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In This Issue Top Ten Seniors p.4

Senior Luncheon p.5 Prom 2013 p. 6-7

Class Noteables p. 9

Student Spotlight p. 10

Horoscopes p. 11 Opinion p.11

Boilermaker Sports p.12

Calendar Wednesday, June 19 -- Final WWE Wednesday

Thursday, June 20 -- Field trips organized by grade level teams

Friday, June 21 - Awards assembly and Spring Concert and Carnival

Saturday, June 22 Commencement Ceremony Monday, June 24 -- Field Day and Staff v. Student Games/Contests July 1 - August 11 Summer Enrichment Program

James H. Bowen High School 2710 E 89th ST Chicago, Illinois 60617 Phone: (773) 535-7650 www.bowenhs.org

Principal Ms. Jennifer L. Kirmes

Vice Principal Mrs. Nia Abdullah

Final Edition June 2013

Parents weren’t so pleased either. Mrs. Estrada, a mentor of the LSC has two sons attending Bowen. “The recent addition of four schools was a disaster and now to bring in another school defies recent experience.” Daniel Estrada, LSC Chair, also stated that he encouraged the community to try to make it work, but it failed. The hearing officer hired by CPS ruled in favor of Bowen, “Because of the strong support of the principal, parents, students, teachers and community groups, the Board should strongly consider keeping Bowen a stand-alone high school.”

WresTlIng Team meeTs The mayor

noble Charter moves to Bowen By Elezha Hudson

CoaCh Jerry, LindeLL Wiggins, aLex green, antWon MiCkLe, Mrs. abduLLah, Mayor eMManueL, CoaCh WiLson, otis griffin, bobby o’banner, JerMain Johnson, CoaCh goLabek, CoaCh steve, Montate thoMas, von hiLL, kendaLL gibbs, rudoLph Johnson, ZedriCk king, Cory WiLson

“This was a once in a lifetime event. Not everybody gets to experience that. The mayor told me to ‘keep up the good work’ and that he was very proud of the wrestlers.”

On Saturday, April 20, 11:30 a.m., the proposed co-location of new Noble Street Charter with Bowen hearing was held at the Board of Ed. building. Members of the LSC, parents, students, staff, administration, and any other interested parties were invited to participate. To the staff and parents, joining the two schools sounded like “a disaster.” Mrs. Nieto-Gomez, executive director of the Alliance of the Southeast, was “disappointed that her group had not even received a notice. Most importantly, in the last two years, four schools were consolidated into one at Bowen.”

The Bowen wrestling team had the honor of meeting Mayor Rahm Emmanuel at City Hall, May 5, 2013. The mayor shook hands and congratulated the wrestlers for earning the title of State Sportsmanship Team of the Year.

Wrestler Zedrick King, senior, told his experience, “I’m happy because of all the city schools, we were the only team to compete downstate two years in a row. We are the first CPS school to do that.”

“It was really an honor for the whole team,” said Kendall Gibbs, senior. “Everyone worked hard this year and it really payed off. It feels good to finish my senior year off so strong.”

Athletic Director and wrestling Coach Ron Wilson couldn’t be prouder.

At the May Board of Ed. meeting, CPS disregarded the hearing officer’s recommendation and voted to force Bowen to co-locate with Noble Charter beginning the 2013- 2014 school year.

In light of the disappointing news, Principal Kirmes said, “There will be some challenges, but also chance for new opportinities.”

Corey WiLson With Mayor rahM eMManueL and CoaCh WiLson

nobLe Charter sChooL to be housed in boWen’s annex faLL of 2013

The whole school is proud of the wrestling team- Congratulations Boilermakers for your city and state recognition!

By Elezha Hudson

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With much love and gratitude,

Ms. Kirmes

We made it -- the end of the 2012-2013 school year is finally here! While there is fairly strong consen-sus that this has been a long and dif-ficult year, this issue of the Bowen Arrow is a great reminder of all of the amazing things we have accom-plished in spite of the challenges. In my first principal’s message of this year, I wrote about how diffi-cult change can be, but how impor-tant it is to embrace change when it helps us improve.

