The responsibilities of Bowie's Student Council include:
- Representing the student body in the monthly Campus Advisory Council (CAC) meetings with Mr. Robinson, campus leadership, and community leaders.
- Maintaining the school's gardens by doing yardwork on Thursday afternoons during the school year, and twice a week during the summer.
- Painting posters and signs to be displayed around the school at the beginning of the year and for various events throughout the year.
- Honoring a Bowie teacher once a month with the "Socrates Award," recognizing a teacher's hard work and dedication to Bowie students.
- Coordinating the Homecoming ceremony during our Homecoming football game in the fall.
- Helping set up, take down, and run the Homecoming dance alongside the PTSA.
- Coordinating the annual Canned Food Drive, benefitting the Central Texas Food Bank.
- Running "Bowie's Got Talent," Bowie's school-wide talent show alongside the choir directors and leadership.
- Honoring the Teacher of the Year in January.
- Running the Dodge Ball Tournament in May.
- Honoring the Teacher of the Year nominees at the faculty end-of-year breakfast in May/June.
Interested in joining?
All students, incoming freshmen to seniors, are welcome to be a part of this organization. Remember, Student Council is not a class and the work is done completely outside of school hours. If you are committed to helping beautify the campus and working on school-wide events, please fill out the information form below. The goal is to have a Student Council of roughly 75-100 students representing all four grades at Bowie. If you are a hard worker, friendly, show initiative, like having fun, can be counted on, and enjoy making Bowie a better place to go to school, PLEASE JOIN!
You do not need to be elected to join Student Council! Only the leadership positions will have elections; otherwise, it's open to anyone. This organization needs people like you to make it successful!
For additional questions, please contact:
Mr. Garcia: alejandro.a.garcia@austinisd.org