November 18, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Thanks to the generosity of five local and area businesses, DCHS has a brand new video display board in the gym which will be used during the basketball season and other events.
Tiger and Lady Tiger Basketball Coaches John Sanders and Danny Fish recognized the businesses who funded the video board Monday morning including FirstBank, Florence & White Ford, DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Southern Landscape Supply, LLC., and Diamond 9 Sports Athletic Facility Solutions.
The new 7 x 11 foot video board replaces a smaller one from last year and can be used in place of banners for sponsorship advertising to support the basketball programs, LIVE feeds of events, and hype videos of players and previous games.
“It’s a really cutting edge thing to have and no other school in our district has one like it,” said Tiger Coach John Sanders.
“About the only thing we can’t do is show LIVE feeds of games in progress. That’s against TSSAA rules. But we can play videos from other games, highlight players, and show ads during games,” added Coach Sanders.
“Its unbelievable that we have made this dream a reality,” said Lady Tiger Coach Danny Fish. “We started thinking about this last year when we had our mini video board. We wanted something larger so we got a price and went around to some of our corporate sponsors in the area and they were enthusiastic about it and its turned out better than I ever thought it would. We really appreciate what they have done and the commitment they have made to our program,” added Coach Fish.
“We’re happy the school thought of us and we’re glad to be able to help out and give back a little to the community because we couldn’t be here without the support of the community,” said Jimmy White of Florence and White Ford.
“FirstBank is excited to participate in anything that enhances these students’ experiences while they are in school here. They are the future of our community and FirstBank is going to do its best to be a part of that and anything that encourages kids to be more involved in school and makes them more proud of their school and hopefully it will encourage those kids when they are finished with school to give back to this community as well,” said Scott Garrett of FirstBank.
“I am so thankful to FirstBank and its commitment to the communities that it serves. It’s really from the top down. Our owner is a good man and he passed that along and lets us do things like this. I’m very thankful,” said Casey Midgett of FirstBank.
“There are so many different things they can do with this video board. Its for the entire basketball program and the school as a whole. We are humbled by what people have done in supporting us and we’re just glad to be able to give back to the community that has blessed us,” said Michael Hale of DeKalb Funeral Chapel.
“I think this new video board will mean a lot to the players, fans, and parents. It’s a great addition to our school and I think visitors from other schools who see it will really enjoy it as well. We’re just happy that Southern Landscape and Diamond 9 were able to contribute to help the school and basketball programs,” said Jonathan Norris.