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ALL ABOARD: Due to bus issues as of recent, students are seen boarding the bus to school upwards of 10 minutes late. Students are hoping they will be granted a spot as overcrowding has led people to be stranded.

Students impacted by bus delays and overcrowding

Eliza Williams, Dispatch Reporter October 8, 2025

The final bell sounds at 4:35 p.m. on a Friday afternoon. Eager students move quickly through the hallways out to the bus stop in hopes of getting home to start the weekend as soon as possible. What awaits...

CHEER PRACTICE: Coach Hailey Scott watches intently as JV cheerleaders prepare for the upcoming football game. She is making sure their routines are all on count so that the team can put their best foot forward on the sidelines.

A New Chapter for Cheer

Zoe Stover, Dispatch Reporter October 7, 2025

As the sun sets over Burger Stadium, Coach Hailey Scott guides the Bowie cheer team through their cheers as they perform at the football game. Bowie cheer has turned a new leaf this year as new leadership...

Issues arise as hall passes go high-tech

Marissa McGowan, Objective Executive Editor October 6, 2025

Sitting in her class, she is fourth in the queue to use the bathroom. Her frustration grows as she knows students ahead of her are misusing the pass, some strolling the halls, others meeting with friends....

HARD AT WORK: New Assistant Principal, Ms. Loeb sits in her office, sending emails across
the district. Helping students across the school with whatever they may need in this vast
academic world.

New Counselors and AP’s

Brianna Saucedo, Dispatch Reporter October 3, 2025

A new school year brings fresh schedules, often different classrooms, and for some students, new faces in the counseling office. This year, Bowie welcomed two new staff members to campus, hoping to bring...

SB12 alters student-teacher dynamics

Katie Grumet, Objective Executive Editor October 2, 2025

As blood runs down your shin, staining your white socks, you politely ask your teacher for a band-aid, your teacher tells you they can’t give you one even though you clearly need one. Under the new Senate...

SOPHOMORE STUDIES: Sophomore Lulu Lampkin works diligently through her lunch. Some students are finding alternative ways to spend their lunches since personal devices cannot be accessed during that time.

Phone-free classrooms across Texas

Peyton Dorsey, News Editor September 29, 2025

On June 20, 2025 Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1481 into law, prohibiting  student use of personal wireless communication devices in Texas public schools. This law officially took effect...

School discipline bill advances through the House

School discipline bill advances through the House

Sara Fowler, Reporter June 4, 2025

On April 16, the Texas House voted to advance Texas House Bill 6 (HB6), which would broaden Texas public schools’ authority to discipline students. Simultaneously, three additional bills addressing student...

Abbot approves voucher program

Abbot approves voucher program

Katie Grumet, Politics Editor May 30, 2025

English teacher Chrissy Hejny walked into the Texas state capitol at the crack of dawn on April 23 prepared to give testimony against the passage of vouchers. Hundreds of people gathered at the capitol,...

UNDER THE SURFACE: Contractor Philip Shuler sheds light on the new cold water pipes being installed underneath F and E Halls of the Academic Building. This will allow for more enhanced cooling of the building's classrooms.

Campus construction to fix ancient AC system

Eliza Williams, Dispatch Reporter May 28, 2025

Built in 1988, James Bowie High School has been open for 37 years, and its water loop/HVAC system is just as old. Due to its age, problems have become more prominent, including leaks and fluctuating temperatures...

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