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The Dispatch

The student news site of James Bowie High School

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DECORATING THE BOARD: Seniors Rowan Pacconne (left), Ty Jones (second from left), Tyler Haynes (second from right), and Enrique Ramirez (right) continue the tradition of decorating their classroom’s whiteboard for the upcoming year. All four students are members of the Bowie Toons Animation club sponsored by CTE teacher Andrew Nourse.

Bowie Toons Club encourages creativity through animation

Donna Kim, Print Staff December 28, 2022

For senior Tyler Haynes, animation class is a hidden gem in the Bowie curriculum that many people are not aware of. The Bowie Toons Animation Club is a newly-formed community that Haynes helped create...

SIMULATION SUCCESS: Senior and founder of the rocketry club, Riley Peterson works with a rocket simulation to help track the success of his product. Peterson founded the club with the help of senior Laura Latt, in hopes to compete in the American Rocketry Contest in the spring.

Rocketry club blasts off to competition

Kate Davis, Managing Editor December 21, 2022
Students join together to create rockets to compete in the American Rocketry Contest
PREPARING TO RACE: Junior Emerson Kindig sits in his go-kart, hands on the steering wheel, ready to take off around the track. Kindig has been training in competitive go-karting at K1 Speed Indoor Racing, being coached by his dad, Michael Kindig, who has experience in the industry as well.

Family legacy prospers through competitive go-karting

Zach Scariano, Dispatch Reporter December 20, 2022

Tires squeal as he races around the track; taking the inside line, junior Emerson Kindig makes a move on his opponent, passing the finish line. Kindig hopes to make a career out of racing as he drives...

LEAVING HOME: Casper Jensen traveled 5,000 miles from his hometown, Oslo, Norway to attend classes at Bowie for his junior year. Jensen enjoys the freedom of choosing electives but misses some of the roaming freedom in Norway schools. Agata D’Alessio traveled 5,770 miles from her hometown, Rome, Italy to gain exposure to a foreign environment. D’Alessio hopes to pursue a career in international relations, using the foreign exchange plan as a starting point.

European foreign exchange students settle in at Bowie

Charlotte Koellner, Print Staff December 19, 2022

It’s not a secret that American public schools have their pros and cons, but while day-to-day life here in the United States can at times be chaotic, many international students view their temporary...

KEEPING HER BALANCE: Junior Ayaka Chao has been skating for the majority of her life, starting off in elementary at Chaparral Ice, and working up until now. Chao practices before school every other week day, and finds this time relaxing from the daily stresses of high school.

Twelve years of gliding across the ice

Sophia Sanchez, Feature Editor December 15, 2022

Ice skating is a rare activity for most Bowie students. For junior Ayaka Chao, ice skating represents many things in her life. The sport represents her dedication to activities, her attentiveness to the...

The Formality band finds their groove

Sophia Sanchez, Feature Editor October 24, 2022

In the garage, drums beating, guitars blaring, The Formality band practices for their upcoming show.  The group members are seniors Benencio Arce, Jeremy Frey, Kyan Blacklock, and Richard George.  “The...

WINNING THE BALL: Rowen Wells makes a tackle on an opposing player during a match. Wells is a forward for the Austin FC Academy U-17 team.

Academy standout reps Bowie

Ben Tillisch, Sports Editor October 21, 2022

Legs pumping, Austin FC Academy forward and would-be Bowie freshman Rowan Wells commands the soccer ball at his foot, weaving in and out desperate defenders as he churns forward toward the opposing team’s...

AHH-TEN-TION: Head coach Trey Lindsey at varsity basketball giving the team directions to run the offense. Before coaching Lindsey played college basketball at St. Edwards.

A new Trey-dition for boy’s basketball

Sam Vane, Sports Editor October 20, 2022

All great things have to come to an end sometime. In the case of Bowie basketball, it was the departure of longtime head coach Celester Collier, who retired last summer after an illustrious 31-year career...

LIGHTING UP: This handmade 3D printer is fully wired to create a variety of objects. Knoepfle worked over the course of nine months in order to perfect his fully functioning machine, and plans to continue building on to it as the school year continues.

Junior designs and constructs a homemade 3D printer

Charlotte Koellner, Print Staff October 10, 2022

The snap, crackle, and pop of pristine electricity echoes through Bowie junior Lucas Knoepfle’s bedroom computer lab as he adds the finishing touches to his latest engineering project. First, beginning...

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