DWS Names November Teacher of the Month

November 14, 2018
By: Bill Conger

Amy Pack Young is the Teacher of the Month for November at DeKalb West School, an honor bestowed upon her by her peers.

“I am truly surprised and honored to be Teacher of the Month!” Young said.

A graduate of D.C.H.S. and Tennessee Tech, Young started with DWS in 2006 as a Kindergarten teacher. Previously, she had been an assistant in the DWS preschool the first year it became available in 2001 and also was a substitute teacher for a couple of years.

My sister [DWS RTI teacher Kim Crook] and I always babysat and worked within daycare,” Young says of her interest in early childhood education. “I love watching the excitement of little ones learning.”

“Ms. Young works with our most at risk students,” says Principal Sabrina Farler. “She prepares her students to be ready for Kindergarten. She sets high expectations for every child in her class.”

“She is a great coworker and I enjoy working with her,” says Kindergarten teacher Tonya Ellis.

Young also is the devoted mother of 6^th grader Emily Young and 4^th grader Chase Young.

“I love DeKalb West as an employer and as a parent,” says Young. “I love that our school is small enough that we all know each other as well as the students too. This helps us be there for each other and the students.”

DeKalb Schools Instruction Supervisor PreK-5 Michelle Burklow says Young puts her heart into her job.

“I once read that when you go to work, a person should not leave their heart at home,” said Burklow.  “Ms. Amy Young lives by this each and every day. She knows that until her kids feel loved and feel a part of her classroom community the goals she has set for her students cannot be met.

“Last year she told me that this class could have the person in it to cure cancer.  She saw the child in front of her and the potential.”

November 14, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The high school basketball season tipped off Tuesday night for the DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers as they hosted Pickett County in the Hall of Champions.

In the girls game, the Lady Tigers lost 73 to 68 while the Tigers came up short falling 52 to 49.

The Lady Tigers led 21 to 13 after the 1^st period, 40 to 35 by halftime, and 60 to 48 after the 3^rd period  but were outscored 25 to 8 in the 4^th period and lost 73 to 68.

Lydia Brown led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 27 points followed by Kaydee Ferrell and Kennedy Agee each with 9 points, Mya Ruch 7, Joni Robinson and Emme Colwell each with 6, and Maddison Parsley and Kenzie France each with 2 points.

Pickett County held a 17 to 9 lead over the Tigers after the 1^st period, 26 to 15 by halftime, and 36 to 34 after the 3^rd period before going on to win 52 to 49.

For the Tigers, Nathan Atkins and Dallas Cook each scored 12. Hayden Thomas 9. Brayden Howard and Dakota White each with 6 and Evan Jones and Josh Carlton each with 2.

The Tigers will be back in action Saturday, November 17 as they host Van Buren County in the Hall of Champions starting with the girls game at 4 p.m. at DCHS.

November 13, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Through fingerprints, investigators have now identified a woman found dead Monday morning in Smithville as 28 year old Jessica Renee Stephens of Cannon County. Her cause of death will be determined following the completion of the autopsy and toxicology report.

The case remains under investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

“On Monday, November 12 DeKalb Central Dispatch received a call at 7:50 a.m. of a body lying in a backyard on Parkway Drive Smithville. Officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the 13^th District Attorney’s Office were summoned to the scene,” said Sheriff Patrick Ray in a prepared statement.

Officers at the scene could not produce any photo identification on the body  at that time. She was described as a white female, approximately 5’4” inches tall, approximately 120-125 pounds, sandy blonde hair, approximately 30-40 years of age. She was wearing maroon medical scrubs and brown boots. There was an orange Home Depot jersey, brown jacket and blue shirt at the scene. She also had a pierced belly button, a tattoo of a cross on the back of her neck, and what appeared to be a “M” “W” or “3” tattooed on her right hand.

“Thanks to those who contacted us to provide information in efforts to identify the woman,” said Sheriff Ray and the TBI in a joint statement

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