Well. I still can’t believe I’m writing this because it doesn’t feel real that I’m graduating high school in the next few days. As soon as I walked through those doors freshman year, I was ready...

Even though I’m more than ready to say goodbye to Bowie after my four long years here, it’s immensely bittersweet to do so. I’ve anticipated the day of graduation for years now and even as it rapidly...

My path to The Dispatch was a little unexpected. When filling out my freshman choice sheet, I was looking for a broadcast class because I was a producer for my middle school’s broadcast (shoutout Gnasher...

Throughout my three years on The Dispatch staff, I have been notorious for being the first to finish a story and for the fact that I cannot procrastinate or the stresses of deadlines will get the best...

Since school was dismissed in the spring of 2020 due to a pandemic, the school year has flown by and now I am a senior with two weeks of high school left. Before the pandemic, I wasn’t even looking at...

Entering highschool I had no idea what to expect. There were so many new people, classes, and teachers that I was not familiar with. Highschool and everything about it has pushed me and helped me turn...

As cliche as it may be, I never believed the upperclassmen when they told me to cherish my time in high school because of how quickly it would go by. Now that I am days away from walking the stage at graduation,...

Community and belonging. The ability to be around those who empower and strengthen you. The presence of people who make you a better person. These are all things that plenty of people spend their whole...

Transitioning from a small private school with a class of 20 people to Bowie was definitely a change. I was forced to make all new friends and branch out like I had never done before. I remember asking...