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THREE, TWO, ONE, GO: Marley Anthony and Will Louis hold the lead in their three-legged race against Katherine Crosley and Ella Maedgen. Student council hosted the game, and incorporated the winter theme of the event into the three-legged race by tying the participants legs together with Christmas ribbon. My favorite part of the event was getting to sit back and see people actually participating and genuinely having some fun, project manager Ava Webber said. Its really difficult to come up with something that will engage high schoolers in general so getting to see so many people playing the games and enjoying themselves was really rewarding.

A walk down memory lane

Reagan Zuniga, Managing Editor December 13, 2021

Student Leadership hosts a nostalgic winter event Walking around a circle of chairs with their hearts racing, rushing to grab a seat when the Christmas music stops, high schoolers are brought back to...

ALL SMILES: Keira Folkers plays with one of her two Great Danes, Parker and Duncan. They were adopted together, as they are brothers from the same litter. “We picked Duncan and Parker for their names because my dad at first didn’t want to get dogs, and the only way we could get these dogs is if he got to name them,” Folkers said. “My dad is a huge Spurs fan so my dad picked those names after Tim Duncan and Tony Parker.”

Fact or fiction: the mere exposure effect

Anna Bea Heise, Photo Essay Editor December 7, 2021

Students share the reasons they selected the dog breeds they adopted to help debunk the psychological phenomenon The Mere-Exposure Effect is a psychological phenomenon that theorizes how people tend to...

Dispatch Dining Episode 1: Knife Skills

December 6, 2021

In this episode of Dispatch Dining, Senior and Culinary Club President Digby Matthews demonstrates knife skills in the kitchen.

Swantner shines on Star Dance squad

Kate Davis, Dispatch Reporter December 3, 2021

Junior overcomes adversity and challenges on his journey to make dancing a career Walking off the field with his head held high, JV Star Dancer junior Luka Swantner’s adrenaline wears off quickly as...

Senior directors showcase children’s shows

November 23, 2021

Every year, seniors in Bowie's Starlight Theatre Company are able to direct their own children's shows that are performed for various elemenary schools. Senior directors share their experience directing...

PACKAGING: Sous Chef Noelle Bruinings prepares the sample plate for the pumpkin gnocchi. Gnocchi is usually made with potato but was substituted with pumpkin to correlate with the pumpkin theme of the event. “I was blown away by the amount of work my students were able to get done during our first pop up,” Chef Bugni said. “I mean, we made homemade pumpkin gnocchi.”

Culinary makes dreams crumb true

Reagan Zuniga, Managing Editor November 18, 2021

Culinary students rush around the kitchen hurriedly constructing over 150 meals in preparation for their first event of the year. The culinary class returned to the kitchen to deliver their first pop-up...

HERE COME THE DAWGS: The varsity football team runs out after halftime at their white out game against Austin High. The score at halftime was 47-0, with the final score being 59-0. The game against Austin high was an important one because it was our district opening, Sonny Dedmon said. With that being said I think the team performed really well and showed how well we play as a team in all phases of the game

Dawgs dominate their opening games

Reagan Zuniga, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2021

Approaching their rivalry game against Westlake, the Bulldogs enter the game undefeated. Having already defeated teams such as Stony Point and Austin High, who the team had difficulty against last year,...

IN FOCUS: Aussie Lura paints on a feeder school student’s face. Lura is one of the vice presidents for the Starlight Theater Company. “I think the main thing that could have made Bulldogs and Hotdogs better was something out of our control: the wind,” Lura said. “Overall, it went smoothly, and we efficiently led people through hairspray and face paint.”

Bulldogs & Hotdogs kicks off the year

Anna Bea Heise, Photo Essay Editor October 18, 2021

Bulldogs and Hotdogs has been a tradition on campus now for over 20 years as it has become a well-known event that gives students the opportunity to explore the wide variety of clubs and organizations...

2021 Halloween costume predictions

Colin Barnes October 7, 2021

In the newest episode of the Dispatch podcast, Junior Colin Barnes describes how Halloween will look this year and the kinds of costumes that he predicts will be popular.

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