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White County High School Senior Staci Dildine has been selected as the Lite Rock 95.9/106-9 Kicks Country Dream Big Scholar for May.
The award honors outstanding work in the classroom, leadership in school groups, and organization, achievement in extra curricular activities as well as work in the community. One student from a high school across the Upper Cumberland wins the award each month.
Dildine has a passion for helping peers who are struggling. She mentors those who need assistance with school work, or with things beyond the school walls in their personal lives. She also actively participates in Young Life, a Christian based club, and FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America).
Dildine leads the Varsity Cheerleaders as captain for Football and Basketball season. She was recently nominated as an All American Cheerleader and had the opportunity to cheer at Disney World. Classmates at White County High School selected Dildine as Miss WCHS, Miss Senior Class and Football Homecoming Queen.
Community involvement ranks highly with Dildine, as she has been an active member of Crowns for a Cause for 5 years. This non-profit organization gives pageant queens the ability to use their title to help out in the community.
She also collects gifts for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital each year for Christmas. Other above and beyond acts of charity consists of visiting local nursing homes, and collecting items to send to our troops overseas.
After graduation, Dildine plans to attend the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga to pursue a career in Psychology, and will try out in the fall to continue cheerleading for the Mocs.
Lite Rock 95.9 Morning Show Host Sheila Scruggs visited White County High School and presented Dildine with a plaque. Dildine will join other Dream Big Scholars from the 2015-2016 academic year at a spring banquet where she could win a $1,500 college scholarship, or one of two smaller scholarships.
106-9 Kicks Country and Lite Rock 95.9 joined forces with The Tennessee Credit Union in 2014 to encourage rising seniors who want to Dream Big. Parents, teachers, and local residents nominate graduating seniors for the award.
The Tennessee Credit Union has offices in middle and east Tennessee, includind 1281 South Walnut Avenue in Cookeville. For 65 years, The Tennessee Credit Union has been helping members achieve their financial goals with products and services designed to exceed their expectations. To nominate a student to become a Dream Big Scholar, visit 1069 Kicks Country Dot Com or Lite Rock 959 Dot Com.
Lindsey Porter is a second grade teacher at Cane Creak Elementary. Inspired by her grandmother who is a retired teacher, Ms. Porter wanted to be as kind and loving as her grandmother. Ms. Porter loves to teach reading, but has had a lot of fun teaching math as of late. Ms. Porter was nominated by one of her students, ” Ms. Porter is a lot of fun, and lets us do a lot of really cool activities like going outside.”
Check out our Hometown High Five recipients for April 2016!
Steve Mosley is a science teacher at Livingston Middle School. After serving in the military, Mr. Mosley decided to go back to school with hopes of becoming a teacher and coaching football. Mr. Mosley was nominated by a current student for, “Mr. Mosley tries to make things in the class fun. We do a lot of experiments which make things very different compared to our other classes. You can tell that he has fun with his students in the classroom.”
Brooke Bowden, a senior at Monterey High School, has been selected the 106-9 Kicks Country/Lite Rock 95.9 Dream Big Scholar for April.
Melea Johnson is a teacher at White County High School. Ms. Johnson has been teaching at White County High for 14 years now, and enjoys getting to teach in the area that she grew up in. Ms. Johnson was inspired by her kindergarten teacher to become a teacher herself. Ms. Johnson was nominated by a former student for, “Ms. Johnson was also so sweet and fun in the classroom. You can tell that she loves what she does, and that makes learning a more enjoyable experience.”
Brad Norris is a music teacher at Doyle Elementary, as well as three other schools. With 28 years of experience on piano under his belt, Mr. Norris enjoys sharing his love of music with his students. Mr. Norris was nominated by one of his students for, “Being a great teacher, and teaching us how to sing and some of the history too.”
