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VOTES: An illustration showing the winners of the student council co-presidents.
Inside look into STUCO presidential elections
Sydney Murphy, News Editor • June 12, 2026

The Bowie Student Council elections took place on April 28, when students were emailed a link to submit their votes for class president. The candidates campaigned for weeks in preparation for voting day,...

FIRST MEETING: New Principal Bradley Lancaster delivers his opening address to the community following his recent transfer to Bowie. He shared his vision for the upcoming academic year after moving from Bailey Middle School.
A new era for Bulldog Nation
Peyton Dorsey, News Editor • May 29, 2026

An email was sent out from AISD to James Bowie High School students, families, and staff on April 29 announcing the freshly appointed principal of the school was Bradley Lancaster. This email announcement...

Senior Goodbye: Elizabeth Yowell
Senior Goodbye: Elizabeth Yowell
Elizabeth Yowell, Print Editor-in-Chief • May 22, 2026

When reading a letter I wrote to myself in August of my freshman year, I had told myself ‘I hope you get at least one story published in the paper,’ to think that I have now had 18 papers worth of...

Crazing for caffeine
Crazing for caffeine
Morgan Hertel, Dispatch Reporter • June 8, 2026

SAFETY GOES EVERYWHERE: LuluTag founder Karissa Lu holds up her QR coded water bottle while explaining how the technology helps students reconnect with lost belongings. Lu founded LuluTag in August after noticing overcrowded school lost and founds and realizing many students struggled to recover their items, inspiring her to create a low-cost, privacy-focused alternative to expensive GPS trackers.
Lost and found gets a digital makeover
Isadora Parra, Feature Page Editor • June 2, 2026

Lost water bottles, backpacks, laptops, and other personal items are a common sight around campus, often piling up in overflowing lost-and-found bins with little chance of making their way back to their...

STUDYING FOR COMPETITION: Sophomore Dahlia Wildman studies sports medicine for her upcoming HOSA competition. Wildman joined the Bowie Sports Medicine program her sophomore year and plans to continue at least until the end of high school and is happy she found this passion of hers.
Winning is the best type of medicine
Madeline Whitten, Dispatch Reporter • May 14, 2026

Anxiety and suspense fill sophomore Dahlia Wildman’s head as she sits next to her friends, knees tucked up against her chest, waiting for first place in sports medicine to be announced at the Health...

TREKKING UP THE HILL: Sophomore mountain biker Roman Gonzalez accelerates to the top, using momentum and grit to  pedal faster. The MTB team has just finished their season with another state championship win and are moving into summer training.
Speeding through the trails to state
Olivia Hunter, Sports Editor • June 9, 2026

Adrenaline pumping, gravel lifting, and tires scraping as sophomore Roman Gonzalez climbs up the hill. Using his last ounce of strength, he races to a state championship and secures another title for the...

SLIPPING AND SLIDING: Junior Cecilia Alvarez  slides to safety, helping her team load the bases and secure more runs against their opponents, the Buda Johnson Jaguars.  In total, the Lady Dawgs were able to push four runs across the plate, but fell just a short of winning the game in extra innings.
Girls softball is out with a bang
Eve Johansson, Sports Editor • June 3, 2026

The sun starts setting over Westlake High School as the players warming up on the softball field mentally and physically prepare for another round of playoffs. Promptly at 7 p.m. the game starts and the...

Recent softball pictures
Ashley Marcus May 26, 2026

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THE TALENTED TRIO: Mary Jensen, Preston Withrow, and Mila Maxon stand together for a photo to represent Bowie’s participation at the Heller Awards. The three students were selected to represent Bowie at the special awards even though the rest of the Bowie Theater department was not involved, meaning the three students chose to participate on their own time.
Heller Awards honors high schools
Gracie Ruland, Entertainment Editor • June 1, 2026

Singing, dancing, and hard work are just a couple of the characteristics that three Bowie students, Preston Withrow, Mary Jensen, and Mila Maxon, were required to have in their difficult rehearsal process...

Thoroughly theater
Thoroughly theater
Gracie Ruland, Entertainment Editor • May 26, 2026

Stunt casting is when casting directors make the decision to cast someone well-known or famous in a role. Casting directors have started to do this more commonly than they should because their shows either...

Spring shows dazzle audience with exciting twists
Spring shows dazzle audience with exciting twists
Zoe Stover, Dispatch Reporter • May 8, 2026

The crowd erupted into cheers as the actors joined hands to take a swift bow. The beaming spotlights illuminated their bright smiles as they quickly scanned the audience for familiar faces. One by one,...

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