Northside Elementary Hosts Student Awards Parade Celebration

May 19, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Students at Northside Elementary School were recognized in grand style last Thursday and Friday during an Awards Parade. A summer farewell celebration organized and conducted by the NES faculty and staff.

Students also honored the NES teachers by decorating their cars and sending messages to them. One student per grade level was awarded prizes for car decorations sponsored by the NES PTO.

The following students won for their respective grade:

2nd Grade – Natalia Johnson (Quarantine Teachers Rock)
3rd Grade – Lillie Williams (Homeschool is for the Birds)
4th Grade – Taylor Vincent (The Grinch)
5th Grade – Austin Merriman (Thank You for Helping Me SOAR)

Honorable Mentions:
Delia Willingham
Maggie Hendrixson
Lola Colwell
Emily Johnson

May 19, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The ballot for the August 6 elections has been finalized and released by the DeKalb County Election office.

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Ballot

Local voters will make their choice in one contested county-wide election, one contested school board race, a contested Smithville Municipal Election and in the state Republican or Democratic primaries. (a copy of the ballot can be found here) There are uncontested races for Constable, another school board seat, the mayor and two aldermen in Dowelltown and for aldermen seats in Alexandria. In addition, there is an uncontested race for Criminal Court Judge Part II District 13.

The county general ballot is headlined by the race for Assessor of Property with incumbent Republican Shannon A. Cantrell facing Democratic challenger Tom R. Duggin.

Two candidates, Jason Lee Miller and Shawn Washer, are seeking the 6th District School Board seat.

In Smithville, five candidates are vying for three seats on the city board. The aldermen candidates are: H. Don Crook (Incumbent), Jessica L. Higgins, Shawn Jacobs (Incumbent), Tim Perricone, and Danny Washer (incumbent).’

There are 15 candidates for U.S. Senate in the Republican primary and five candidates in the Democratic Primary.

Sixth District Congressman John Rose is unopposed in the Republican Primary and on the Democratic side, Christopher Martin Finley is unopposed. Those two will square off in November.

Incumbent state representatives Terri Lynn Weaver and Clark Boyd are unopposed in August. Weaver will face opposition from Independent candidate Paddy Sizemore of Smith County in the November Tennessee General Election. Boyd will be unopposed

Early voting will begin July 17 and run though August 1. Election Day is August 6.

Meanwhile, requests for absentee ballots are being taken by the local election office.

“Tennessee law allows registered voters to request and receive a mail-in ballot for several reasons. Being 60 or older is just one of 13 reasons available,” said Dennis Stanley, Administrator of Elections. “The DeKalb County Election Commission website, www.dekalbelections.com, has complete information about who is eligible to vote absentee by mail, the process for requesting and returning a by-mail ballot and all the dates and deadlines associated with by-mail voting.”

He said the request form on the website can be printed out, completed, and mailed, or scanned and emailed as an attachment, or faxed to the DeKalb County Election Office.

A copy of the August 6 ballot can also be found at www.dekalbelections.com.

May 19, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb Middle School 8th Graders have been awarded for the academic performance during the 2019-20 year.

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Awards Day 2020 8th Grade

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Awards Day 2020 7th Grade

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Awards Day 2020 6th Grade

The following have earned TOP 10 status based on their grade point averages:

Ranked 1st through 10th are as follows: Kathryn Hale (GPA-3.959), Peyton Norris (GPA-3.943), Konner Young (GPA-3.918), Jade Mabe (GPA-3.905), Ian Colwell (GPA-3.884), Kaden Trapp (GPA-3.866), Maleah Ruch (GPA-3.859), Jacob Hendrix (GPA-3.857), Kendall Davis (GPA-3.850), and Ella VanVranken (GPA-3.841)

ELA (English) Awards: Daniela Amaya and Evan Carmichael

Math Awards: Algebra 1-Kathryn Hale, Math-Kora Kilgore, Math-Ethan Thompson

Science Awards: Patyn Carter, Laila Clark, and Konner Young

Social Studies Awards: Paul Oliver and Matty Hollingsworth

Woodmen of the World (Most Proficient in American History): Jonathan Hernandez

Jr. Beta officers: President Caroline Tobitt, Vice President Elvia Sanchez, Secetary Ella VanVranken, Treasurer Kaden Trapp, and Chaplain Conner Close

