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ALL TOGETHER: Students in the 2022-23 PALs program pose together. The existing PALs helped to interview and select the incoming members.

Learning from the past while welcoming the new

Emerson Traugott, Photo Essay Editor May 5, 2023

After every applicant's interview is complete and several days of deliberation from the existing PALS members, the announcement and letters of acceptance are sent out to the new and returning members....

Gathering together in the walkway after winning state for BPA, juniors Imaan Dadaboy, Kaitlin Kaiser, sophomore Ryleigh Carrasco, seniors Cade Harrison and Arthur Chen get one last picture together before receiving their separate awards.

Senior wins state BPA competition second year in a row

Madeleine Travis, Staff Writer April 21, 2023

Sitting in the room with 60 other people before the competition Cade Harrison thinks over what he’s going to do to make this competition better than last year where he won state and ranked high in the...

EDITORS OF THE YEAR: Seniors Natalie Cullen and Wes Warmink posing with their UIL/ILPC awards. Cullen won the Online Editor of the Year for her work on the online edition of The Dispatch and Warmink won the Yearbook Editor of the Year award.

Two Bowie editors bring home state awards

Alex Edwards, Online Managing Editor April 19, 2023

On Sunday, April 16, seniors Natalie Cullen and Wes Warmink took home two highly competitive UIL/ILPC awards. Cullen won the Online Editor of the Year for her work on the online edition of The Dispatch...

WELCOMING STUDENTS WITH PRIDE: SAGA members decorated the outside of the school with colorful chalk.

Pride Week fosters support and inclusivity for all students

Audrey Cullinane, Staff Writer April 17, 2023

Every year, students and faculty throughout AISD celebrate Pride Week to create safety and visibility across the district. Pride Week this year was held the week of March 20-25, and included daily themes,...

Los Campeones offers state of the art equipment with having four squat racks and a plethora of leg equipment.

New gym gathers student excitement

Cooper Ceniceros-Fike, Staff Writer March 23, 2023

As you hear the loud bangs of the metal weights and music as soon as you enter, you understand you are at the base of muscle building and strength training. Los Campeones is a new gym in the Austin area...

Becoming an adult: high schoolers hit milestones

Madeleine Travis, Dispatch Reporter March 13, 2023

In the process of leaving high school, there are many responsibilities that students have to take on top of their normal day-to-day tasks. This part of growing up is something that schools don't teach...

The search continues for a superintendent

Carey Wooley, Print Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2023

At the end of the 21-22 school year, superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde stepped down and returned to her old district in Dallas ISD. Following this news the  Austin Independent School District (AISD),...

STOP AND THINK: Before entering each bathroom on campus students will see these posters outlining appropriate and inappropriate behaviors. Administrators hope this will improve student safety and make bathrooms a place students dont feel uncomfortable entering.

Keeping all the bathrooms safe

Carey Wooley, Print Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2023

A theme that has stayed prevalent for Bowie’s administration team is adaptation. After four years of having to adjust to unseen circumstances and new challenges, principal Mark Robinson and the assistant...

Lawsuit against theater director advances

Lucille Price, Print Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2023

The original civil lawsuit filed on Sept. 29, 2022 targeting Bowie’s long time head theatre director Diane “Betsy” Cornwell with accusations of sexual harassment, drug coercion, and emotional and...

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