Bowman Middle School

🏈 UNDEFEATED and HEADED to CITY 🏆

Your Bowman 8th Grade Raiders have battled all season long and remain UNDEFEATED — now it all comes down to the EASTSIDE CITY CHAMPIONSHIP!

📅 Tuesday, October 28th
📍 Kimbrough Stadium
⏰ B Team – 6:15 PM | A Team – 7:45 PM

Let’s pack the stands and show our Raider Pride loud and proud as our boys take on Murphy for the title! 💪🔥

Bring your signs, your spirit, and your voices — let’s cheer our Raiders to victory! 💙💛

Food Bank 🍎 – Please Share!
Bowman Middle School will distribute food to families in need this Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 3–4 PM. If you or someone you know could benefit, please spread the word!
🚗 Pick-up: 6th-grade line — enter from Park Blvd & R Ave.

On Monday, October 27, Bowman Middle School Choir is having Spirit Night at Raising Cane's!

Make sure you mention BOWMAN CHOIR at check out or use the code RCFUND96 online or in the app! Thanks for your support! 🎶

Bowman 8th grade students and families can explore future opportunities in Plano ISD.

The District’s pathways, learning academies, & new opportunities (PLANO) for your future expo will be on Wednesday, October 22, from 6-8pm. At Plano ISD Academy High School, located at 1701 Alma Dr.

Explore more than 30 career & technical education programs of study, 5 academy programs, and learn more about our brand new CTE center (opening next year), featuring state of the art, hands-on learning experiences that will prepare students for post secondary success.

Discover opportunities, spark your passion and set a path to success toward the college and career of your dreams!

October is National Bullying Prevention Month! One act of kindness can change a classroom. Many acts can change a community. ❤️

Our Plano ISD Code of Civility guides us in building these caring communities. When we are Trustworthy, Caring, Responsible and Respectful Citizens, kindness is our natural response.

Kindness Counts in Plano ISD. How will you count today?

📅 Bowman Week at a Glance + Spirit Week! 🎉
Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, 2025

This week is packed with exciting events and spirit days as we Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness! 🎀 Let’s show our Bowman pride all week long — in the classroom, on the field, and in the stands!

Events at a Glance:
🏐 Mon 9/29 – 8th Grade Volleyball vs Renner (Pink Out🩷)
🎭 Tue 9/30 – Theater Play Read | 8th Grade Football @ Williams
🏐 Wed 10/1 – 7th Grade Volleyball @ Renner (Pink Out🩷) | 7th Grade Football @ Williams
🎶 Thur 10/2 – Theater TXETA | 6th Grade Fall Concert | 8th Grade Band Night w/ Williams @ Kimbrough Stadium
📣 Fri 10/3 – Pink Out Pep Rally! 🩷

Spirit Week Themes:
✨ Mon 9/29 – Neon Day (brightest shirt!)
💙 Tue 9/30 – Game Day (Bowman Blue & Gold)
🤠 Wed 10/1 – Western Day (boots & jeans)
🪖 Thur 10/2 – Camo Day
💖 Fri 10/3 – Pink Out Day (wear ALL the pink!)

Let’s rally together to celebrate our students, support our teams, and honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 🎀

👉 For more info: BowmanMiddlePTA.org

A huge thank you to our amazing Bowman PTA for providing such a fun and thoughtful apple bar for our teachers! We are truly grateful for your partnership and the way you help us build a positive school culture for our community. Many thanks and blessings to all of the volunteers who made this possible!

Congratulations to Mrs. Semifero, our Art Teacher, on being named Teacher of the Month! We also celebrate Mrs. Alvarenga, our Registrar, as Staff Member of the Month. Thank you both for your dedication and the many ways you support our students each day!

We’re so proud to share that the Bowman Wind Ensemble has been named a National Winner in the 2025 Mark of Excellence/National Wind Band Honors Project! 🎶👏 This is their second Mark of Excellence recognition (previously in 2022) and their first as a National Winner. On top of that, the Bowman Symphonic Band has been recognized as a Commended Winner in the Citation of Excellence—a first in school history! 🌟 Out of 478 entries from 40 states, our bands stood among the best in the nation. Huge congratulations to our amazing students, directors, private lesson teachers, and clinicians for making this possible! 🎺🥁🎷

📢Bowman Middle School Open House
Join us Thursday, September 18th!

• Doors Open: 5:30 PM
• Program Begins: 5:45 PM
• Ends: 7:30 PM

Come meet our teachers, see your child's classrooms, and learn more about all the great things happening at Bowman! We can't wait to see you there!
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¡ Casa Abierta en la Escuela Secundaria Bowman
¡Acompáñenos el jueves 18 de septiembre!

• Puertas Abren: 5:30 PM
• El Programa Comienza: 5:45 PM
• Termina: 7:30 PM

¡Venga a conocer a nuestros maestros, ver los salones de sus hijos y aprender más sobre todas las cosas increíbles que están pasando en Bowman!

This Week’s At a Glance!!