Principal’s message

On April 19, there were heavy rains in Elk Grove Village that left the whole neighborhood under water- yards, basements and even streets. Unsafe and leaving thou-sands of dollars in damages, the flood led our Bowen cadets to give up their Saturday on April 27, to prepare emergency flood kits for the victims to help restore the area. Several cadets volunteered at the Salvation Army Center, where empty boxes and boxes filled with cleaning and health products

Working hard at the saLvation arMy Center, Cadets paCk 500 fLood kits for those affeCted by the fLooding rains.

The Bowen arrow senior staff

Ms. Flowers’ journalism class

Rickia Clayton Krystal Curley Joshua Grooms Sade Hunt Ladrea Johnson Tammariah Johnson Brianna Level Chanel Lewis London Mitchell Bobby O’Banner Jaylen Ordonez Jessica Smith Shardae Stephens Jazzi Stewart Aaliyah Travis Leonardo Velazquez Jayda White Monet Williams Rodney Williams

Wednesday section Victor Avitia Zhane Holmes Kenneth Hooker-El Elezha Hudson Tammariah Johnson Chanel Mcgee Elie Muller Yatziry Ortega Davon Smith Lana Taylor Lauren Taylor Donaldo Zepeda

With a new charter school mov-ing into the annex and a new Bowen principal, the 2013-2014 school year is sure to bring a new set of changes, challenges, and opportunities, and it is my great-est hope that the staff and stu-dents of Bowen will continue to work hard, look out for each other, and speak up (respectfully) when things aren’t right as they make the most of what is to come.

her students, of course! What she enjoys most about her job are the jokes, laughs, and just being able to do what she loves. “I like when students tell me that they learned something new.” Mrs. Holloway was surprised when she heard the fantastic news. You could say that she was not expecting to be recognized for her brilliance in the teaching field. And do not fret; Mrs. Holloway is not going anywhere anytime soon. She plans on staying at Bowen because she is so enthusiastic about what Bowen students are capable of. Congratulations Mrs. Holloway for all your exceptional work!

And Bowen’s teacher of the year is… Mrs. Holloway! Out of all the teachers here, Ms. Kirmes chose the wonderful Mrs. Holloway to represent Bowen at the Chamber of Commerce Dinner held to celebrate all the teachers chosen as their school’s greatest. At the dinner, Mrs. Holloway, her family, and others were treated to an awards ceremony as well as a dance selection by the Our Lady of Guadalupe Dance Group. Mrs. Holloway said that she really enjoyed herself and felt most honored to have been chosen. Mrs. Holloway has been an art and Spanish teacher for ten years now. Her inspiration:

Once the parade began and everyone started marching, the battalions started chanting military cadences, which at one point, turned into a competition among the schools.

The parade took place all the way down State Street from Lake to Van Buren.

By Aaliyah Travis On May 17th and 18th, the Bowen drama team performed the play Searching for Peace. It was the first school play Bowen has put on in years, and the first community stage production Bowen has put on- ever.

The play brought the spotlight to issues that most teens go through, such as homelessness, bullying, sexual abuse, and teenage pregnancy.

Cooks Wins art Contest By Elie Muller

hooray For mrs. holloWay: TeaCher oF The year

By Lauren Taylor

the south ChiCago ChaMber of CoMMerCe presents Mrs. hoLLoWay the “teaCher of the year” aWard for boWen hs

Every JROTC high school program in the city of Chicago participated in this year’s Memorial Day parade. Every JROTC cadet was required to march with their school’s battalion. B o w e n ’ s battalion, number 147 in the parade, practiced marching and singing cadences. While waiting for the parade to start, the drum line had an informal battle against Wells High School’s drum line.

surrounded the area ready to be made into emergency flood kits. Given only eight hours to prepare the kits, the cadets managed to pack 500 boxes . Selena Jones, one of the honorable cadets said, “It’s our job to give back to the community and help those in need. Even though we’re not able to see the faces of the flood victims, it feels good to know that we are making a difference.”

boWen JrotC Cadets proudLy MarCh doWn state street

JroTC helps Flood VictimsBy Donaldo Zepeda

the draMa CLub hanging out Center stage danZaiL and tony get into CharaCter

searching for Peace: a BoWen stage Production

“The play wasn’t really complex- just everyday situations that most teens go through,” said Sylvia Fedrick, drama club instructor. The play was first performed in the auditorium for students and staff, then at Olive Harvey College for family and members of the community. The play turned out to be a huge success, receiving positive reviews. “It was very comical and educational,” stated a parent.

