Afternoon Traffic Flow Made Smoother at Smithville Elementary

September 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Afternoon traffic flow is smoother these days at Smithville Elementary School during student pickup time now that changes have been implemented in the way automobiles are allowed to move in and out of the school zone.

With more parents transporting their children to school, congestion had become a problem especially in the afternoons with longer lines of cars and school buses in the pickup lane.

A couple of weeks ago Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins and Director of Schools Patrick Cripps came up with an alternative to help solve the problem.

All cars now line up in the right hand lane of East Bryant Street to enter Smithville Elementary School. Cars picking up K-2 students now enter on Walker Drive and those picking up Pre-K students enter in the front of the school between the SES sign and City Walk Apartments forming two lines that alternate the pickup of students. Anyone picking up children including pre-kindergarten students now exit the school via Walker Drive.

During Thursday night’s monthly Board of Education meeting, Director of Schools Cripps said the new plan seems to be working well.

“We seem to have more people bringing kids to school these days. I want to thank the parents at Smithville Elementary School. We have reorganized the traffic flow. I want to do a shout out to Chief Collins and his officers and the district’s patrol officer Joey Reeder for going out and directing traffic. It is a work in progress but I think it has helped somewhat. I want to thank our parents for being patient in helping us with this venture,” said Director Cripps

Parents are asked to not go into the building at Smithville Elementary to pick up their child after 2:15 p.m. From 2:20 to 3:00 p.m. the school buses have the right of way on East Bryant Street.

“There may be days that the Smithville Police Department cannot be there to direct traffic but these guidelines are still expected to be followed. The safety of the children is of the utmost importance. Thank you for your patience and help during this time,” said Director Cripps.

September 13, 2019
By: Bill Conger

DeKalb West School announces the Students of the Month for September.  Named to the distinction are Savannah Stanley, Kindergarten; Kayla Sebolt, 1^st grade; Bo Hale, 2^nd grade; Ezzy Moore, 3^rd grade; Autumn Crook, 4^th grade; Hunter Ballew, 5^th grade; Hailey Crotzer, 6^th grade; Daniel Stiffler, 7^th grade, and Gavin Cooper, 8^th grade.  Teachers choose students for Student of the Month honors based on their academic ability, character, and other traits that make them an excellent student.

Pictured Back Row (left to right): Assistant Principal Joey Agee, Hailey Crotzer, Gavin Cooper, Daniel Stiffler, Hunter Ballew, and Principal Sabrina Farler

Pictured Front Row (left to right): Kayla Sebolt, Savannah Stanley, Bo Hale, and Ezzy Moore

September 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigers notched their first win of the season last week at home over Stone Memorial and are hoping to get their first road win tonight as they travel to Watertown. 

Kick-off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby. 

Coach Steve Trapp, speaking on WJLE’s Tiger Talk program, said he was pleased with his team’s 33 to nothing shutout of the Panthers, a region opponent, last week. 

“That was an awesome event and an awesome feeling. I thought our guys came out and performed the way we needed them to perform to ultimately get the win. We had not beaten Stone Memorial since the first time we played them back in 2013. They had their way with us in a big way in a few games. With this being a region game, the first one of the year, and them having that streak against us it was good to get that monkey off our back and start district play in the right way and take care of our home turf. The way we played in the second half was really fun to watch and to see these guys excited about getting that victory and be able to share that with them was a good experience,” he said. 

Coach Trapp said Watertown, a better team than Stone Memorial, will pose a tougher challenge for the Tigers.

 “There is a lot of threat there and a lot of different things they will want to do offensively. The last couple of years coming into our game they always had a quarterback banged up so they went to that wildcat formation and we didn’t handle that well. They are still able to do that with their starting quarterback but there are other things they do as well. Athletically they may be a notch higher than they were last year across the board. They have had closer games this year than they have had the past couple of years but it is definitely a step up in competition that what we faced last week. There are certain aspects of this game that will be the biggest challenge we have had this year but there are other aspects that present some great opportunities for us. It comes down to the choices we make as individuals and as a team about how hard we want to pursue excellence and execute what is being asked to do all across the field. We’re just going to play. This is a team that has a lot of confidence with what they have done the last couple of years. They play that way and show that and we have to match that intensity and confidence level with an understanding that if we do what we are capable of doing this will be a great football game and we will have a chance to win this thing,” said Coach Trapp. 

Watertown is 2-1 with wins over Gordonsville 19-13 and Trousdale County 16-13 and a loss at Nolensville 32 to 14. 

The Tigers are 1-2 with losses to Warren County 35 to 21 and to Upperman 35 to 0 and the win over Stone Memorial 33-0.

 WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. featuring former UT assistant coach Doug Matthews with former coach Dave McGinnis and broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football. The show repeats this Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. 

“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at 6:00 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches interviews. 

“Tiger Talk” airs at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players Desmond Nokes, Isaac Knowles, and Axel Aldino. 

The game kicks off at 7:00 p.m. with play by play coverage on WJLE.

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