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Riley Hughes award winning poet

Katie Holme, Staff Reporter June 28, 2019

Creativity flows into the minds of students while creating their contest entries for the annual Vision and Voice poetry contest. This year, Bowie took the top spots in the 9th, 11th, and 12th grade categories....

John Hahn moves onto the military

Jocelyn Brooks, Managing Editor June 27, 2019

While students on campus are practicing their skills in order to increase their knowledge, math teacher John Hahn is temporarily trading in his textbooks for a different kind of expertise: military intelligence. Hahn...

Summer plans for a school makeover

Summer plans for a school makeover

Cade Spencer, News Editor May 28, 2019

As the glorious months of summer approach, seniors eagerly prepare for college, students and teachers dream of restful vacations, and the campus falls into silence. As Bowie closes down for the break,...

Graduation date extended

Will Grossenbacher, Dispatch Reporter May 23, 2019

As the school year comes to a close, seniors are preparing for one of the most important events of their lives. Every year, graduation day marks the end of the senior's high school career and the beginning...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Neha Madhira, left, and Haley Stack speak at a TED talk on the importance of new voices. The talk was apart of the event TEDWomen in 2018, which highlighted female activists.

New voices legislation is advocating for student rights

Kateri Jaquette, Sports Editor May 22, 2019

Currently in the state of Texas, student journalists under the administration of public education are subjected to prior review by their school administration. Prior review allows for the school to censor...

FINAL GOODBYES: Adam Werchen embraces social studies teacher Alejandro Garcia as he accepts an award at senior honor night. Principal Mark Robinson observes the excitement and positivity of the event to the left.

Celebrating senior top ‘Dawgs at honor night

Madisen Johnson, Senior Feature Editor May 21, 2019

From Trustee Awards to ‘who’s who’, there are several award ceremonies on campus that celebrate students that have distinguished themselves academically. A different award ceremony has been added...

Stress relieving session in the courtyard

Shikha Patel, Dispatch Online Reporter May 14, 2019

This school year, the counselors and Ashley Shute have come together to create a comfortable and stress-relieving environment for students who have been dealing with stress or any mental health related...

Prom with alumni

Rachel Baschnagel     , Copy Editor April 22, 2019

After the unanticipated ban of graduated students at the 2018 Homecoming dance, rumors began to surface of the same policies being implemented at Bowie’s class of 2019 prom. The administration indicated...

The loss in funding came from 320 absent seniors combined with additional students missing from other grades. In total 504 seniors missed one or more periods.

Funding lost due to senior skip day

Katie Holme, News Editor April 20, 2019

The collective agreement amongst seniors to take part in “senior skip day” on March 15, the day before spring break, created a decline in attendance, as well as a significant amount of funding. During...

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