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June 2013
Wrestling Team Meets the Mayor
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
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
Calendar By Elezha Hudson
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
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
Saturday, June 22 Commencement
happy because of all the city
Ceremony schools, we were the only team to
compete downstate two years in a
row. We are the first CPS school to
Monday, June 24 -- Field Day and
do that.”
Staff v. Student Games/Contests
“It was really an honor
July 1 - August 11 for the whole team,” said Kendall
Summer Enrichment Program
Gibbs, senior. “Everyone worked
hard this year and it really payed
off. It feels good to finish my senior
year off so strong.”
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
Athletic
Director
and
wrestling Coach Ron Wilson
couldn’t be prouder.
Corey Wilson with Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Coach 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.”
The whole school is proud of the
wrestling team- Congratulations
Boilermakers for your city and state
recognition!
Noble
Charter Moves to Bowen
By Elezha Hudson
On Saturday, April 20,
11:30 a.m., the proposed colocation 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.”
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.”
Noble Charter School to be housed in
Bowen’s annex fall of 2013
At the May Board of Ed.
meeting, CPS disregarded the
hearing officer’s recommendation
and voted to force Bowen to colocate 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.”
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Bowen Arrow
Final Edition Searching for Peace: A BOWEN Stage Production
Principal’s Message
We made it -- the end of the 20122013 school year is finally here!
While there is fairly strong consensus that this has been a long and difficult year, this issue of the Bowen
Arrow is a great reminder of all of
the amazing things we have accomplished in spite of the challenges.
In my first principal’s message of
this year, I wrote about how difficult change can be, but how important it is to embrace change when it
helps us improve.
With a new charter school moving 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 greatest hope that the staff and students 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.
With much love and gratitude,
Ms. Kirmes
HOORAY FOR MRS. HOLLOWAY:
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
The Bowen Arrow Senior Staff
The drama club hanging out center stage
By Aaliyah Travis
“The play wasn’t really
On May 17th and 18th, the Bowen complex- just everyday situations
drama team performed the play that most teens go through,”
Searching for Peace. It was the first said Sylvia Fedrick, drama club
school play Bowen has put on in instructor.
The play was first performed
years, and the first community stage production Bowen has put on- ever. in the auditorium for students and
staff, then at Olive Harvey College
The play brought the for family and members of the
spotlight to issues that most teens community. The play turned out to
go through, such as homelessness, be a huge success, receiving positive
bullying, sexual abuse, and teenage reviews. “It was very comical and
pregnancy. educational,” stated a parent.
By Lauren Taylor
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
The South
Chicago
Chamber of
Commerce
presents
Mrs. Holloway
the “Teacher
of the
Year”
award for
Bowen HS
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June 2013
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:
“I would really like to see
“I fell in love with fifteen
an encore.” talented children,” stated Ms.
Everyone loved being a Fedrick. “I enjoyed being able
part of the drama club. “Performing to share what I learned with the
the play, I felt confident,” stated children and give back. I learned
Tammariah Johnson.
“I liked how the simplest things can touch
being in the drama club because I hearts.” got the chance to express myself.”
Thanks to the performances,
“I liked the fact that we got the drama club raised $165 from
the chance to interact with each ticket sales and received a $500
other after school,” said Lakeasha donation that will go toward the
Johnson.
summer drama club program.
J r o t c neWS
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!
Memorial Day Parade By Chanel McGee
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. 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.
JROTC Helps Flood Victims
Cooks Wins Art Contest By Elie Muller
Kiena Cooks won the second 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 aspirations 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
Danzail and Tony get into character
By Donaldo Zepeda
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.
Working hard at the Salvation Army Center, cadets pack 500 flood kits for those affected by the flooding rains.
Bowen JROTC
cadets proudly march down
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 thousands 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
State Street
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.”
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Bowen Arrow
Final Edition June 2013
BOWEN’S TOP TEN SENIORS
Valedictorian
Salutatorian
Luis Morales
4.48
Quiana White
4.43
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SENIOR LUNCHEON
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
Juanita Mendez
4.33
Pashion Wilson
4.12
Ti’tana Calhoun
3.94
Jameelah Perkins
3.88
The Senior Luncheon took
place Wed., June 12th at Royalty
East Banquet Hall. Students, family 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.
The Bowen Alumni Association awarded four students the
alumni scholarship award in honor
of Principal Kirmes –a Bowen tradition. Class Notables were also
recognized at the luncheon. The highlight of the afternoon was, of course, the dancing.
Seniors took advantage of having one last good time together. Congratulations to all of the seniors
recognized for their hard work.
Jessica Smith and Juanita Mendez
show off their awards
Danielle Espinoza
3.87
Tony Edwards
3.76
Jaliea Perekins
3.71
Tammariah Johnson
3.54
Top Scholarship Awards
The class
notables
Danielle Espinoza
$77,200
Dejah Mitchell
$40,000
Roshaun Wharton
$21,200
Pashion Wilson
$20,000
Ladrea
Johnson
takes
smiles
home
for the
two
camera
Outstanding Journalist of
the Year Aaliyah Travis
Congratulations to those outstanding students who earned the
most in scholarship money and proved that hard work really
does pay!
