City of Austin closes all public parks for the Easter weekend
Arushi Sharma, Dispatch Reporter
April 9, 2020
The County Parks Recreation Department announced on April 7 that all the county parks and trails in the City of Austin, Williamson County, and Travis County area will be closed throughout Easter weekend, or until Monday, April 13. These restrictions were set in place after Governor Gregg Abbott's decision ...
Principal Mark Robinson releases Bowie Star Newsletter to explain resolutions passed by AISD Board
Cade Spencer, Managing Editor
April 8, 2020
On Monday, April 6, the AISD Board held an emergency meeting where they voted and passed resolutions 8.1A, 8.1B,8.2, and 8.3. In order to communicate to the Bowie community how these resolutions will affect our students and staff, Principal Mark Robinson released a Bowie Star Newsletter on April 8 th...
AISD incorporates a pass/incomplete system into online learning
Faith Lawrence and Cade Spencer
April 7, 2020
*An update from The Dispatch Editors: Although resolutions 8.1A, 8.1B, 8.2, and 8.3 were passed during the AISD Board meeting on Monday, March 7, the district is currently drafting an official announcement that will explain all of the changes instated by the resolutions and their impact on Bowie students...
AISD facilities closed indefinitely
Cade Spencer, Managing Editor
April 3, 2020
On April 3, AISD Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz declared via a public address that all district related facilities would be closed indefinitely. As a consequence of this announcement, students will not be returning to school for the remainder of the Spring semester. “Campus closures are never idea...
Virtual spirit week
Kaitlyn Zellner, Online Editor In Chief
April 3, 2020
In hopes of boosting student morale during this weird time of virtual learning, newspaper advisor Michael Reeves has launched a virtual spirit week for the first week back after the long break. Classes will resume on the sixth and will be held on Zoom. The four day week will be divided into A and B d...
AISD schools to begin remote learning on April 6
Cade Spencer, Managing Editor
April 2, 2020
Since the AISD school facilities were closed on March 13, students have had no required school attendance or activities. However, on April 2, Bowie Principal Mark Robinson sent an email to all Bowie parents and students declaring that mandatory educational participation would resume on Monday, April 6 in t...
School closures extended until May 4
Faith Lawrence, Managing Editor
March 31, 2020
In accordance with President Donald Trump’s extension of social distancing policies for 30 more days announced on Sunday, March 29, Texas Governor Greg Abbott made an executive order on Tuesday, March 31 to extend the same policies through the end of April. Part of this order will extend all Texas sch...
Trump extends Coronavirus precautions until April 30
Faith Lawrence, Managing Editor
March 30, 2020
President Donald Trump announced Sunday, March 29 that his administration will extend social distancing guidelines until April 30 to stop, limit or halt the spread of COVID-19, coronavirus, across the country. This announcement is an extension of the White House’s program called “15 Days to Slow the S...
Behind the Fence
Peter Dang, Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2020
Engineering class visits construction site