J r o T C neWs

Kiena Cooks won the sec-ond place prize of $250 in the Law Day Art Contest sponsored by the American Bar Association. Her painting is of a boy looking through a window, and each window pane is showing a sign of equality. The judges liked it because they said, “it was different.” She was one of the thirteen people in our school who entered, and despite her appearance in art for a single year, she has no aspi-rations to be an artist in the future. She said, “I only entered the contest for a grade.” Mrs. Holloway thought that her work was “very good,” and gave her advice on how to paint

her prized winning art piece. Kiena wasn’t nervous about the contest, but used two inspirations for her drawing, “kids and Mrs. Holloway.” When asked about her art, Cooks said, “I like my art the way it is.” The awards ceremony did not happen yet, but when it does, she will be given a standing ovation.

“I would really like to see an encore.” Everyone loved being a part of the drama club. “Performing the play, I felt confident,” stated Tammariah Johnson. “I liked being in the drama club because I got the chance to express myself.” “I liked the fact that we got the chance to interact with each other after school,” said Lakeasha Johnson.

“I fell in love with fifteen talented children,” stated Ms. Fedrick. “I enjoyed being able to share what I learned with the children and give back. I learned how the simplest things can touch hearts.” Thanks to the performances, the drama club raised $165 from ticket sales and received a $500 donation that will go toward the summer drama club program.

memorial Day Parade By Chanel McGee

The Senior Luncheon took place Wed., June 12th at Royalty East Banquet Hall. Students, fam-ily members, and staff shared a wonderful dinner and dessert at this awards ceremony. Students were presented a certificate and pin for earning an award in one of three categories; outstanding student, ready to work, and most improved for each subject area.

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BoWen’s ToP Ten senIors

The Bowen Alumni Asso-ciation awarded four students the alumni scholarship award in honor of Principal Kirmes –a Bowen tra-dition. Class Notables were also recognized at the luncheon. The highlight of the after-noon was, of course, the dancing. Seniors took advantage of hav-ing one last good time together. Congratulations to all of the seniors recognized for their hard work.

unCf sChoLarship Winners Quinna White, Luis MoraLes, and aaLiyah travis With Ms. C.

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Quiana White

$248,000 Luis MoraLes $238,936 aaLiyah travis $96,632Donesha tiLLMan $84,000 MenDez Juanita $78,220

DanieLLe espinoza

$77,200 DeJah MitcheLL

$40,000 roshaun Wharton $21,200 pashion WiLson $20,000

Top scholarship awards Congratulations to those outstanding students who earned the most in scholarship money and proved that hard work really does pay!

lUIs morales4.48

QUIana WhITe4.43

salUTaTorIan

JalIea PerekIns3.71

Tony eDWarDs3.76

DanIelle esPInoza3.87

TammarIah Johnson3.54

TI’Tana CalhoUn3.94

Jameelah PerkIns3.88

PashIon WIlson4.12

JUanITa menDez4.33

the CLass notabLes proudLy pose for a group photo

outstanding JournaList of the year aaLiyah travis

diaMond arnoLd earned “Most exeMpLary student” and “the CLoser” aWards

Winners of the boWen aLuMni assoCiation sChoLarship Luis MoraLes, Quiana White, danieLLe espinoZa, and deJah MitCheLL

JessiCa sMith and Juanita MendeZ shoW off their aWards

Ladrea Johnson

sMiLes for the CaMera

anthony strong

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An Enchanted Evening2013 senIor Prom