Quiana White
$248,000 Luis Morales
$238,936
Aaliyah Travis
$96,632
Donesha Tillman
$84,000
Mendez Juanita
$78,220
Anthony
Strong
proudly
pose for
a group
photo
UNCF scholarship winners Quinna White,
Luis Morales, and Aaliyah Travis with Ms. C.
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Bowen Arrow
Final Edition
June 2013
2013 SENIOR PROM
An Enchanted Evening
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
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.
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Bowen Arrow
Final Edition
June 2013
2013 Class Notables
SENIOR SHOUT OUTS
Zhane Homles: Since 10th grade
we’ve been friends. We had arguments and loving times … saying
see you soon besties Kendriea and
D’monica love you!!!
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.
Shardae: Always remember that Keyontay Harper: I want to say
only tough people could get through good bye to all my friends and wish
tough times.
them luck after graduation and accomplish your goals. 2013 is a year
to remember.
Dejah: It’s been a good year with Rickia C: Shout out to all the you guys. It was nice knowing all senior’s that made it to the end.
of you.
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.
Jajuan: Well, farewell to everybody,
and their nonsense I had to put up
with, and thanks to the teachers I
really learned something from.
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.
Bre Rogers: I want to
thank my twins Monet,
Krystal , Madhi, Chyna, Ann, Kendra, and Derrick for making my senior year the best it can be. I love
them and glad I could spend my last
year with my true loves.
Alison: To all my friends in Bowen
take care and make the right choices. Never follow other people’s
footsteps- be a leader not a follower.
Lakeasha: Dear class
of 2013 this had been a
crazy ride. I will truly
miss each of y’all.
Kareem: It has been nice knowing
you guys. It is time for a new chapter in our lives, farewell.
Krystal Curley: I just want to say
all my four years here I made some
good friends that I love very much.
Kwame Anderson : Goodbye to all Tammariah: It was fun while it last- Kirver: SO LONG Bowen class of
my friends. I am going to try and ed, but it’s finally over. Congrats 2013! Good luck and farewell.
keep in touch with y’all- I hope in and god luck in college!
the future we see each other .
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
Karla: To my friends and teachers Andremeda Thomas: I hope all my things we did in school. I’ll always
at Bowen- thanks for making these friends are successful and stay on remember 2-4-2011.
the straight and narrow. Be confilast few months of high school
dent, stay strong, and everything Oliva: It was nice going here. I got
an interesting experience. Best
will happen for the best.
to know a few people here-I would
have like to know a lot more, but
having just this many friends was
Keshanda : To all the seniors of Keyona: Shout out to my junior enough for me. I would like for evBowen 2013, I’m gonna miss ev- buddies, you know who you are, ery high school graduate to succeed
eryone, even though I didn’t get a good luck with everything.
in their college years.
chance to meet everyone. I enjoyed
my time being here and I’m glad
it’s finally over- until we meet again Lover Boy: Reporting to the wres- Mark: Farewell to my friends at
tlers from your lover boy to all my Bowen- sees yall in the future. Our
class of 2013! SEE YOU LATER.
ninja’s, Rude Wild Boy, Zeddy F, senior year was good, we had fun.
Big Daddy, Shoe-less, E-real, DelJessica Smith: I’m not going to ton, Abel, Pac-Man, Denzel- y’all
miss anybody but my day ones. I it’s been real.
Rodney: 2013 been crazy! No matjust hope everybody is good when
ter how much I say I want to leave
they leave Bowen.
this school, I’m really gonna miss
it. My four years have been crazywish Romello and Quise were here
Lakendra : I enjoyed my whole Ladrea Johnson: I want to say good- to cherish these moments with us …
high school life. Now it’s time to bye to Ms.Kilcoyne who won’t be
graduate and be about my business. here anymore and I want to shoutFarewell to the little friends I had- out to my boyfriend Deonta- I love
it was fun with you guys, getting to you hunny!
know you, doing activities together,
and just being here.
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Most School Spirit aka Mr & Ms Bowen Arielle & Rudy
Most Likely to Succeed Quiana White
Quietest Lovensky & Roshaun
Biggest Flirts Shardae and Andre
Best BFF
Latajah & Shatosha
Most Artistic
Alex and Ti'tiana
Best Smile Monet and Rudy
Most Fasionable Alexis and Jaylen
Most Turn't Up
Derrick and Joi
Class Clowns Rickia and Bobby
Teacher's Pets Tony & Jessica
Best Performer Tony Edwards
Best Hair Guadalupe
Shortest
Raheem
Tallest Girl Brianna
Most Athletic Rudy and Rickia
Most Likely to Succeed
Luis Morales
Most Talkative Ariellae & Bobby
Best Hair Jaylen
Tallest
Jordan
Shortest girl
Pashion
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Bowen Arrow
Final Edition
June 2013
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It’s Only My Opinion
Bowen Life
by Ladrea Johnson
How do you feel about sharing
our building with Noble Street
Charter School?
