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ARTISTIC  BRILLIANCE: Painting with diligent strokes, junior Noah Dougherty creates a fun design on the arm of a fellow Bowie student. The Bowie Key Club held a painting booth at Bulldog Roundup offering candy and drawings to younger kids. “Bulldog Roundup was an incredibly fun and engaging experience,” Dougherty said. “I really enjoyed how it allowed us to connect with the community and showcase the various clubs at Bowie. It was a great way to interact with future Bowie students and share the spirit of our school.”

Future bulldogs round up on campus

Sydney Murphy, Photo Essay Editor April 25, 2025

Kids flood the hallways in their western themed costumes, with smiles on their faces as they eagerly wait their turn to participate in thrilling activities. Laughter fills the air as the first official...

Strongly swinging student Jil Schwe leans in for a powerful hit hoping to score points for her team.

Serving from across the globe

Caroline Baxter, Sports Editor April 21, 2025

Smashing the ball towards the opponent, junior foreign exchange student Jil Schwethelm scores yet another point for the Bowie tennis team. Schwethelm is one of the two foreign exchange students on the...

Students often wait in long lines during the bake sales, but the wait is worth the variety of food offered. The sales are held during lunch, so students are excited to see what the baking team has been up to.

Students enjoy sweet treats at Zoe Myer’s bake sale

Chance East, Dispatch Reporter April 3, 2025

Zoe’s Spring Bake Sale offered a variety of spring themed treats, including cakes, cookies, and drinks, with prices starting at $1. Students lined up during lunch to enjoy the baked goods provided like...

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...

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