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Prom was held on Friday the 14th at the beautiful Meyer’s Castle in Dyer, Indiana. It was so pretty inside with all of the decorations. Seniors came looking their best- girls with their pretty dresses and guys with their nice suits. There was food, fun, and dancing, and of course- picture taking! Ms. Forbes, senior advisor, got everyone’s attention when she announced the Royal Prom Court. Everybody applauded for them. It was a great night. “If I could, I would do it again,” said Breanna Rogers. Prom was truly an enchanted evening to remember.

the royaL Court: duke and dutChess anthony strong & JaMeeLah perkins, proM king and Queen rudy Johnson & aLexis aLLen, prinCe and prinCess raheeM Woods & arieLLe anderson

Zhane Homles: Since 10th grade we’ve been friends. We had argu-ments and loving times … saying see you soon besties Kendriea and D’monica love you!!!

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2013 Class Notables

Most LikeLy to succeeD Quiana White

Shardae: Always remember that only tough people could get through tough times.

Dejah: It’s been a good year with you guys. It was nice knowing all of you.

Jajuan: Well, farewell to everybody, and their nonsense I had to put up with, and thanks to the teachers I really learned something from.

Chanel: I would like to say to my best friend thank you for being real for me.

Joi Hines: I just want to say that I will truly miss all my friends and that I wish the best for them. I hope everybody goes down the right path.

Keyontay Harper: I want to say good bye to all my friends and wish them luck after graduation and ac-complish your goals. 2013 is a year to remember.

Kwame Anderson : Goodbye to all my friends. I am going to try and keep in touch with y’all- I hope in the future we see each other .

Karla: To my friends and teachers at Bowen- thanks for making these last few months of high school an interesting experience. Best Oliva: It was nice going here. I got

to know a few people here-I would have like to know a lot more, but having just this many friends was enough for me. I would like for ev-ery high school graduate to succeed in their college years.

Lakendra : I enjoyed my whole high school life. Now it’s time to graduate and be about my business. Farewell to the little friends I had- it was fun with you guys, getting to know you, doing activities together, and just being here.

Bre Rogers: I want to thank my twins Monet,

Krystal , Madhi, Chyna, Ann, Ken-dra, and Derrick for making my se-nior year the best it can be. I love them and glad I could spend my last year with my true loves.

Keshanda : To all the seniors of Bowen 2013, I’m gonna miss ev-eryone, even though I didn’t get a chance to meet everyone. I enjoyed my time being here and I’m glad it’s finally over- until we meet again class of 2013! SEE YOU LATER.

Rodney: 2013 been crazy! No mat-ter how much I say I want to leave this school, I’m really gonna miss it. My four years have been crazy- wish Romello and Quise were here to cherish these moments with us …

Will Walls: It’s been fun being around y’all and getting to build new friendships with the kids I met this year. I wish y’all much success in what y’all do after high school.

Lakeasha: Dear class of 2013 this had been a crazy ride. I will truly

miss each of y’all.

Mark: Farewell to my friends at Bowen- sees yall in the future. Our senior year was good, we had fun.

Krystal Curley: I just want to say all my four years here I made some good friends that I love very much.

Rickia C: Shout out to all the senior’s that made it to the end.

Boo Bea: I would like to say bye to my baby. I love you and we had fun this year with each other- all the things we did in school. I’ll always remember 2-4-2011.

Alison: To all my friends in Bowen take care and make the right choic-es. Never follow other people’s footsteps- be a leader not a follower.

Kareem: It has been nice knowing you guys. It is time for a new chap-ter in our lives, farewell.

Joseph: Without y’all having my back for the last three years, I don’t think I would have made it. For this, I hope y’all manage to keep y’all head up.

Tammariah: It was fun while it last-ed, but it’s finally over. Congrats and god luck in college!

Andremeda Thomas: I hope all my friends are successful and stay on

the straight and narrow. Be confi-dent, stay strong, and everything will happen for the best.

Keyona: Shout out to my junior buddies, you know who you are, good luck with everything.

Kirver: SO LONG Bowen class of 2013! Good luck and farewell.

