Madison Cantrell Top Scholarship Winner at DCHS Senior Awards Night Ceremony

May 14, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Madison Cantrell was the top scholarship award winner during Monday night’s Class of 2019 Awards Night program held at DCHS.

Cantrell received more than $300,000 in scholarships including $199,750 from the University of Alabama, the largest single award of the night.

Three other students are to receive more than $100,000 in scholarships including Cameron Ervin, Justin Gohs, and Harley Sloan who will get $117, 832 for their enlistment in the US Army.

Trey Fuston also received several scholarships and was recognized for already having completed two years of college at Motlow State Community College through the dual enrollment program. Fuston has earned an Associates of Science Degree. He walked the line in a Motlow commencement ceremony at MTSU in Murfreesboro on Sunday, May 5.

Representatives of colleges, universities, branches of the armed services, businesses, civic groups, and other organizations made the presentations.

Scholarship recipients listed in alphabetical order according to last names and their award amounts and other honors are as follows:

*Matthew Agee: Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship-$1,000; St Thomas DeKalb Hospital-$500

*Kaitlyn Bain: Cumberland University-$8,000

*Jonathan Birmingham: Mentors Association Scholarship- $5,000; Daughters of the American Revolution-Good Citizen Award-$50; Eagle Scout

*Anna Rachel Blair: UT Chattanooga Mocs Scholarship-$12,000

*Lydia Brown: Vol State Community College Basketball Scholarship; 3.21 Run for Down Syndrome Awareness-$250

*Noah Byrge: American Legion Boys State-$350

*Madison Cantrell: University of Alabama-$199,750; UT Knoxville Distinguished Tennessean Award- $20,000; UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship-$32,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship-$4,000; State of Tennessee Ned McWherter Scholarship-$24,000; Tennessee Tech High Flyers Scholarship-$20,000; Tennessee Tech Renaissance Engineer Scholarship-$8,000; American Legion Auxiliary Girls State-$350; AP Scholar with Distinction Award; National Merit Scholarship Finalist; Smithville Rotary Club Math Award-$100

*Aaron Carpenter: MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000; UT Knoxville-$12,000; East Tennessee State University-$12,000

*Dillon Coker-US Marines Enlistment

*Sarah Anne Colwell: Trevecca Nazarene University- $62,000; American Legion Auxiliary Girls State-$350; Smithville Rotary Club-$500

*Dylan Z. Cripps: Gene Haas Foundation-$1,000

*Grant Curtis: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; Alan Hooper Memorial-$500

*Hunter Davis: Tennessee Tech Vice President’s Residential Life Grant- $1,000; DCHS HOSA Scholarship-$500; Girl Scout Gold Award

*Lance Davis: UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship-$12,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship-$4,000

*McKayla Dougherty: Clyde Thomas Family Trust-$1,000

*McKenzie Dougherty: Clyde Thomas Family Trust-$1,000

*Steven Easy: Tennessee Tech Music Scholarship-$4,000

*Cameron Ervin: US Army Enlistment-$117,832

*Jose Bryan Moreno-Escobar: US Marines Enlistment

*Brooklyn Estes: DeKalb County School Board Members-$525; Upper Cumberland Association of Realtors-$250

*Sarah Evans: American Red Cross-$750; DeKalb County School Board Members-$525

*Hunter Fann: US Marines Athlete Award

*Emilee Finan: DeKalb Scottish Rites-$1,000; Tennessee Tech Music Scholarship-$600; Tennessee Tech Annie Mae Grant and Vivian G.B. Fraser Nursing Scholarship Endowment-$4,000

*Malone Fletcher: MTSU Trustee Scholarship-$20,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship-$4,000

*Jacob Freeman: Southern Landscape Supply-$500

*Andrew Fuson: UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship-$20,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship-$4,000; Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial-$1,000; St Thomas DeKalb Hospital-$500; US Marines Scholar Award

*Trey Fuston: UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship-$20,000; MTSU Blue Raider Scholarship-$18,000; Tennessee Tech High Flyers Scholarship-$16,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship-$4,000; Motlow State Community College Associates Degree

*Audrey Garland: First Bank-$500; Woodmen of the World US History Award-$50

*Ealy Gassaway: David Lipscomb-$70,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship-$4,000

*Parker Gassaway-David Lipscomb-$62,000

*Justin Gohs: US Army Enlistment-$117,832

*Sophie Hackett: Motlow State Community College Soccer Scholarship

*Molly Hall: Caney Fork Electric 2018 Essay Contest Fourth Place-$50

*Samantha Haugh: US Army National Guard Enlistment

*Macy Hedge: American Legion Girls State-$350; Smithville Business and Professional Women’s Club-$500; Smithville Rotary Club-$500

Yohanna Perales Herevia: Cumberland University-$8,000; Equal Chance for Education-$25,000

*Brayden Howard: St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital Physicians-$500

*Katlin Hutchins: Ron Rogers Memorial 4-H Scholarship-$500

*Kassandra Huven: Motlow State Community College Embark Scholarship-$2,000

*Ethan Jenkins: UT Chattanooga Chancellor Scholarship-$20,000; Tennessee Tech High Flyers-$16,000; General Assembly Merit-$4,000; Clyde Thomas Family Trust-$1,000

*Logan Johnson: Gene Haas Foundation-$1,000

*Kailey Jones: Clyde Thomas Family Trust-$1,000

*Faith Judkins: DCHS Class of 1966-$500; DeKalb County Emergency Services Association-$500; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$500

