Chad Kirby Maintains His Lead Among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters (Show Airs Today at 4:30 p.m.)

October 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Chad Kirby remains the fearless leader of WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters heading into the eighth week of the college football season.

Kirby leads the pack with an overall record of 67-38 followed by Darrell Gill and Dewain Hendrixson each at 65-40. John Pryor and the James Gang (Grant and Jeff James) each own a record of 61-44. Ricky Atnip and the guests are 60-45. Jacob Parsley is 59-46, Scott Brown and Will Graham are each at 57-48 and Jared Davis is 56-49.

For the week, Darrell Gill, Chad Kirby, and Dewain Hendrixson tied for the best record at 11-4. The James Gang, Jacob Parsley, Scott Brown, Ricky Atnip, and John Pryor each went 10-5. Will Graham and last week’s guest Brad Halfacre each went 8-7 and Jared Davis was 7-8.

Only one of the forecasters hit his underdog pick last week. Will Graham got on the board with 7 points as Tennessee upset Mississippi State 20-10.

After seven weeks, Jared Davis is the underdog points leader with 31 followed by Scott Brown 29.5, the guests 14.5, Jacob Parsley 14, Dewain Hendrixson 11, Darrell Gill 8, John Pryor 7.5, Will Graham 7 points, the James Gang 4.5 points, and Ricky Atnip 4 points.

Thursday the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

Michigan at Penn State, Arizona at USC, San Diego State at San Jose State, Baylor at Oklahoma State, TCU at Kansas State, North Carolina at Virginia Tech, Oregon at Washington, Duke at Virginia, Florida at South Carolina, Texas A&M at Ole Miss, Temple at SMU, Air Force at Hawaii, Missouri at Vanderbilt, Tennessee at Alabama, and the L.A. Chargers at the Tennessee Titans.

Thursday’s special guest is Stuart Brown.

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

The program is sponsored by Graham Services, the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Davis Auto Body, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, Liberty State Bank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, and Domino’s Pizza.

October 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Kids love superheroes. You know what else kids love? Superhero activities!

On Monday night students and their families participated in a Superheroes STEAM night at DeKalb County High School making everything from superhero capes and masks to superhero slime.

For three years the DeKalb County School District has hosted a family STEM Night, now known as STEAM for students in grades Pre K-8^th as well as home schooled students. Teachers from across the district develop and set up exhibits and interactive activities for students to create, investigate, and explore. By hosting STEAM outreach events that engage the whole family, the school district is providing relevant, real-world learning opportunities for students that can increase the skilled workforce in our community.

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math

“This is our 3^rd annual family event and we are doing STEAM activities. This time it’s a superheroes theme so everything we’re doing has to do with superheroes. Some of the things we have going on are a costume factory where students are making capes and masks and decorating those. We also have some Spiderman virtual reality and a place where they can create utility belts with cardboard. We have augmented reality coloring sheets where they can make a superhero and they are making superhero slime.  This year we have incorporated the arts in with the program,” said Amy Fricks, DCHS math teacher.

“We’ve had a lot of help from teachers and volunteers of every school and we really appreciate their help in putting all this together. We’re just excited to have all the families here with us to have a night of fun together. We also included the Career Technical Education (CTE) department from the high school including the agriculture department and FFA and shop teachers for automotive, manufacturing, and building trades to give kids some exposure to that and get them thinking about what they want to do for their focus  areas once they get to the high school,” said Fricks.

A special thanks goes to DTC Communications for its support.

“Last year’s STEM Night event had over 350 participants and 25 activity booths. Dr. Kathy Bryant, Supervisor of Instruction said, “With the number of families in attendance, we had a need for additional sponsorship to cover the costs of booth materials, food, and awards. We are so grateful that DTC and CEO Chris Townson agreed to meet that need for our community.” Mr. Townson understands the importance of giving back to the people that DTC serves by supporting and being involved with the local schools.

DTC Communications assisted with the STEAM Night event by not only providing funding but also by bringing their interactive Mobile Innovation Lab for students to explore for the evening.

October 16, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The TSSAA held their large school state golf tournament this week at Willowbrook Golf Course in Manchester and Anna Chew represented DCHS after qualifying at the regional tournament in Cookeville last week.

Chew, a senior, fired a 73 on Tuesday which put her in 2^nd place and on Wednesday she shot a 78 which made her plus 7 for the tournament finishing in 7^th place. Anna had won both the district and region tournaments before advancing to state.

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“I am so proud of Anna. She represented DeKalb County very well taking on some of the best high school golfers in the state of Tennessee. Her game has gotten better and better over her four years as part of the program and she had really shined here in the post season her senior year. I really feel like her best golf is in front of her as she heads off to college to play at the next level. This week at the state tournament she showed a fighter spirit and hung tough against great competition,” said Tiger Golf Coach John Pryor.

Anna has committed to play college golf at Trevecca Nararene University.

Meanwhile Lynn Lim of Station Camp won the tournament with a 2 day score of 144. Lim has already committed to play collegiate golf at Vanderbilt University.

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