WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters College Football Talk Show Airs Today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m.

September 28, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Dewain Hendrixson and Grant James of the James Gang are now tied for the lead among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters picking college football winners after the first four weeks of the season.

Overall Hendrixson and James each own a record of 45-15 followed by Jared Davis and Scott Goodwin each at 44-16, Ricky Atnip 43-17, Darrell Gill of the Gill Gang and John Pryor each at 42-18, and Scott Brown and Chad Kirby each at 41-19.

For the week, Grant James had the best week at 14-1 followed by Darrell Gill, Ricky Atnip, Jared Davis, Scott Goodwin, and Dewain Hendrixson each at 13-2, John Pryor 12-3, and Scott Brown and Chad Kirby each at 11-4.

Two Fearless Forecasters hit their underdog picks last week. Jared Davis added to his lead with 3 points as Washington State defeated Oregon State 38 to 35 and Scott Goodwin got on the board with 6 points with West Virginia’s 20-13 win over Texas Tech.

Overall, Jared Davis leads in underdog points with 35 followed by Dewain Hendrixson with 12.5, Ricky Atnip with 7.5, and Chad Kirby and John Pryor each with 6.5, and Scott Goodwin with 6 points.

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

MTSU at Western Kentucky, Notre Dame at Duke, Utah at Oregon State, Louisville at N.C. State, Clemson at Syracuse, Boise State at Memphis, Cincinnati at BYU, Georgia at Auburn, Florida at Kentucky, Texas A&M at Arkansas, Alabama at Mississippi State, LSU at Ole Miss, Missouri at Vanderbilt, South Carolina at Tennessee and in the NFL the Cincinnati Bengals at the Tennessee Titans.

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, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, FirstBank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Davis Auto Body, and Domino’s Pizza.

September 27, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County High School recognizes students for success on the ACT test.

The goal is for students to score 21 or higher on the ACT as this qualifies them for the HOPE Lottery Scholarship and is one of the criteria qualifying them for Top Rank. The current ACT average at DCHS is 19.1.

A free ACT is offered to all Juniors each Spring and all Seniors in the fall during the school day. This year’s seniors will have an ACT retake day on November 1 and current juniors will take the ACT on March 13. Students must take the ACT or SAT test in order to be eligible for graduation.

DCHS offers ACT prep courses and an online program called “On To College” to help students prepare for this test. At DCHS, 3 clubs are recognized for student success: a 21+ club, a 24+ Club, and a 29+ Club. Students who have passed AP (Advanced Placement) Exams are also recognized.

DCHS is very proud of each of these students and wishes to recognize their hard work.

21+ Club. Row 1: Charlotte Paladino, Alyssa Gilpin, Evelyn Mitchell, Jade Mabe, Ella Vanvranken, Maleah Ruch. Row 2: Sarah Boner, Serenity Patterson, Patyn Carter, Kyra Baker, Owen Snipes, James Slager, Courtney Braido. Row 3: Seth Fuson, Tyce Ratley, Makaylee Winchester, Madelyn Johnson, Will Farris, Ethan Curtis, Ethan Thompson, Gavin Cooper. Row 4: Micah Gandy, Caroline Tobitt, Kyle Miller, Aydan Bean, Jaxon Humphrey, Conner Close. Not pictured: Jacob Hendrix, Zachary Knowles, Topanga Patrick, Markayla Rebertus, Preston Summers, Briz Trapp, Carson Vincent

24+ Club. Row 1: Nathaniel Wessel, Ian Colwell, Konner Young, Kaleb Spears, Briahna Murphy, Brynn Harvey. Row 2:  Madeline Martin, Ella Hendrixson, Andrew Dakas, Allison Goodwin, Kendall Davis. Row 3: Charles Burklow, Owen Warren, Dominique Young, Gage Cote, Kora Kilgore, Matty Hollingsworth. Not pictured: Briana Fletcher, Tristan Hall, Devin Holt, Cayden Martin, Serenity McCrary, Xavier Parker, Karson Smallwood, Lilly Waggoner, Jazmine Wagner

29+ Club. Row 1: Tess Barton, Olivia Diego, Kathryn Hale, Peyton Norris, Daniela Amaya. Row 2:  Paul Oliver, Jackson Vantrease, Alex Antoniak, Ethan Spears

AP Scholars (Scored a passing grade on an Advanced Placement Exam) Row 1: Jackson Vantrease, Peyton Norris, Kendall Davis, Kora Kilgore. Row 2: Caleb Gray, Seth Fuson

September 27, 2023
By: Bill Conger

DeKalb West School has announced the Students of the Month for September. Congratulations goes to Myla Marsh, PreK; Clayton Patterson, Kindergarten; Archer Moore, 1st grade; Dyllan Bates, 2nd grade; Jacob Blair, 3rd grade; Shaniya Bates, 4th; Bradi Turney, 5th grade; Christian Cripps, 6th grade, Gabriel Blair, 7th grade, and Aiden Hernandez, 8th grade.

Students are selected for the award based on academics, character, and other traits that make for an excellent student. Also, in September, first year educator Ashley Nokes was named Teacher of the Month. Mrs. Nokes joined the staff at DeKalb West as a first-grade teacher.

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