February 9, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Girls Volleyball is coming to DeKalb County High School!
During Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting, the Board of Education voted to launch a high school girls volleyball program beginning with the 2024-25 school year.
The estimated startup cost of the program is $12,460 according to administration officials at DCHS which includes the expense of home and away jerseys and basic equipment such as volleyballs, etc. The board has not yet officially named a head coach or assistant although Tigerette head softball Coach Danielle Horton is a candidate.
DCHS Principal Bruce Curtis presented the request to the Board Thursday night with a written proposal prepared by Assistant Principal Thomas Cagle.
Under TSSAA Classification, the DCHS Volleyball program will be in District 7AA with Livingston Academy, Cumberland County, Stone Memorial, Upperman, and Watertown.
The volleyball schedule will follow the same as girls soccer. The season will officially begin on July 29,2024 with the regular season to start August 19, 2024 . All district matches must be completed by October 11, 2024. The playoffs and state championships will conclude on October 25, 2024.
The volleyball team will have the option of playing up to 35 games with four tournaments.
The DCHS girls volleyball team will play their games and practices at the DCHS gym and or the DeKalb Middle School auxiliary gym.
Director of Schools Patrick Cripps said volleyball would eventually have to be expanded to include girls teams at DeKalb Middle and DeKalb West School to serve as feeder teams to the high school program to make it more competitive.