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Bowie adds behavioral program

Bowie adds behavioral program

Peyton Dorsey, News Editor February 17, 2025

Character Strong is a behavioral program put into place by Austin Independent School District (AISD) in response to a requirement from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). TEA investigated AISD’s compliance...

Bowie’s Choir Shines Bright at the UIL Contest

Bowie’s Choir Shines Bright at the UIL Contest

Ava Weaver, Dispatch Reporter February 14, 2025

Junior Darby Kendrick, along with 21 other choir students, participated in the annual UIL Region 18 Solo and Ensemble Contest on February 8.  Kendrick walked into a high school classroom to perform her...

ART BY Layne Foxcroft

AISD prepares staff for new policies

Katie Grumet, News Editor February 14, 2025

Imagine sitting in class one day focused on your work and then being interrupted by a blaring announcement. 'We are now on hold'. Your teacher stops what they’re doing and checks that the door is locked....

Record number of college deferrals effect early decision applicants

Record number of college deferrals effect early decision applicants

Ava Weaver, Dispatch Reporter February 13, 2025

On January 15, senior Grayden Warmink sat anxiously in his car, waiting to see if he had been accepted early into the University of Texas. He received an email stating that there had been an important...

Norovirus outbreaks take Bowie by storm

Norovirus outbreaks take Bowie by storm

Sara Fowler, Dispatch Reporter February 11, 2025

Clutching their stomach, a student steps into Bowie nurse Felicia Culbert’s office. As the student recounts vomiting and having diarrhea, Culbert suspects what has infected the student- yet another case...

Junior Ella Scott poses for the camera while answering questions about vending machines at Bowie.

Vending Machines appear on campus

Marissa McGowan, Dispatch Reporter January 7, 2025

The Austin Independent School District recently distributed vending machines to all high schools in the district. While Bowie doesn't have any direct involvement with what is contained in the vending machines,...

PASSING THROUGH: A student pulls up to the parking garage where their RFID tag needs to be scanned before they're allowed to enter. If the system does not allow the car to enter, the student may have to back up and try to enter again.

Garage parking system malfunctions preventing use

Marissa McGowan, Review editor December 31, 2024

As junior Peyton Elliot turns into the parking garage entrance, slowly approaching her fate, she drives, hoping that her RFID tag will be scanned and a line of cars won’t grow behind her. As her tag...

TRYING IT OUT: Junior Serra Gomez skims a book she grabbed off the shelf while sitting on the MLK memorial bench in the Austin public library. Gomez does this before deciding to check out the book online.

Local insitution provides free resources

Katie Grumet, news editor December 24, 2024

Walking into the public library, junior Serra Gomez’s eyes light up as she walks down the rows of bookshelves. She pulls a book off the shelf, sits down on a bench in the library, and begins to read...

Republicans big election win

Republicans big election win

Peyton Dorsey, News editor December 20, 2024

The winner of the 2024 United States presidential election, Donald J. Trump was announced at 11:15 pm on November 8, 2024 by the Associated Press. Trump won with 312 electoral votes, beating his opponent,...

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