DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED THURSDAY, MAY 9

May 9, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED THURSDAY, MAY 9

May 9, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Members of the DeKalb County High School Class of 2024 will take a trip down memory lane with visits to Smithville Elementary School and DeKalb West School Friday morning in what has become a tradition each year for graduating seniors.

The Senior Walk is an opportunity for high school students to return to the elementary campuses where they once attended school to stroll through the hallways in their caps and gowns. “While we hope this will inspire our future graduates, we are excited about our seniors being able to see their elementary school teachers one last time before they graduate,” said DCHS Principal Bruce Curtis.

As they arrive by school bus and then walk single file down the aisles, the seniors will be greeted with smiles, hugs, confetti, and high fives from youngsters at both Smithville Elementary and DeKalb West School where their own educational journey began thirteen years ago.

The Senior Walk had been planned for today (Thursday, May 9) but was postponed due to DeKalb County Schools being closed because of the weather.

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Smithville Elementary recently held school-wide spelling bees for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades. In order to participate in the school-wide spelling bee, students first had to compete in their classrooms and be one of the top two spellers in their classroom spelling bee. Participants and winners of this year’s spelling bees are:

Kindergarten: Robert Campos, Blakelyn Cripps, Corbin Ealy, Amelia Fox, Zaiden Harn, Nolan Lack, Kennedy Murphy, Harper Patterson, Avery Shaff, Wyatt Smith, Coraline Studivant, Lucas Sosa, Bode Sykes, Amelia Vaughn, Dahlilah Velasquez

1st Grade: Marlon Aguirre, Camden Bunch, Liam Collier, Ashlyn Fox, Axel Flores, Isabella Granados, Maddox Hale, Jaxson Howell, Trinity Johnson, Jesse Lamb, Scarlett Lopez, Hudson McCrickard, Jasmine Overstreet, Lila Powell, Atlas Reynolds, Kinsley Sever, Laken Thomas, Dorian Velasquez

2nd Grade: Sophia Burdine, Julie Chandyna, Saleen Driver, Summer Duke, Aleeya Graham, Odin Grant, Alan Hamilton, Laylah Hale, Izaeah Kidd, Kordale Neal, Francisco Rodriguez, Hudson Tatrow, Noah Walker

The school-wide winners are:

Kindergarten: Dalilah Velasquez

1st grade: Ashlyn Fox

2nd grade: Laylah Hale