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The student news site of James Bowie High School

The Dispatch

The student news site of James Bowie High School

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On western day during spirit week,  junior Megan Shaver (left) and senior Hannah Bohannan (right) showed their school spirit.

Homecoming Dance

Riley Payne, J1 Reporter December 24, 2019

This year’s Homecoming Dance took place on Saturday, October 26. Everyday, the week leading up to the game and the dance is a spirit day. This gets students excited and ready to support their school.These...

HANDS ON: Chief Warrant Officer Billy Black shows senior Walter Esparza the helicopter flight controls. Black was a cadet in JROTC when he attended Bowie.

Army Black Hawk touches down

Peter Dang, Editor in Chief December 15, 2019

Texas National Guard demonstrates aviation to JROTC and STEM classes The morning sun shines across the field, the skies are clear, the air cool and brisk. From the Northwest a US Army Black Hawk helicopter...

ABUNDANCE OF AWARDS: The Dispatch staff attended the National High School Journalism convention in Washington D.C., bringing home numerous awards. The Dispatch was awarded a Pacemaker and first place best in show.

Journalism program brings home big awards

Amelie Hayne, Dispatch Reporter December 14, 2019

The Dispatch and Lone Star Yearbook both attended the NSPA convention in DC Awaiting the awards and honors the journalism team headed out to DC to attend the national journalism convention, with high...

Behind the Fence: Tower crane proves usefulness

Peter Dang, Editor in Chief December 13, 2019

Behind the fence that separates the old parts of Bowie and the new parts of Bowie, lots of work has been completed in the past semester. Construction has moved from the first floor of the garage to the...

Senior Noah Casarez wins a gold medal at the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament.

“Top Dawg” bowls a gold medal

Azul Lin, Reporter December 9, 2019

Last month, senior Noah Casarez, dubbed “Top Dawg” for his phenomenal bowling, scored a gold medal in the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament at area with a score of 137. Bowling is a branch of Special...

Ways to prevent bullying

Shikha Patel, Online Managing Editor December 8, 2019

Bullying is a common issue that occurs in schools all around the country. Nicole Hepburn, a Lead Counselor, talks about ways students can mitigate this issue.  When bullying behavior is occurring it...

Parent volunteers, Carrie Stein and Terrie Lilley working during 1st lunch at the kennel.

School supplies for lower prices

Max Muzny, J1 Reporter December 6, 2019

Every week day, two or three people come to the school, raise the metal rollup door, and open the Kennel. Students don’t normally use it; they just know that it’s there, but they aren’t exactly sure...

Bowie dominates at the jazz auditions

Shruti Patel, Online Managing Editor December 4, 2019

Region 18 Jazz band auditions were held last night at LBJ High School. Congratulations to the following students who earned a chair placement! Will Grossenbacher -1st Chair Tenor James Bautch- 3rd...

CLEANING UP FOR GOOD: Tye Frnka and Evan Mallett discard litter from the West Oak Woods Baptist Church parking lot with fellow club members. Various clubs have been cleaning up the parking lot for the past month in order to maintain parking lot privileges.

Dawgs declutter the lots

Brianna Lopez, Photographer November 21, 2019

Clubs are now encouraged to contribute to the cleaning effort The excess amount of trash around campus has been an ongoing issue that the administration has constantly been trying to address. But in September,...

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