Lover Boy: Reporting to the wres-tlers from your lover boy to all my ninja’s, Rude Wild Boy, Zeddy F, Big Daddy, Shoe-less, E-real, Del-ton, Abel, Pac-Man, Denzel- y’all it’s been real.

Jessica Smith: I’m not going to miss anybody but my day ones. I just hope everybody is good when they leave Bowen.

Ladrea Johnson: I want to say good-bye to Ms.Kilcoyne who won’t be here anymore and I want to shout-out to my boyfriend Deonta- I love you hunny!

Quietest Lovensky & roshaun

Most artistic aLex anD ti'tiana

Most FasionabLe aLexis anD JayLen

Most turn't up Derrick anD Joi

best bFF LataJah & shatosha

cLass cLoWns rickia anD bobby

best hair GuaDaLupe

teacher's pets tony & Jessica

Most LikeLy to succeeD Luis MoraLes

best perForMer tony eDWarDs

best sMiLe Monet anD ruDy

Most taLkative arieLLae & bobby

taLLest JorDan

best hair JayLen

taLLest GirL brianna

shortest GirL pashion

Most athLetic ruDy anD rickia

Most schooL spirit aka Mr & Ms boWen

arieLLe & ruDy

biGGest FLirts sharDae anD anDre

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Brinson’s Pitch By Kenneth Hooker

The baseball team got a new star by the name of Dartrey Brinson. This junior player just transferred from Epic and was honored by Coach Nelson as Player of the Month. Dartrey said that he started playing baseball when he was young and has been playing for 10 years. This starting pitcher joined the team because he likes playing the sport. Although his family are his main supporters, his team supported him by helping out on defense and scoring. However, he feels that his team could have done better this season. In order to become successful at baseball, Dartery says, “perfect practice makes perfect.”

basketball is the competition itself. Jaylen helped the Southside team win the All-Star game by 20 points. His advice for any future basketball players is to, “practice every day, and work hard.” Ordonez wants so badly to one day play with the Miami Heat. He may be well on his way because he gotton offers to play with a num-ber of schools including Purdue University and Wisconsin State.

an all-star is Born By Elie Muller and Lana Taylor

Jaylen Ordonez played in the city’s All-Star basketball game last month at Whitney Young HS- Southside vs. Northside. He got the honor to be a part of the team by doing well at the conference games. He has played basketball since the sixth grade. When asked about who his supporters are, Or-donez replied: “My family, old coaches, Coach Johnson and Coach Love are my supporters.” Jaylen’s favorite part of

Parks runs It By Victor Avitia

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arIes: : You’ll be optimistic and always on the move. Use all of that energy to get things done. Don’t hurry through them because you might miss some very impor-tant details. PIsCes: The Moon gives you a warm feeling of contentment. Do something nice for your mom or dad to let them know you appre-ciate them. Be tolerant of others, especially the ignorant! TaUrUs: You’ll have high mo-rale, and your self-confidence gets a huge boost. These are the days to beat the odds and accomplish whatever you set your mind to.

gemInI: You’ll have a lot of extra energy which you should put into vigorous activities. Mars could expose you to accidents oc-curring against a background of impulsiveness or lack of caution.

CanCer: Avoid excesses and be-ware of accidents, infections, con-tagious diseases and food poison-ings! Some of your troubles can be due to confusion or carelessness. CaPrICorn: You could be in store for problems caused by over-load. Lots of people want to drag you into their personal dramas, but you’re better off sticking to the facts and not spreading rumors.

aQUarIUs: You’ll be in top shape and have lots of physical energy. Your attitude will be opti-mistic and confident, maybe even too confident, which could expose you to risks and dangers. leo: You have a desire to re-ally connect with someone new, but it might not be mutual. Don’t force things. They’ll either happen or they won’t. There’s little you can do to change someone’s mind.

