October 1, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb West School students showed their colors this week for DCHS in celebration of homecoming
Thanks to Assistant Principal Thomas Cagle, DCHS organized an art contest for DWS students, and three winners were selected to be part of the homecoming game night experience. The winners were chosen among grade level groups.
“Kindergarten through second grade were in a grade band, third through fifth grade were in a grade band, and sixth through eighth grade were together,” said DWS Assistant Principal Seth Willoughby.
Overall winners were eighth grader Ben Driver who took first place for his artwork of a player, fourth grader Jaxon Murphy for his Tiger costume art, and first grader Ty Combs for his Tiger logo. Each winner received a Homecoming game pass for their families and the students got to stand on the field for the player’s entrance. The first-place winner, Ben Driver was also made an honorary captain and delivered the game ball to the official for the opening kickoff Friday night.
Willoughby said the contest was special for DeKalb West School students who don’t usually get to be included in the DCHS activities because of the distance between the schools.
“The (Homecoming) parade doesn’t come all the way to the West School, so he (Cagle) wanted to find a way to get all students involved,” said Willoughby. “He (Cagle) created this art contest for us that spanned over the whole grade system”.
“Mr. Cagle gave students three art options to pick out, color and decorate however they saw fit,” Willoughby said. “We had judges pick out the homeroom winners, and those were sent to the high school to be judged.”
Judges for the art contest included Mrs. Walteen Parker, Mrs. Betty Loeb, and Mr. Jack Loeb.
The art contest also included a category for DCHS students and three of them won for their artwork, which earned them class points for their grade level during Spirit Week. Eleventh grader Lilly Waggoner won first place for her Tiger in the spotlight, eleventh grader Topanga Patrick won second for her “Scream” depiction, and senior Ailish Munoz came in third for her Tiger with sunglasses.
Photo: Pictured from left are DeKalb West School Assistant Principal Seth Willoughby, Ben Driver, Jaxson Murphy, Ty Combs, and DWS Principal Sabrina Farler.