BOWIE BULLETIN - February 18, 2018
Bowie Bulletin
BOWIE BULLETIN – February 18, 2018
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Good to Know…
· Click here for the school calendar and here for the A/B calendar.
· The bell schedule can be found here (includes late start schedule).
· Counseling Presentations are here.
BUILD UP BOWIE IS COMING!!
Stay tuned to the Bulletin and our Bowie PTSA Facebook page!
IMPORTANT DATES
Course Advising: February 19th from 10am-12pm and 4pm-7pm in the Southwest room.
Course Contracts Due: February 26th and 27th.
Change of Mind Deadline for course selections: June 12
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Teachers Ms. Pfeifer and Ms. Brisco are sponsoring Black History Month events at Bowie and they are looking for donations. Any help is greatly appreciated! Donations can be brought to the front office and labeled as "Faculty Soul Food Luncheon Pfeiffer/Brisco”.
· $25 VISA/major credit card - gift cards for our out-of-town performing guests at the Black History Month assembly (on Fri., 2/23)
· $50 VISA/major credit card - gift cards for our out-of-town guest speaker and performing guests at the Black History Month assembly (on Fri., 2/23)
· Bush's Chicken gift cards (any amount) for the Faculty Soul Food Luncheon (on Wed., 2/28)
· Water bottles, can sodas, sweet and unsweetened tea for the Faculty Soul Food Luncheon.
PARENT TECHNOLOGY NIGHT
Please join Bowie's technology specialists on Thursday, March 8th from 6-7pm in the Bowie library! Learn to navigate the various AISD web-based systems, see how Chromebooks and BLEND work in the Bowie classroom, and get tips about how to promote healthy tech usage with your kids. All Bowie parents are encouraged to participate. For planning purposes, please let us know using the following link if you would like to attend: https://goo.gl/forms/kxkzaPuKDRdcEEIw2.
BOWIE BLAST
We are proud of our students & faculty and encourage teachers and coaches to submit news to Mr. Robinson’s office! (Click HERE for all Bowie Blast News) ~ Go Dawgs!
Bowie Band Solo and Ensemble Contest…
Students participated in the UIL Region 18 Solo and Ensemble contest. They prepared pieces either individually or in smaller groups to be adjudicated, receiving scores and/or becoming certified to advance to the State Solo and Ensemble contest later in May. Between Solo performances and smaller Ensembles, 102 of our students will be advancing to the Texas State Solo and Ensemble contest held at the University of Texas later this semester.
Student Earns Gold Medal…
Congratulations to Bowie Sophomore, Noah Casarez, who won a gold medal at the State Special Olympics Bowling Competition in Austin. You make us Proud!
District Wrestling Results…
The wrestling teams competed in the District 14-6A Wrestling tournament at the Delco Center. Several Bulldogs medalled and varsity medalists will be advancing to the Region 4 Tournament in San Antonio. Both the boys and girls varsity finished in 3rd place. Individual placers in their respective weight classes are: District Champions - Jacob Junk, Raymond Ybarra, Hayley Haygood, Alina Kinsey, Aylen Vivar. District Runner Up - Robert Hernandez, Maya Granados, Christian Moreno. 3rd Place - Zyah Cajuste, Genaro Cajuste, Eric Engberg. 4th Place - Grant Faulkner, Jaime Silva, Cory Silguero, Nicol Isacc.
Qualified by challenge - Ninabelle Sitler.
JV Medaslists: District Champions - Tye Frnka, Steven Szipocs, Jon Pereira, Anthony Salvo, and Marisol Moreno. 3rd Place - Dominic Brown.
Regional Wrestling Results…
Congratulations to our 11 boys and 7 girls who wrestled this past weekend in San Antonio at Regionals! Three boys (Christian Moren, Jacob Junk, Robert Hernandez) and two girls (Alylen Vivar, Alina Kinsey) qualified to wrestle at the State Tournament next weekend at the Berry Center in Cypress. Next week these wrestlers will compete with the best at State starting February 23rd and finishing Saturday evening. Our boys team earned Regional Runner up at Regionals! Way to go Bowie Boys! Congrats to all of wrestlers and great coaching staff. Good luck this weekend at UIL STATE!
JBHS Forensics State Qualifiers…
Congratulations to Riley McCue, a freshman, for earning a second state qualification in Dramatic Interpretation. The team ends the season with 28 total qualifications. They compete at the TFA State Meet March 1-3. James Bowie High School 2018 TFA State Qualifiers: Duet Acting: Jack Brady & Kaedon Dolana, Luke Evans & Jamie Muras, Natalie Guerra & Sofia Hutton, Riley McCue & Alyssa Shumaker, Reed Syzdek & Grace Widner. Dramatic Interpretation: Riley McCue, Luke Evans, Katie Norris, Kaedon Dolana. Duo Interpretation: Luke Evans & Kaedon Solana, Sofia Hutton & Grace Widner. Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking: Zackary J. Houdek, Jack E. Maedgen, Brianna Rodriguez, Amy Shreeve, Tate Weston. Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking: Zachary J. Houdek, Jack E. Maedgen, Amy Shreeve. Humorous Interpretation: Luke Evans, Connor Snow, Kaedon Solana. Lincoln Douglas Debate: Tate Weston. Student Congress: Ashlyn Dahl, Zachary J. Houdek, Brianna Rodriguez, Amy Shreeve and Gilian Sitler.