VIrgo: The general condi-tion will be pretty good. You can use your manipulative powers to get what you want, but say-ing please works just as well.

lIBra: You won’t hesitate, you’ll have a lot of interests, and you’ll enjoy socializing. You’ll set idleness aside and focus your energies on your goals. sCorPIo: Running your mouth gets you in trouble. Be the strong, silent type! The Moon brings up issues that you’d rather not deal with, but the longer you put them off, the worse they’ll get. sagITarIUs: There will be friends pulling you in various direc-tions. Don’t let the excitement of the social scene decide your course. Real friends will be there for you even if you’re forced to say no to them

JUne horosCoPes created by Jayda White, dapted by horoscopedaily.com

how do you feel about sharing our building with noble street Charter school?

“I feel okay with it because our school is big, but doesn’t have enough students, although I never heard of Noble Charter School until now.” -Shanell Fletcher, sophomore

“To be honest I really don’t care as long as they’re not in my space. And if it helps Bowen stay open, I am down.” -Alexis Garcia, sophomore

“I think our school should have the newer side of the building because the water is more likable and it was our school, so we should pick, not the new school.” -Stevonte Hill , junior

“I think there’s going to be more fights than there was this year.” -Damarcus Morrow, sophomore

“I feel that sharing the building with Noble Charter School is a terrible idea. I say this because it will take up the space that we Bowen kids used to have.” - Montrell Webster, sophomore

“I think it would be good. It might challenge the current Bowen students to be better.” - Amina Stewart, junior

“I am not worrying about sharing the school; it will give me an opportunity to make new friends.” -Mathew Gipson, junior

“I don’t like it because they will have a better education than us.” -Donald Lightfoot, junior

“I don’t think it’s fair that we have to share our school with another school. They are going to end up taking it over. This idea is very stupid.” -Erika Perez, junior

“It doesn’t feel right. This is our school and we shouldn’t have to give up our space.”- Carlos Juarez, junior.

“I don’t mind sharing, but I feel that there willl be trouble because of this decision. I feel it is best to leave Bowen as one school.”- Ekezha Hudson, freshman

Bowen lifeIt’s only my opinion by Ladrea Johnson

His first love for volleyball came in the sixth grade. When the basketball season ended, he had nothing to do after school so he joined the volleyball team. He thinks that the best part of volleyball is playing with his friends and having fun. A junior now, Guiterez loves the sport. His biggest supporters are Ms. T (xxx), his parents, his friends, and Coach Shikany. When asked for comment, Coach Shikany said, “He’s dedicated, he’s always at practice, he’s hard-working, and anything that I ask him, he’ll do.” A lot of athletes have given advice before, but Alfonzo’s secret to success is simple, “Stay focused, listen to the coach, come to practice, don’t goof around, and be serious.”

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Corteris Parks was awarded player of the month for the boys’ track team. “He’s very competitive,” said his coach Mr. Kelleher, “a great athlete and a strong leader. Corteris joined the track team because he wanted to try something new. It has also helped him with other sports like baseball & football. Corteris ran track in 7th & 8th grade, and he played other sports as a freshman & sophomore. He decided to run track again just this year- a good decision and per-fect timing to become athlete of the month. “He had a spectacular per-formance in sectionals,” said his coach Mr. Kelleher. Corteris came in 2nd in the 800 meter run, 4th place for the 1600 meter run & 3rd in 4x 200 meter run. Corteris’ biggest supporters are Tony Edwards and Mrs. Hawkins. “If it weren’t for Tony, I wouldn’t have even joined track. I’m honored to be recognized. My success comes from hard work and dedication.”

“A self-dedicated, hard worker who loves to try new chal-lenges is how coach K. describes the softball team’s star player of the month Jameelah Perkins. “She shows up to every-thing we do on time, and she really cares about the people on the team.” She won a “best de-fensive player” trophy and a team trophy for her hard work. When asked about who in-spired her to play softball, she said, “My coaches, because if it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t play.” As for being athlete of the month, she said, “It feels good and it feels like I could accomplish anything.” Jameelah thinks that the whole softball team was great be-cause they all tried their best. As a senior on her way to college, she said, “I don’t have a specific person that I will miss because I am going to miss everybody.” Jameelah’s message to fu-ture softball players is to, “Never give up, and have fun playing!” The students and staff here will miss you too much, Jameelah. Good luck!