Jr. Beta members: Kyra Baker, James Anthony Brown, Seth Cantrell, Ansley Cantrell, Evan Carmichael, Laila Clark, Conner Close, Ian Colwell, Abby Cross, Kendall Davis, Ally Fuller, Cadee Griffith, Kathryn Hale, Aaron Hatfield, Alia Hawkins, Jacob Hendrix, Eleanore Hendrixson, Lydia Johnson, Madelyn Johnson, Cooper Love, Jade Mabe, Luke Magness, Serenity McCrary, Kyle Miller, Briahna Murphy, Peyton Norris, Paul Oliver, Ella Pack, Charlotte Paladino, Karrol Pico, Maleah Ruch, Elvia Sanchez, Kaleb Spears, Caley Taylor, Ethan Thompson, Caroline Tobitt, Briz Trapp, Kaden Trapp, Elaina Turner, Ella VanVranken, Lilly Waggoner, Jazmine Wagner, Ari White, and Konner Young.

Student Council Officers: President Jacob Hendrix, Vice President Ella Van Vranken, Secretary Ally Fuller, Treasurer Hannah Keith.

Student Council Members: Ansley Cantrell, Evan Carmichael, Ian Colwell, Conner Close, Ally Fuller, Cesar Gaspar, Cadee Griffith, Jacob Hendrix, Lydia Johnson, Madelyn Johnson, Jade Mabe, Luke Magness, Briahna Murphy, Peyton Norris, Abby Oberdier, Maleah Ruch, Brayden Summers, Caley Taylor, Ella VanVranken, and Lilly Waggoner.

Student Council Service Awards: Jacob Hendrix, Luke Magness, Maleah Ruch, Lilly Waggoner, Cadee Griffith, Ian Colwell, Jade Mabe, Ella VanVranken, Peyton Norris, Ansley Cantrell, Madelyn Johnson, and Brayden Summers.

FCA Awards: Luke Magness and Sadie Moore

Perfect Attendance Awards: Serenity McCrary and Dalton Williams

Citizenship Awards: Elvia Sanchez and Kaden Trapp

All-A Honor Roll Awards: Daniela Amaya, Makhia Bain, Kyra Baker, Courtney Braido, Camryn Branin, Cameron Caballero, Ansley Cantrell, Seth Cantrell, Evan Carmichael, Patyn Carter, Conner Close, Timothy Cobb, Ian Colwell, Abby Cross, Kendall Davis, Ellie Dillard, Allyson Fuller, Jannifer Galindo-Godinez, Micah Gandy, Trystan Gibbs, Kathryn Hale, Aaron Hatfield, Alia Hawkins, Jacob Hendrix, Alexa Hernandez, Yoana Hernandez-Avalos, Matty Hollingsworth, Devin Holt, Madelyn Johnson, Emily Lattimore, Cooper Love, Jade Mabe, Luke Magness, Serenity McCrary, Briahna Murphy, Peyton Norris, Paul Oliver, Ella Pack, Karol Rico-Godinez, Brianna Robledo, Maleah Ruch, Elvia Sanchez, Lucas Spare, Kaleb Spears, Ethan Thompson, Caroline Tobitt, Briz Trapp, Kaden Trapp, Elaina Turner, Ella VanVranken, Carson Vincent, Lilly Waggoner, Jazmine Wagner, Owen Warren, Ari White, Makaylee Winchester, and Konner Young.

All-A/B Honor Roll Awards: Nevaeh Baker, Jonathan Balderas-Rayas, Jaycee Barrett, Aydan Bean, Melanie Bogle, James Anthony Brown, Merissa Brown, Braxton Cantrell, Laila Clark, Bryson Cooper, Trey Crabtree, Ronnie Edwards, Ella Florida, Lacey Foster, Kyra Gammons, Adriel Garza, Cesar Gaspar- Celaya, Cadence Griffith, Peyton Hallum, Mallorie Hamilton, Eleanore Hendrixson, Jared Hernandez, Lydia Johnson, Katie Knowles, Chloe Lawson, Cayden Martin, Suzzeth Martinez-Ramirez, Kaden McPherson, Kholton Melton, Kyle Miller, Sadie Moore, Samuel Moore, Abigail Oberdier, Trevor Parsley, Topanga Patrick, Gael Rico, Kaden Robinson, MaKayla Scales, Ashley Sosa, Brayden Summers, Caley Taylor, Braxton Walden, Dalton Williams, Martin Willingham, Westin Wright, and Dominique Young.