Parks Runs It
Home Run for Perkins Running for Gold
By Victor Avitia
By: Elie Muller and Lana Taylor
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 perfect timing to become athlete of the
month.
“He had a spectacular performance 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 challenges is how coach K. describes
the softball team’s star player of
the month Jameelah Perkins. “She shows up to everything we do on time, and she really
cares about the people on the team.”
She won a “best defensive player” trophy and a
team trophy for her hard work.
When asked about who inspired 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 because 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 future softball players is to, “Never
give up, and have fun playing!”
students
and
The
staff here will miss you too
much, Jameelah.
Good luck!
Brinson’s Pitch
By Kenneth Hooker
By Elie Muller and Lana Taylor
Destiny Bickham was
picked to be athlete of the month
because of her contributions to the
girls’ track team. She won the trophy 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 always on time and dependable. Destiny is a good kid with good grades.”
Her sister inspired her to
become a runner, and as for being 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.”
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.”
An All-Star is Born
By Elie Muller and Lana Taylor
Alfonso is Set for the Month “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
“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
“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 don’t like it because they will
have a better education than
us.” -Donald Lightfoot, junior
“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 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 “I think there’s going to be more
fights than there was this year.”
-Damarcus Morrow, sophomore
“It doesn’t feel right. This is our
school and we shouldn’t have to
give up our space.”- Carlos Juarez,
junior. “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 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
JUNE
HOROSCOPES created by Jayda White, dapted by horoscopedaily.com
ARIES: : You’ll be optimistic AQUARIUS: You’ll be in top
and always on the move. Use all shape and have lots of physical
of that energy to get things done. energy. Your attitude will be optiDon’t hurry through them because mistic and confident, maybe even
you might miss some very impor- too confident, which could expose
tant details. you to risks and dangers. PISCES: The Moon gives you a LEO: You have a desire to rewarm feeling of contentment. Do ally connect with someone new,
something nice for your mom or but it might not be mutual. Don’t
dad to let them know you appre- force things. They’ll either happen
ciate them. Be tolerant of others, or they won’t. There’s little you
especially the ignorant!
can do to change someone’s mind.
TAURUS: You’ll have high mo- VIRGO: The general condirale, and your self-confidence gets tion will be pretty good. You can
a huge boost. These are the days use your manipulative powers
to beat the odds and accomplish to get what you want, but saywhatever you set your mind to. ing please works just as well.
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.
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.”
GEMINI: You’ll have a lot of
extra energy which you should
put into vigorous activities. Mars
could expose you to accidents occurring against a background of
impulsiveness or lack of caution.
Jaylen Ordonez played in
the city’s All-Star basketball game
last month at Whitney Young HSSouthside 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, Ordonez replied: “My family, old
coaches, Coach Johnson and Coach
Love are my supporters.” Jaylen’s favorite part of
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 number of schools including Purdue
University and Wisconsin State.
HALL SWEEPS
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
CANCER: Avoid excesses and be- gets you in trouble. Be the strong,
ware of accidents, infections, con- silent type! The Moon brings
tagious diseases and food poison- up issues that you’d rather not
ings! Some of your troubles can be deal with, but the longer you put
due to confusion or carelessness.
them off, the worse they’ll get.
CAPRICORN: You could be in SAGITARIUS: There will be
store for problems caused by over- friends pulling you in various direcload. Lots of people want to drag tions. Don’t let the excitement of the
you into their personal dramas, social scene decide your course. Real
but you’re better off sticking to the friends will be there for you even
facts and not spreading rumors. if you’re forced to say no to them
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Bowen Arrow
Final Edition
June 2013
Boilermaker Sports Final
BOWEN BASEBALL
By Bobby O’Banner
coach nelson celebrates the victory
Coach Nelson and members of the team “strike” a pose for the camera
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 inning it was a good game but they
felt that they made small errors. After losing the second round to Prospective, 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 Hancock, 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.”
Boys Baseball Team
Kwame Anderson
Quintell Henderson
Rudolph Johnson
Antwon Mickle
Bobby OBanner
Corteris Parks
Raymond Perry
Joesph Shields
Pedro Torres
Cory Wilson
Raheem Woods
James Young
Montate Thomas
Ricky Brown
Zedrick King
Dartrey Brinson
Jamon Larry
Pedro torres winds up for the pitch
SOFTBALL STARS By Sade Hunt
Dartrey Brinson brings it home
2013 SPORTS BANQUET
Coach Cook and the girls give ms. K a lift
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
- 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.
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. very
“It’s
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.
ByRodney Williams
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