DeKalb County Schools participated in the Fuel Up to Play 60 Breakfast contest during the month of March through the School Nutrition Department. The contest was a huge success with 4,000 more breakfast served during March than during the month of February. Although DeKalb County did not win the contest, the School Nutrition Department feels that it was a huge success by having more students participate in breakfast and win some really great prizes from local businesses/sponsors. The School Nutrition Department would like to give a huge THANK YOU to the local businesses/sponsors for all the wonderful prizes. The businesses/sponsors included:
SPONSORS
Kwik-N-Ezy, Inc., DeKalb County Tigers Football Team, Wilson Bank and Trust (DeKalb), DeKalb County Tigerettes Softball Team, DeKalb County Soccer Teams, Kilgore’s , Verizon, Foutch Eye Care, Mapco, DCHS Annual Club, DCHS FFA, Los Lobos Mexican Restaurant, Federal Programs, Wal-Mart, DCHS, NES, DWS, DMS PTO’s, DMS, Mr. Randy Jennings-Principal at DMS, Mrs. Kathy Hendrix-Principal at DCHS, Bumpers, Subway, Pizza Hut, Coordinated School Health, Ramsey’s Signs and Shirts
WINNERS
The prizes were presented each week to the students who ate breakfast that week. Their name was put in a drawing every Friday for a prize. The winners included:
Smithville Elementary School
Week One: Claytin Fish-Pre-K and Tori Hensley-2nd grade
Week Two: Brayden Murphy-Kindergarten and Elizabeth Gaines-1st grade
Week Three: John Cook-1st grade and Alexa Hernandez-Dragustinovis-Kindergarten
Week Four: Adriana Shirley-Pre-K and Alexis Soto-2nd grade
Northside Elementary School
Week One: Hunter Murphy-5th grade and Kayla Van Dyne-3rd grade
Week Two: Jenna Cantrell-2nd grade and Rodriqo Sosa-Santillan-4th grade
Week Three: Takota Prinsloo-4th grade and Chelsea Bennett-4th grade
Week Four: Maddison Parsley-5th grade and Isaac Martin-3rd grade
DeKalb West School
(Four Students were chosen: two (boy &girl) from Pre-K-4th grade and two (boy & girl) from 5th-8th grade)
Week One: Sydnee Hendrixson-3rd grade, Jackson Hale-2nd grade, Cody Goff-5th grade, Jayrah Plattenburg-7th grade
Week Two: Brooklyn Sutherland-Kindergarten, Bralin Moss-1st grade, Savannah Anderson-Howell-7th grade, and Samuel Claiborne-6th grade
Week Three: Jayra Plattenburg-7th grade, Preston Clark-4th grade, Jasmen Chapman-Kindergarten, and-Will Mathis-1st grade
Week Four: Savannah Anderson-Howell-7th grade, JD Ashford-Kindergarten, Christian Cryer-6th grade, and Allie Overstreet-Kindergarten
DeKalb Middle School
Week One: Victoria Greer-7th grade and Ethan R. Cantrell-6th grade
Week Two: Elizabeth Cripps-7th grade and Hunter Speaks-6th grade
Week Three: Kelly Armour-8th grade and Jesse Ferrell-6th grade
Week Four: Angeles Soto-8th grade and Shaun Bain-7th grade
DeKalb County High School
(Each week a student from each grade was chosen excluding Week Four due to the amount of prizes)
Week One: Nicole Hunt, Hunter Parkhurst, Laddie Jerrells, and Zach Goldstein
Week Two: Erasmo Godinez, Chris Cameron, Brandon Sells, and Zach Goldstein
Week Three: Bobby Calahan, Annatasia Alexander, Matthew Adcox, and Destiny Thomas
Week Four: Samantha Hayes, Jonathan Munoz, Shannon Freeman, Kaylee Hale, Shaun
McGinnis, Karah Allen, Samuel Giles, Jose Alvarez-Tinajero, and Terry Mollinet,
DCHS had a grand prize winner for the student who ate everyday for the month of March. The winner was Andrew McCoy! He won a $65 Yearbook!
Thanks for all the support from the community, schools, teachers, parents, and students during this event!
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