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The Lone Star Dispatch James A. Bowie High School Austin, TX
Issue Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Issue: 2012-13 Last Update: Thursday, June 06, 2013
  • Lady Dawgs softball team's siblings have strong season

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: PeterS

    Sophomores Lexi and Cassi G. along with senior Jayme P. have been a part of the varsity softball team since their freshman year.

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  • Tracksters score record 231 points in AISD relays

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: DerekT

    The Bulldog varsity and JV girls track teams placed first in both divisions at the Austin Independent School District relay March 13. Varsity scored 132 points followed by Austin Johnson with 116. T

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  • Freshman ranks 1st on varsity girls tennis team

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: KseniaV

    Freshman Mariya S., ranked 18th in the 16-year-olds age group in “supers” at the highest level of tennis and played a rough match that ended grudgingly against Meredith H., a Westlake 18-year-old.

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  • Boys lacrosse Dawgs win Texas A&M tournament for first time in 21 years

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: AndieK

    The boys lacrosse team set up this season by winning the Texas A&M Lacrosse Tournament in February, a first in its 21-year history.

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  • Cheerleading places 4th in ICU World's championship

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: RamiroH

    After junior flyer Yasmine H. dislocated her left knee cap and sprained her left knee in a practice two days before leaving for a cheerleading competition, the team scrambled to find a replacement.

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  • April Fools' Day cartoon

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: JohnAG

    All this April Fools' Day pranking sure is fun!

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  • Star of Texas Rodeo attracts crowds to Travis County

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: AllieLandNickP

    A long, lonely and stressful night for senior Garritt M. at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeoincluded preparing his goat for show at the Travis County Exposition Center’s barn, but a memorable cluster

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  • Performers shine under 'Bowie Idol' spotlight

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: AnillasH

    Senior Anna F. walked to center stage April 13 with her guitar and her voice to accompany her under the spotlight at ‘Bowie Idol,’ the campus talent show.

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  • Council may revive homecoming traditions in 2012-14

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: AliD

    Less than five years ago, Contemporary Issues teacher James Ellerbrock and the Student Council did away with the annual homecoming dance due to a lack of participation. However, recent efforts by a ne

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  • Healthy vending machines gain popularity on campus

    Thursday, June 06, 2013 By: AshleeT

    Sophomore Mariel A. had second thoughts about buying a Powerade from an on campus vending machine after she saw putrid and horrific dry chunks of what looked like crusty throw up splattered on its pla

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Issue #5 published April 5 (to be uploaded soon!) Issue #6 publishes May 15!

Editorial

Campus tolerance needed
We should embrace diversity. In life and in work in general, we will always have to deal with people who come from different backgrounds, different ethnicities, different religions, and differen
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States may review age that teens drive
Not all teens who are 16 deserve the right to drive or to drive someone else.
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Holiday celebrations arrive without age limits
We should go out and trick-or-treat on Halloween. There is no set age limit. At any other time of the year, taking candy from your neighbors might be considered stealing, so take advantage of the oppo
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Vandals put class reputation at stake
While students and faculty slept soundly in their homes Aug. 23, the trees on campus were being covered in white, colors covered the walls and glass shimmered in the moonlight. No, it was not a Christ
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Instead of constructing a "one-path-fits-all" education plan for her students, Austin Independent School District (AISD) Superintendent Meria Carstarphen leads the district to provide several path cho
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Zen: master the art of serenity
With relentless tests, infinite homework and the mysteries held by an unforeseen future, students might feel overwhelmed by a cascade of tension, but there exists simple ways to attain inner peace.
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