UIL Academic Invitation Meet Results…
The UIL Academic team headed to Wimberley for a competition and came back with awards -
Social Studies - 2nd place overall team coached by Melanie Hirschfeld - Connor Bradeen 6th Place individual, Liam Kornacki, Cayden Parris, Shane Valentine 5th Place individual. Literary Criticism coached by Bree Rolfe - Alejandra Rivera placed 3rd. Ready Writing - coached by Jacob Morgan - Jessica Leonard placed 3rd.
Silver Stars Compete in Westwood Dance Contest…
Silver Stars had a successful first dance contest at the Westwood Dance Classic. 1st Place Team Jazz,
1st Place Team Kick, 1st Place Team Hip Hop, 1st Place Team Contemporary, 1st Place Officer Modern,
2nd Place Officer Jazz, 2nd Place Officer Contemporary, 1st Place Large Ensemble - Hip Hop Company,
1st Place Small Ensemble - Bedrich/Case/Hauck Trio, High Class Award (scoring a 90 or above on all routines) - Team & Officers, Entertainment Award - Team Contemporary & Officer Modern, Choreography Award - Team Jazz & Officer Modern, Excellence in Precision - Team & Officers Excellence in Technique - Team & Officers, Solo Finalist & 1st Runner-Up - Junior Lieutenant Kristin Hauck.
The Dispatch Wins
National Journalism Award…
The Dispatch, our student newspaper, has won yet another national publication
award. The paper has been named All-Southern by the Southern
Interscholastic Press Association. The geographic region SIPA covers
is basically the southeastern quarter of the United States and has members from
15 states.
Earning All-Southern placed us in the top 5-8% of publication members who entered the
competition. It is my understanding that about 300 schools are rated. The judge
wrote, "You have many strengths in this paper, writing is the real
strength in this publication. Your opinion pages are very strong and the
artwork enhanced the pages. I loved the way in which all of your shots show
student’s expressions and faces, the boulder photos (issue 2 page 16) were
especially strong, communicating emotion and energy. The Boxing photos were
strong as well. Overall your design is easy to read and very functional."
Boys Basketball Ends Strong Season…
Congratulations and applause to the Boys JV Basketball Team and to Coach Thompson, for winning District. The JV team had a season record of 20 wins and 3 losses - and a district record of 9 wins and 1 loss! The Freshman B Team won District as well and the Varsity Team coached by Celester Collier finished the regular season strong and is headed to their first playoff game against Westwood HS.
Girls Soccer Clean Sweep…
Girls Soccer had another clean sweep over San Marcos. Our JV Team won 8-0 and Varsity won 4-0. Great hustle and determination by Morgan Johnson and Hannah Erb.
SPORTS/BOOSTER CLUBS/ CLASS & PROJECT GRADUATION
Class and Project Graduation booster links have moved!
Booster Club links have moved!
Class of 2018… Project Graduation… Class of 2018… Project Graduation…
Project Graduation is an all-night event that is open to everyone in the Class of 2018. Project Graduation is the last time the Class of 2018 will all be together and it is such a special fun and safe way to celebrate graduation!
Parents of the Class of 2018, we need your help to make this event happen. There is a group of parent volunteers who have been working on Project Graduation since this class started as freshmen. We now have come to the time where we need additional help. If you are interested in helping out or want to know about volunteering, please contact Susan Haddad at 512-799-6242 or tico...@yahoo.com.
Boys & Girls Soccer: The Bowie Boys and Girls soccer programs will hold a camp for incoming freshman in the evenings at Austin Soccer Academy June 4-7. Register at www.dawgsoccer.com
Swim and Dive Team Tryout: Tryouts will be held Saturday April 21 11am-1pm and Monday, August 27 6:30am-8am at the Circle C Pool. Please see Coach Dobrzenski in D225 or email, chanel.d...@austinisd.org for more information.
Culinary Luncheon: Valentine's was fun (and tasty) but we're ready for what's next!
We are pleased to announce at this time that we are accepting reservations for our next luncheon to be held on FRIDAY February 23rd (A-day) during 2nd and 3rd periods in the Southwest Room.
The cost is $12.50 and it is our goal to provide the best dining value to be found in Austin. Cash or checks are accepted at the door and we LOVE exact change. Luncheon services will begin at 11:15 and 1:25 and last one hour. PLEASE BE SURE TO INDICATE YOUR PREFERRED SEATING TIMES TO ENSURE YOUR RESERVATION. It is also helpful to have the names of all members of your group to prevent double booking.
In addition, we are offering our new "Grab 'n' Go" program. The same great menu packed up and ready to take with you and available for pickup at either 12:30 or after school at 4:30. Due to the cost of packaging, this option will cost an additional $2.50 for a total of $15
The menu features the flavors of Colombia and was written by senior Isabella Poveda. It will truly be like taking a vacation without leaving...your meal includes:
Potato Empanadas
Chimichurri Sauce
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Tomato, Avocado & Cilantro Salad
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Ajiaco (Colombian Chicken and Corn Soup)
Arroz con Coco (Coconut Rice)
Patacones ( Fried Plantains)
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Pan Tenza
Butter
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Coffee & Chocolate Cake
with Almond Frosting
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Iced Tea & Coffee
*PLEASE NOTE*All culinary luncheons are served DURING the culinary blocks as our class time does not align with campus lunch periods. Each luncheon will be offered during 2nd/6th period and 3rd/7th period depending on whether we are on A-day or B-day. 2/6 service will begin at 11:15 AM and end at 12:15 PM. 3/7 service will begin at 1:25 PM and conclude at 2:25 PM.