Election Day is now a holiday for Austin ISD
Shikha Patel, Online Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2020
The Austin Independent School District has changed the student holiday that falls on Monday, October 12th to November 3rd. Oct. 12 was scheduled to be a holiday for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Austin. However, Austin ISD has made the switch to Nov. 3 to limit the spread of COVID-...
The Dispatch responds to student and parents questions about the upcoming school year
Faith Lawrence, Managing Editor
September 6, 2020
The Dispatch asked students and parents, via Instagram, what questions they had regarding the upcoming school year and then got answers from the Bowie Community Fireside Chat, the Bowie website, and the Austin Independent School District (AISD) website. “We recognize that there’s going to be c...
AISD Board votes to delay the start of school and extend period of remote learning
Faith Lawrence and Cade Spencer
August 7, 2020
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) Board of Trustees unanimously voted early Friday, August 7 to delay the start of virtual learning until Tuesday, Sept. 8 and to petition the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to give the district a waiver for an additional four weeks of virtual learning. “I ...
Two phase school reopening plan announced for Fall semester
Cade Spencer and Faith Lawrence
August 6, 2020
In order to ensure the health and safety of all students and staff, the Fall semester of the 2020-2021 school year will follow a modified format described in Principal Mark Robinson’s Star Newsletter. In the first phase of the plan, campus will continue to be closed to the public as students participate in three...
Fake Bowie Instagram account posts a #WhiteOutSunday photo
Faith Lawrence, Managing Editor
June 16, 2020
On Sunday, June 14, an Instagram account with the username @JamesBowieHighSchool posted a photo of a plain white background with the caption #WhiteOutSunday, a hashtag seemingly meant to discredit the hashtag #BlackOutTuesday which was created as a way for social media users to stand together agains...
Reopening Task Force formed to plan for the 2020-2021 school year
Cade Spencer, Managing Editor
May 29, 2020
Since March 13, all Austin Independent School District (AISD) facilities have practiced a form of remote learning in response to prolonged campus closures. Last week, the AISD Board held a meeting to discuss school education in the 2020-2021 school year. “The board has approved a calendar,” AI...
Maintaining relationships during quarantine
Shikha Patel, Online Managing Editor
May 28, 2020
Life under quarantine has altered the dynamics of many romantic relationships. Many Bowie couples went from spending 8 hours together at school to becoming completely isolated in their own homes. Grace Burden and Robby Nethercut are one of the couples coping with the social distancing and shelter i...
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstrate a powerful message of unity
Cade Spencer, Managing Editor
May 20, 2020
The jets announce their arrival with a loud rumble that almost seems to shake the ground. As if they are shooting star, the jets dart quickly into the distance, leaving only a light tremble behind. On Wednesday, May 13, six F-16C/D Fighting Falcons (Thunderbirds) of The U.S. Air Force performed a flyo...
Record breaking amount of Bowie artists proceed to State VASE
Sammie Thompson, Dispatch Reporter
May 19, 2020
Before school closures were in effect, several Bowie visual arts students competed in The Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE): an annual art competition in which students submit their work to be judged and possibly chosen to proceed to the state competition. “The VASE Competition is a regional even...
Did anybody else watch the presidential debate on Tuesday night and think, am I really watching this? Is this the official debate between the two prospective leaders of our country? Because that was all...
With schools starting to open across the nation, learning has been different across the country due to COVID-19. Some school districts in Texas have been allowed to go back to school, but sadly Austin...
The Austin Independent School District has changed the student holiday that falls on Monday, October 12th to November 3rd. Oct. 12 was scheduled to be a holiday for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’...