No Place For Hate Fall Festival
Bethany Hanson, Reporter
October 17, 2019
After what some students might call a stressful morning of Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Testing or the ‘PSAT’ on Wednesday, October 16th, Student Leadership hosts the No Place For Hate Fall Festival. The fall festival has been Student Leadership’s biggest project so far for the 2019-...
New class offering: Ethnic Studies
Cade Spencer, Managing Editor
October 16, 2019
Imagine walking into a high school classroom to see a community of students as diverse as a field of wildflowers. Within this community, students can freely share their opinions, beliefs, and values. In its inaugural year, a new class at Bowie has empowered this vision to become a reality. Carlen Floyd is the ...
New policy provides teachers with silence during lunch
Brianna Lopez, Dispatch Photographer
October 15, 2019
When people go into the academic wings during lunch, they are greeted by the silence and emptiness of the hallways. At the beginning of the school year, the administration announced that students were no longer allowed to eat lunch in the academic halls. “Students are invited to eat in the cafeteria...
Varsity football team plays with injuries
Tiera Jarmond, Reporter
October 9, 2019
The football season has just begun and some players can definitely feel the effect that these first few games have had on players. From varsity to JV there has been a range of injuries, from a few aches and pains to severe injuries, even injuries that require surgery. Starting linebacker Zach Stachura is one of ...
Speech and Debate
October 8, 2019
James Bowie speech and debate season for the school year, 2019-2020.
The stewing storm of sweet smoke
October 8, 2019
A teenage boy hides away in a bathroom stall as he slowly takes a small device from his pocket. Lifting the e-cigarette to his mouth, the boy inhales a puff of smoke. As he exhales, a light haze of sweet vapor fills the room. This very scene has become commonplace in high schools across the nation. ...
Young filmmakers showcase their talents
Dylan Ebs, Reporter
October 8, 2019
Millions of teens go to the movie theater every year and millions more watch movies on Netflix and other subscription services. But what if you had the opportunity to work on one of these movies? For two students here at Bowie, this opportunity has become a reality. Freshmen Natalie Cullen and Ty...
Bowie welcomes a new nurse
Shruti Patel, Online managing editor
October 7, 2019
This school year, the Bowie community welcomed a new nurse on campus. Mary Smith is the new nurse on campus who strives to promote wellness throughout the school. She previously worked at Del Valle High School and was one of the two full time registered nurses and a full-time nursing assistant. Here,...