DCHS Class of 2020 Project Graduation WJLE Radiothon Set for Friday, March 27

March 7, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A WJLE Radiothon to raise money for the DCHS Class of 2020 Project Graduation will be Friday, March 27 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

High school seniors and parents on the Project Graduation committee will be answering phones, taking pledges during the drive. Any member of the Class of 2020 is urged to stop by the station to make an appearance on the radiothon to talk about their school activities and future plans.

Last year’s event raised $8,100 easily surpassing the goal of $5,000.

Project Graduation is an all night drug-free, alcohol-free graduation party for members of the DCHS Class of 2020 committed to having a safe, wholesome, yet entertaining celebration together for the last time as a class. The event begins following the graduation ceremony on Friday, May 15

Call 615-597-4265 during the Radiothon to make your pledge from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Friday, March 27. Listen LIVE on FM 101.7/AM 1480 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

March 6, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County High School Tiger Soccer team will host a Pre-Season Play Day Saturday and fans are urged to come out to see their team in action.

(Listen to WJLE’s  Soccer Tiger Talk program below with Coach K and Tigers Bill Miller and Alan Munoz hosted by John Pryor)

Tiger Talk Soccer March 6

Competition will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until around 4 p.m. featuring the Tigers along with Macon County, Cannon County, and Westmoreland.

The regular season starts Tuesday, March 10 with a district match at Stone Memorial in Crossville starting at 6:30 p.m. followed by a junior varsity game.

Tiger Coach Dylan Kleparek is about to embark on his 18th season and he couldn’t be more excited. Although the program lost 12 veteran players from last year due to graduation, Coach K expects the returning players to work hard and be competitive.

“We have 23 kids on the team this year which is a low number for us but we have some quality players. We have a good group of seniors who are good leaders and hard working guys and some juniors with a lot of experience who will help us out too. Probably our top two seniors are Bill Miller and Alan Munoz. Those guys have a lot of playing time with the high school team and travel soccer. We also have two people with goalie experience including Alex Soto who played Junior varsity last year and Luke Jenkins who played as a freshman,” he said.

Coach K said while Cumberland County may be the team to beat in the district again this season he expects his team to be competitive.

“Traditionally we have a very strong district. Cumberland County went to state last year and they are probably at the top of the district right now. Livingston had a young team last year but they were very strong so I expect them to be a tough team. Stone Memorial usually fields a pretty tough team as well but they lost quite a few players and they have a new coach so they are an unknown right now. Upperman had a very young team last year with no seniors so they will have everyone back this year and their coach will be in his second year. I think our district as a whole will be pretty competitive so we will have our work cut out for us,” said Coach K.

The Tigers will have a soccer field they can call their own this season. The new complex was actually completed in time for the Lady Tiger soccer season last fall.

“It’s a phenomenal field and a great advancement for our program. We are grateful for the opportunity to have this. We now have a lot more space to work with and a place to call home,” added Coach K.

The 2020 DCHS BOYS SOCCER SEASON SCHEDULE is as follows:

Saturday, March 7: Pre-Season DeKalb Playday- Home: 9:00 a.m.

Regular Season:

Tuesday, March 10: *Stone Memorial-Away: 6:30 p.m. followed by JV game

Thursday, March 12: Smyrna-Away: 4:30 p.m. followed by JV game

Monday, March 16: *Upperman-Home: 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 17: *Cumberland County-Away: 6:30 p.m. followed by JV game

Friday, March 20: Sunday, March 22: Smoky Mountain Cup: TBA

Tuesday, March 31: *Livingston Academy-Away: 6:30 p.m. followed by JV game

Thursday, April 2: Warren County-Away: 6:00 p.m. followed by JV game

Thursday, April 9: *Upperman-Away: 6:00 p.m. followed by JV game

Tuesday, April 14: *Cumberland County-Home: 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 16: *Stone Memorial-Home: 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21: *Livingston Academy-Home: 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 23: White County (Senior Night)-Home: 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 28: Lebanon-Away: 6:00 p.m. followed by JV game

Thursday, April 30: Merrol Hyde-Home: 5:30 p.m.

POST SEASON:

Monday, May 4: 1st Rounds of District Tournament-TBA

Tuesday, May 5: 2nd Round of District Tournament- Cumberland-TBA

Thursday, May 7: District Championship- Cumberland-TBA

March 6, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The 2020 DeKalb County Teacher of the Year is Teresa Jones, a 7th grade math and science teacher at DeKalb Middle School.

Jones received the “John Isabell Memorial Award” Thursday night during the 13th Annual Teacher of the Year banquet at the Smithville First Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center.

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps Presents DeKalb Teacher of the Year from dwayne page on Vimeo.

The award and a check for $150 was presented to Jones by Roy Nelson Pugh of Liberty State Bank, a sponsor of the banquet, along with Director of Schools Patrick Cripps and Lori Isabell. John Isabell who passed away in 2014 was Lori’s husband and the DeKalb County Teacher of the Year award is named in his honor. John Isabell was a long time educator and former President of the DeKalb County Education Association.

DeKalb Middle School Principal Lacey Foutch introduces DeKalb Middle School Teacher of the Year Teresa Jones from dwayne page on Vimeo.

Jones, who is in her 18th year as a teacher, was among five local educators who were recognized during the banquet for being chosen by peers as “Teacher of the Year” at their schools. The others were second grade teacher Tiffany Cowart at Smithville Elementary School; fourth grade teacher Debra Poteete at Northside Elementary School; Tonya Ellis, a kindergarten teacher at DeKalb West School; and Rebecca Miller, a Family and Consumer Science teacher at DeKalb County High School.

Smithville Elementary School Principal Summer Cantrell introduces SES Teacher of the Year Tiffany Cowart from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“I feel very privileged and I am definitely blessed. This is my 18th year of teaching and I love it. I am originally from Kentucky but my family started out in Carthage and I worked previously in Smith County for 15 years before coming here.  I have been in DeKalb County now for three years. I love DeKalb Middle School and the family atmosphere there,” Jones said.

Northside Elementary School Principal Karen Knowles introduces Northside Teacher of the Year Debra Poteete from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“Ms Jones is a very caring and dedicated teacher and goes above and beyond. She does anything and everything you ask her with a positive attitude. She does a phenomenal job in and out of her classroom involving herself for student achievement whether it be academic or sports related. She gives up her planning to assist struggling students to understand new skills or just to provide extra clarification. She works diligently with students in after school programs and it is very obvious that her passion is the students. It is an honor to have Ms Jones as part of our staff,” said DeKalb Middle School Principal Lacey Foutch.

DeKalb West School Principal Sabrina Farler introduces DWS Teacher of the Year Tonya Ellis from dwayne page on Vimeo.

Administrators introduced the Teachers of the Year at their schools, remarked on how they deserved the honor, and presented them with a school bell award.

School board members attending were Alan Hayes and Doug Stephens.

DCHS Principal Randy Jennings and Assistant Principal Jenny Norris introduce DCHS Teacher of the Year Rebecca Miller from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“Our district’s Teacher of the Year program recognizes and honors outstanding teachers in DeKalb County. We applaud teachers who care about our children, who devote their professional lives to enriching the lives of DeKalb students, and who demonstrate exceptional gains in student achievement. We are not just exceptionally proud of our Teachers of the Year, but we are also grateful for all of our educators in DeKalb County,” said Director Patrick Cripps.

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