*Caleb London: Tennessee Gas Association-$2,000

*Chance Mabe: DeKalb County School Board Members: $525

*Dulce Oretega-Maciel: MTSU International Merit Scholarship-$64,000; Equal Chance for Education-$25,000; DCHS Student Government Association Scholarship-$250; Caney Fork Electric 2018 Essay Contest Second Place

*Cheyenne Maxwell: US Marines Enlistment

*Madison Mick: Motlow State Community College Embark-$2,000; St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital-$500

*Christopher B. Mitchell: Tennessee Tech High Flyers-$16,000; Tennessee Tech Vice President’s Residential Life Grant-$1,000; General Assembly Merit-$4,000

*Blake Moore: Gene Haas Foundation-$1,000; Caney Fork Electric 2018 Essay Contest Washington Youth Tour Winner

*Callie Mulloy: University of Kentucky-$40,000; UT Chattanooga High Achieving Mocs Scholarship-$1,000; UT Chattanooga Provost Scholarship-$16,000

*Braya Murphy: Tennessee Tech High Flyers-$8,000; Tennessee Tech Honors Engagement Fellowship-$4,000; Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial-$1,000

*Colter Norris: Coach Jerry Foster DCHS Class of 1976 Scholarship-$565; Officer Joe Bowen Memorial-$1,250

*Javier Nunez: US Marines Enlistment

*Addison Oakley: American Legion Auxiliary Girls State-$350

*Robin Pafford: MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000; Clyde Thomas Family Trust-$1,000

*Maddison Parsley: Lucille Stewart Educational Scholarship- $2,000; Southern Landscape Supply-$500; DeKalb Emergency Services-$500

*Ashley Phillips: Clyde Thomas Family Trust-$1,000

*Eli Portillo: Tennessee Tech Music Residence Hall Award-$2,000; Tennessee Tech Music Scholarship-$8,000

*Tanner Poss: Coach Jerry Foster Memorial Scholarship-$2,500; Smithville Rotary Club-$500

*John Puckett: Mentors Association-$5,000; DeKalb Emergency Services-$500

*Megan Redmon: UT Chattanooga Chancellor Scholarship-$20,000; General Assembly Merit-$4,000; Clyde Thomas Family Trust-$1,000; DeKalb County School Board Members-$525

*Ashley Reynolds: DCHS FCCLA Scholarship-$250

*Conner Rice: Smithville Rotary Vocation Award-$100

*Axel Rico: Boyce College Scholarship; Love Cantrell Funeral Home-$500; US Marines Semper Fidelis Award

*Joni Robinson: Karen Jacobs Memorial-$ 1,000; Anthony Duane Trapp Memorial-$1,000; Dailey & Vincent Scholarship-$2,000; DeKalb Retired Teachers-$500; US Marines Athlete Award

*Harley Sloan: US Army Enlistment: $117,832 (upon enlistment)

*John William Stephens: Eagle Scout

*Chloe Sykes: Eddie Crips Memorial-$1,000

*Abigail Taylor: Officer Joe Bowen Memorial-$1,250; Alexandria Lions Club Joe Hearn Memorial-$1,000; Smithville Women’s Club-$300

*Caleb Taylor: Lucille Stewart Educational Scholarship-$ 2,000; Karen Jacobs Memorial-$1,000; DeKalb County Cattlemen’s Association-$500; DeKalb County Soil
Conservation District-$500; DeKalb Retired Teachers-$200; Jo Ellen Huffman Memorial 4-H Scholarship-$500

*Justin Trapp: Liberty State Bank-$500

*Isaac Walker: Cumberland University President Scholarship-$16,000

*Madison Whitehead: DeKalb Retired Teachers-$500; Officer Joe Bowen Memorial-$1,250

*Brooklynn Wilson: Dailey & Vincent Scholarship-$2,000

*Alanna Woodham: Tennessee Tech W. Doyle and Melford Smith Scholarship-$2,500

*Derek Young: UT Chattanooga Mocs Scholarship-$12,000

May 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The season for the DCHS Tigerettes is over after they lost at Sequatchie County 4 to 3 in the Region Tournament opener Monday in Dunlap.

Sequatchie County led 1 to 0 after the 1st inning and scored another run in the 2nd to take a 2-0 lead which held up until the top of the 4th inning when the Tigerettes scored 2 runs to tie the game and then added another run in the 6th to grab a 3 to 2 advantage. Sequatchie County rallied for 2 runs in the 7th for a 4 to 3 come from behind victory.

The Tigerettes scored 3 runs on 3 hits and made 2 errors. Sequatchie County scored 4 runs on 6 hits and made 3 errors.

Emme Colwell gave up 4 runs on 6 hits through 6 innings. She struck out 5 and walked 5. Madison Whitehead came in for 1 inning and gave up 1 hit.

Maddison Parsley, Megan Walker, and Braya Murphy each had a hit and Emme Colwell had an RBI.

May 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Northside Elementary School was greeted today (Monday) with a special delivery by Smithville First Assembly of God.

The AG Sponsorship “Soles for Souls” gave over 600 pairs of new shoes to each child. “Today is the first step in impacting the students of our community” said Pastor Iain. Socks and hygiene items were also donated for those in need. “For change to come, We must exist beyond our four walls of the church to reach the heart of the community… our children” said Pastor Iain.

Special thanks to the wonderful volunteers of Smithville AG, Principal Karen Knowles and staff of Northside Elementary.