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A WARM WELCOME: Dr. Cathryn Mitchell sits in the courtyard during lunch to observe students. This is one of the ways Mitchell plans to connect to and get cloister with students for the remainder of the school year.
Bulldog Nation under new leadership
Marissa McGowan, Objective Executive Editor • February 25, 2026

As students walk onto campus, a new face greets them at the door. Hallways continue to buzz with the usual conversation, and while most students go about their day without noticing much difference, behind...

Bulldog nation, a lasting lecacy
Bulldog nation, a lasting lecacy
Elizabeth Yowell, Print Editor-in-Chief • February 23, 2026

Music credit: (free) men i trust type beat/instrumental 2021, onzeott.  

Bowie Principal Mark Robinson departs
Bowie Principal Mark Robinson departs
Peyton Dorsey, News Editor • February 19, 2026

On Monday, January 5, principal Mark Robinson announced his retirement from Austin Independent School District (AISD). Robinson had been principal of James Bowie High School since 2017, and was only...

TRADITION COMES ALIVE THROUGH SOUND: Gianna Sanchez practices didgeridoo outdoors. She uses circular breathing to create the instrument’s low resonant sound.
Senior student is Didgeri-DOOing something different
Zoe Stover, Dispatch Reporter • February 26, 2026

Firmly holding the pristine wooden instrument in hand, she presses the waxed seal of the didgeridoo to her lips. As she slowly exhales, the room is filled with a rich, mysterious sound. She harnesses the...

DESIGNING DREAMS: Senior Felix Moran sketches a car design while at his desk. Moran's parents are both creative, which fueled him to find his own artistic passion, his preferable mediums being pencil drawings, and occasionally paint.
Pursuing a career in design, driven by a passion for art
Madeline Whitten, Dispatch Reporter • February 18, 2026

Senior Felix Moran sits at a desk, gripping his pencil as his hand flies across the newest page of a sketchbook. Moran’s mind is full of concentration as he begins a design of a car, trying to make the...

Hair Stylist Video
Jude Davis, Dispatch Reporter • February 13, 2026

Music: Track name: "www is a thing" Lofi Hip-Hop by Dj Quads @ copyright 2020 Licensed under a Pubic Attribution Agreement.

DRIBBLING PAST ‘EM: Junior Aili Billick drives towards two Westlake defenders on her way to goal. The Bowie girls soccer team lost 0-2 after a hard fought game.
Kickin’ off girls soccer season
Olivia Hunter, Dispatch Reporter • February 27, 2026

Players stretch, managers gather, and cleats scrape against the turf as the Bowie girls soccer team gets in position for kickoff. The laughter dies down as the first whistle blows. What follows is ninety...

YELLING FOR GOLD: Senior Mia Urrabazo uses her megaphone in the cheer perfor- mance. The cheer team did a final show for friends and family’s before they headed off to nationals.
Cheer makes final push for Nationals event
Arlo Stockstill, Photo Essay Editor • February 16, 2026

The crowd’s applause grows deafening as the team finishes their final flips at showoffs. After months of preparation, they know they are now ready to compete at Nationals. Satisfaction builds within...

Going once, going twice, sold!
Going once, going twice, sold!
Eve Johansson, Dispatch Reporter • January 16, 2026

On Saturday Nov. 8, people of all different ages could be spotted driving a Ford Maverick around the streets of Circle C. While it was exciting to see and take for a test drive, the car held a much bigger...

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February 13, 2026

Thoroughly theater
Thoroughly theater
Gracie Ruland, Entertainment Editor • January 23, 2026

A tradition that runs in my family is purchasing the annual Bass Concert Hall pass to the theatrical performances performed by the national tour casts of Broadway productions. The pass may be on the pricier...

MAIN STAGE MAYHEM: Bowie students pose for a group picture as they rehearsed for their main stage performance. They performed a mashup to songs from the 1920s and the 2020s  and added a rain theme to stand out.
Bowie at booming theatre convention
Alice Goss, Dispatch Reporter • January 1, 2026

The lights dim as show tunes blare through the room, thousands of theatre kids singing and dancing as the energy in the room rises to an ultimate high. A huge inflatable duck dances across the stage as...

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