Lydia Brown Named 2018 Homecoming Queen at DCHS (VIEW VIDEO HERE)

September 20, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The 2018 Homecoming Queen at DeKalb County High School is Lydia Ann Brown

A senior, Brown is the 17 year old daughter of Stephen and Amanda Brown of Liberty.

Brown is a member of the FBLA Club, Climate Crew, Beta Club, and Spanish Club. Her athletic participation: Football cheerleader as a freshman, Cross Country as a sophomore, Softball as a sophomore, and Basketball all four years.

Accomplishments/Awards: NCA All-American Cheerleader as a freshman and selected to the P.R.I.D.E,  and District 8AA Honorable Mention and to the All-District Tournament Team in Basketball as a Junior. Brown was also named Outstanding Junior Girl.

She is a member of the Salem Baptist Church Youth.

The Homecoming Attendants are:

Senior Attendant –Madison Suzanne Judkins,, the 17 year old daughter of Tammy and Jeremy Judkins of Smithville.

Judkins is a member of the Senior Beta Club, FBLA, HOSA, FFA, Literature Club, Science Club, Spanish Club and the Climate Crew. She has been a football manager for four years.

Accomplishments/Awards: ACT 21+ Club, member of Senior BETA Club, and Sophomore Homecoming Attendant.

Judkins is also a member of the First United Methodist Church and attends the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Senior Attendant- Zoe Hannah Evelyn Maynard, the 17 year old daughter of Travis and Crystal Maynard of Liberty. She is a dual enrollment student at Motlow State Community College. She has been a basketball cheerleader for four years and is Captain. Maynard is also a football cheerleader.

Accomplishments/Awards: 72 hours of community service, one year nominee and three time All American recipient. She took a mission trip to Ensenada Mexico. As a cheerleader, Maynard was voted “Best Jumps” her Freshman year, “Best Stunts” her Sophomore year, and “Best Stunts” as a Junior. She has also been named an Honors student.

Maynard is a member of the Holiday Church of Christ.

Junior Attendant- Katherine Malone, 16 year old daughter of Kevin and the late Dana Malone of Smithville. She is a member of the FBLA, Senior BETA, Science Club, FFA, Literature Club, and Climate Crew. She is a three year member of the DCHS Football Cheerleading Team.

Awards/Accomplishments: Two time NCA All American nominee, Honors student with a 4.0 GPA, and she was voted “Best Dancer” as cheerleader her Sophomore year.

Malone is a member of the First Baptist Church of Smithville Youth Group.

Sophomore Attendant- Abigail Lawson, the 15 year old daughter of David and Melissa Lawson of Liberty. She is a member of the BETA and FFA Clubs. Lawson passed with all A’s last year and has a 4.0 GPA. She attends the Old Fashion Freewill Baptist Church.

Freshman Attendant- Haidyn Renee Hale, the 14 year old daughter of Chad Hale and Melissa Odom of Smithville. She is a member of the FBLA, FFA, Climate Crew, and the Literature Club. Hale is a Basketball Cheerleader.

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Accomplishments/Awards: Received a Good Citizenship Award and Highest Average in Math Award as an 8th grader, Junior BETA President, Among the Top 10 and earned the highest GPA of the grade. Hale is active in the Relentless Youth Ministry at the First Assembly of God. She participates in plays at the DeKalb Performing Arts. Hale also enjoys cheerleading, performing in youth dramas, and spending time with family and friends.

Spirit week activities will be held September 24-28 at DCHS. The Homecoming Parade will take place Friday afternoon, September 28 and the Tiger Homecoming Football game will be at 7:00 p.m. that night against Livingston Academy. WJLE will have LIVE coverage of the game.

September 20, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Chad Kirby again earns bragging rights as leader of the pack among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters for picking winners after the third week of the college football season.

Kirby still has the best overall record at 30-14 for the first three weeks of the season but Grant James topped all forecasters for best record of the week at 10-4 followed by Scott Brown at 9-5. Six of the forecasters, Will Graham, Ricky Atnip, Chad Kirby, John Pryor, Dewain Hendrixson, and the guest Isaac Gray tied for third place last week each with records of 8-6 and Darrell Gill finished 7-7 for the week.

After the first three weeks of the season, Chad Kirby remains in first place at 30-14 followed by Scott Brown at 29-15, Ricky Atnip and the guests (Larry Green, Darvin Gill, & Isaac Gray) are at 28-16, Grant James, Will Graham, John Pryor, and Dewain Hendrixson are each at 26-18, and Darrell Gill is at 25-19.

Three of the forecasters, Will Graham, Grant James, and Ricky Atnip hit their underdog picks last week. Will Graham grabbed the lead with 21 points picking BYU to upset Wisconsin. Graham now has a total of 34 points. Scott Brown is in second place with 14 points followed by John Pryor with 11.5 points. Grant James got on the board with 10 points after picking LSU to upset Auburn. Ricky Atnip got 6 points with Duke’s win over Baylor. Chad Kirby still has 5 points and Dewain Hendrixson 4 points. Darrell Gill and the guests still have no underdog points.

Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

Tulsa at Temple, Minnesota at Maryland, Wisconsin at Iowa, Washington State at USC, Pittsburgh at North Carolina, Notre Dame at Wake Forest, Stanford at Oregon, TCU at Texas, Louisville at Virginia, Arizona at Oregon State, N.C. State at Marshall, Mississippi State at Kentucky, South Carolina at Vanderbilt, Florida at Tennessee, and in the NFL the Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville.

Today’s special guest is Attorney Luke Willoughby, who also provides color commentary with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor on WJLE’s LIVE play by play coverage of DCHS football on Friday nights.

Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, Liberty State Bank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, and DeKalb County Ace Hardware.

September 19, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Family Read Nights are underway at Smithville Elementary, DeKalb West, and Northside Elementary as part of the Accelerated Reader Program.

Read Nights give parents an opportunity to spend quality time reading with their children on designated days and times after school. Other family members may also participate in reading with the students.

“It’s a good thing. It helps the kids learn how to read. We try to come at least once a week so they can earn their AR points,” said Rebecca Waggoner, who read to her children during Family Read Night Wednesday at Smithville Elementary School.

Accelerated Reader is a computerized program that tests reading comprehension. Students select books on their reading level, read independently, and take an independent comprehension test on the computer. Each book is worth a certain number of points based on its length and reading level. Students get a percentage of these points based on how many of the test questions they get right. The program tracks their progress over the course of the school year.

“Its nice for parents because they can actually see their children’s growth in reading by participating with them,” said Dr. Danielle Collins, Federal Programs Supervisor for the school system

Family Read Night occurs all year long so check with your child’s school for a schedule.

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