact on local students and promote diversity During the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of anti-Asian hate crimes has increased. According to a study from the Center...

CHECKING IN: English teacher Bree Rolfe walks around her classroom, monitoring senior Cristian Vockell’s progress. Rolfe received the COVID-19 vaccine in January and recently got a booster shot because she has cystic fibrosis.

‘No one’s looking out for those kids’

Dylan Ebs, Feature Editor October 26, 2021

High-risk and immunocompromised Bulldogs reflect after a year and a half of COVID-19 Caulin Wagner knew something was wrong when he felt extreme pain in his left leg. Wagner, a senior, went to his doctor...

HELPING HANDS: Senior Alex Johnson helps out with NHS food drive donations.  This year NHS raised and donated over 2,500 pounds of canned food to the Central Food Bank.

NHS serves community through Central Food Bank drive

Nicole Rooney, Dispatch Reporter May 28, 2021

National Honor Society (NHS) is a volunteer organization that members of the senior class are nominated to participate in based off academic performance. Within NHS, students participate in various volunteering...

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