September 4, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County High School has begun a monthly observance to recognize a teacher, student, and parent or guardian of the month and the first recipients were honored Friday morning.
Each received a certificate from the school and a gift card for a meal from Kilgore’s restaurant. A different restaurant will be offering a meal gift card to each month’s honorees.
DCHS 9th grade English teacher Sonja House was selected as Teacher of the Month while Senior Ellie Webb is Student of the Month, voted on by the teachers, faculty, and staff.
“I am shocked. I am blown away and beyond humbled and appreciative,” said House, who has been doing double duty recently teaching her classes and others in the absence of staff members who teach the same subjects.
“I am grateful for being student of the month. I want to thank all the teachers who nominated me. I really appreciate it and am thankful for that,” said Webb.
Ellie said she enjoys helping out with special education students in the Comprehensive Development Class. She is also on the Tennis team and a member of the HOSA, Student Government, Science, Literature, Beta, and FBLA clubs among others.
Webb is the daughter of C.D. and Cindy Webb.
Joann Meece was chosen as the guardian of the month. She is the grandmother of DCHS Junior Arianna Barnwell. As part of the nomination process for this honor, each student must submit an essay on why their parent or guardian deserves the recognition and Barnwell prepared and submitted the winning essay this month in tribute to her grandmother Meece.
“I am glad my granny won. I was hoping she would win. I put a lot of thought and effort into writing this essay and I even cried a little when I wrote it. I am really thankful she is my granny and that she gets to be here with me for this,” said Barnwell.