Destiny Bickham was picked to be athlete of the month because of her contributions to the girls’ track team. She won the tro-phy for Team Captain, first place and third place, respectively in the 4X1 and the 4X2 marathons. She runs pretty fast every day, and when asked if she’d like to compete in the next Olympics, Bickham said, “No, thank you!” Ms. Hawkins disagrees, “She’s easy to work with. She’s al-ways on time and dependable. Des-tiny is a good kid with good grades.” Her sister inspired her to become a runner, and as for be-ing athlete of the month, Destiny said, “It feels really good!” Her message for future runners, “Go to school, don’t play around, and focus on your goals.”

running for gold By Elie Muller and Lana Taylor

home run for Perkins By: Elie Muller and Lana Taylor

“A hard-working, energetic, and light-hearted character,” said Coach Shikany about the boys’ volleyball athlete of the month, Alfonzo Gutierez.

This year’s sports banquet was held on June 6. It was an awesome ceremony to remember with all of Bowen’s best athletes in attendance. Ms. Kirmes hosted the event to honor the students and their parents, and made the banquet fun with food games. The evening began with dinner and ended with the awards ceremony. “It’s very honorable to acknowledge those athletes who work hard to win for our school,” said Athletic Director Coach Wilson.

The students received trophies and certificates. All the coaches went up and presented their teams and talked about the honorable students who really worked their hardest.

Boilermaker sports Final

The girls’ softball team had a great season. Bowen held the record of first place in their division. “I was very proud of all the girls. I felt really lucky working with the team and Coach Cook,” said Coach Kilcoyne.

The last away game against C.V.S was challenging. But with the support of so many spectators

Bowen Arrow Final Edition June 2013

The baseball team had a good season. To start off, the team had a 1-1 conference record- 3rd place for city teams. Unfortunately, rain and bad weather caused several games to be cancelled or forfeited due to the lack of players. The boys reached the city play-offs with a record of 9-16. In the first round, they ran up against Dunbar beating them 7-4. It took a team effort, but a few players really stood out; Pedro Torres started the team off right by hitting the first home run, Bobby O’ Banner caught 3 out of 3, in left field, and first basemen Corey Wilson made spectacular plays. And the team’s good luck charm, Dartrey Brinson, pitched

a great game and a great season. Without him, the team wouldn’t have done as well as they did. Making to the next round was losing to them in the 5th in-ning it was a good game but they felt that they made small errors. Af-ter losing the second round to Pro-spective, 15-5, Bowen moved on to meet Hancock in round three. The team said that they weren’t going to let that loss get to them when going up against Han-cock, but sadly it ended in another score of 15-5. That final loss ended the season, but Coach Nelson said, “I’m proud of this year’s team. With several returning players next year, I know we will come back stronger than ever.”

Because this is the last time we will see the senior athletes, the coaches showed their emotions on how they will truly miss their senior players. Senior Rudolph Johnson earned several awards and took home the all- around sports MVP of the year award.

Overall, the sports banquet was a successful event highlighting all the sports that Bowen has to offer: footbaLL, CheerLeading, boys/girLs soCCer, boys/girLs voLLeybaLL, boys/girLs traCk, girLs softbaLL, basebaLL, and of Course, WresLing

2013 sPorTs BanQUeT ByRodney Williams

BoWen BaseBall By Bobby O’Banner

- parents, teachers, and students- to cheer them on, the girls pulled off their final win 6-2.

The girls kept hitting the ball and played great defense. Coach K. said, “I had a great time. This was an awesome season that I won’t forget.” The team ended the season with a recored of 5-1.

CoaCh Cook and the girLs give Ms. k a Lift

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soFTBall sTars By Sade Hunt

CoaCh neLson CeLebrates the viCtory

pedro torres Winds up for the pitCh

CoaCh neLson and MeMbers of the teaM “strike” a pose for the CaMera

dartrey brinson brings it hoMe