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The door of yearbook teacher Lindsey Shirack shows a gallery of black celebrities, with quotes featured for each one of them.

Teachers celebrate Black History Month with door decorations

Chance East and Logan Cottle March 7, 2025

Throughout the past month, group of teachers showcased their creativity to represent African American culture to honor Black History Month.  Each of the doors highlight historical figures, quotes, and...

TEAMWORK: Students collaborate on their egg contraptions while taping together boxes. Since teams are given about 50 minutes to design and make their egg container, teamwork is used to get work done. “Working in teams made the process much better because we could all work on individual things at once,” senior Havia Goulding said. “It would have been way more difficult if we had to do it alone.”

Which egg drop will come out on top?

Arden Ray, Photo Essay Editor March 5, 2025

In a creative display of physics and teamwork, the physics students at Bowie High School took on the challenge of creating a structure for an egg to make a two-story drop without cracking.  Students...

Ellie Lauer kneels down to prepare for incoming ground balls.

Softball’s awaited dynamic duo

Caroline Baxter, Sports Editor February 26, 2025

Going up to the plate; getting ready to bat; getting a pep talk from her coach, all things normal for varsity softball player Ellie Lauer. However, in her special case, her coach is her father. Lauer...

Mamma Mia musical takes the stage

Ryan Zuniga, Photo Essay Editor February 20, 2025

As the lights in the house dim, and the sounds of familiar jukebox tunes fill the air, the audience is transported to the vibrant Greek tavern where the story of Mamma Mia takes place. January 16 through...

RUNNING FAST: Junior Haq Newton runs with the ball in his stick across the field during the alumni game. Newton has been playing lacrosse for five years. “The car raffle will help us pay for balls, pads, equipment, and pay our coaches,” Newton said. “We also need money to go into funding our trips for tournaments.”

Lacrosse begins a drive for support

Ryan Zuniga, Photo Essay Editor January 9, 2025

This year, the lacrosse team held a car raffle for a 1970 Ford Mustang. To enter the raffle, participants must have been 18 or older and purchase a ticket. For just $100 per ticket, participants had...

LIVE PERFORMANCE: This year local artists perform at Mozart’s Coffee Roasters light festival instead of the original light show held annually. Mozart’s has produced a line up of local talent to delight visitors. “I thought the singers were really good,” Hadley said. “I liked that you can walk around and do your own thing and still enjoy the music and lights at the same time.”

Mozart’s sparkles into holiday season

Arden Ray, Photo Essay Editor December 24, 2024

Austin is full of fun holiday activities and traditions from the Trail of Lights at Zilker Park to seeing the Nutcracker at the Long Center. One of Austin’s most popular holiday traditions is at Mozart’s...

Ending off "Last Christmas" with a powerful solo, a senior member belts a tune alongside Bowie Choir.

The Choirs’ Winter Wonderland Concert Brings Forth Holiday Spirit

Ava Weaver, Dispatch Reporter December 13, 2024

On Wednesday, December 12, 2024, the Bowie choir put on their annual Winter Wonderland concert for friends and family.  The student choirs’ voices carried the holiday spirit throughout the fully...

DEFENDING HIS PRIDE: Sophomore Haden Elley is defending against offensive coordinator coach Alex Gaskill in the lacrosse alumni game. It is a rivalry between the alumni and the current Bowie lacrosse players.

Alumni dominate annual game

Caroline Baxter, Sports Editor December 13, 2024

Older generation vs. younger generation; Stockstill vs. Stockstill; coaches vs. players. Who will come out on top in Bowie’s lacrosse alumni game? This game started in 2020 and has become an annual thing. Starting...

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