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DCHS Virtual Enterprise Program Competes in New York
April 26, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Enterprise students traveled to New York City recently to compete at the Virtual Enterprise International Youth Business Summit. Virtual Enterprise is a program in which students run a virtual business and conduct several business activities such as advertising, promoting, and accounting. Over 500 virtual enterprise firms exist worldwide, all come to New York City each spring to compete against other firms in various competitions. Firms market their virtual product or service and sell to other firms, no actual money or product changes hands, students just go through the process.
The DCHS firm earned honorable mention in Elevator Pitch, Company Branding, and Company Newsletter and top 25 in Company Website. The students were able to buy and sell from other firms while attending the summit as well as form contracts with other firms in order to boost virtual sales upon returning home. Students visited over 500 booths from countries all over the world to gain insight into international trade and currency conversion.
Additionally, while in NYC, students were able to use networking, communication, leadership, teambuilding, public speaking skills from the summit in everyday fashion while exploring the sites of New York. Two students were interviewed by Tom Kelly, Good Morning America audience coordinator regarding their virtual enterprise company, Orion. Seeing Wall Street, the charging bull, the New York Stock Exchange, the World Trade Center complex, and other places along the financial district really put what the students are learning into perspective.
Students who attended are as follows: Tyree Cripps, Mackenzie Partridge, Eli Cantrell, Parker Gassaway, Ealy Gassaway and Raiden Martin. The group would like to extend a special thank you to Lee Foster for securing us a tour of the Electric Lady Studios.
DeKalb County Recognized as “Healthier Tennessee” Community
April 26, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County has been honored by the Governor of Tennessee for its steps toward creating a healthier community.
The Governors Foundation has recognized DeKalb County with the Healthier Tennessee designation for 2018 including a highway sign and plaque presented to the DeKalb County Wellness Commission, Community Advisory Board, and the DeKalb Health Adventure Program for their work in helping to provide healthy opportunities for the residents of DeKalb County.
The Healthier Tennessee Communities initiative is a grassroots approach to improving Tennesseans’ health by engaging citizens and local leaders in cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods, and college campuses across the state.
To be designated, the communities established wellness committees and developed sustainable community-wide events and activities that support physical activity, healthy eating, and tobacco abstinence. They then tracked and measured outputs and accomplishments of the programs.
The Foundation launched the Healthier Tennessee Communities initiative in March 2015 with nine pilot communities. Today, more than 100 communities, neighborhoods, and college campuses are engaged with the program, and 59 have received the designation.
Pictured from left to right: Lisa Cripps, Helen Sefsik, Megan Kinslow, Colleen Wright, Elise Driver, Mandy Lawson, Norene Puckett, Shan Burklow, Kristi Paling, and Sheriff Patrick Ray.
Thursday is Your Last Chance to Vote Early for May 1 Primary
April 25, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Thursday, April 26 is your last chance to vote early for the DeKalb County Democratic Primary.
Voting Thursday will be from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse.
As of Wednesday, April 25, a total of 968 people have cast ballots during 13 days of early voting. On Wednesday, 90 voted including 88 in person and 2 by absentee. Four years ago a total of 1,612 voted either during the 14 day early voting period or by absentee for the election and 1,701 cast ballots on election day for a total turnout of 3,313 in the 2014 May Democratic Primary.
This year voters are making their choices as to who will represent the Democratic party as nominees in the August General Election for the offices of Road Supervisor, County Mayor, Circuit Court Clerk, Sheriff, Register of Deeds, County Clerk, and for the county commission in each of the seven districts. There is no Democratic candidate for Trustee.
The primary will feature two county wide contested races for County Mayor and Circuit Court Clerk. There are four contested county commission district primary races including in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 7th districts.
Election day voting at all 15 precincts in the county will be from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1.
WJLE will have exclusive LIVE coverage of the local election returns starting at 7 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.
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