Dickson County Schools Closed
Due to continued extreme temperatures, the Dickson County School System will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd.

Oakmont Elementary and Stuart Burns Elementary snow cares will be open 6:00 am through 6:00 pm.
 
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7th Grade Staff

Terra Bragg
Bragg, Terra
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Born in: Nashville, Michigan
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to teach the kids to love history
3 things I love: Sailor Moon, cats, baking
Favorite quote: Believe in yourself and nothing can stop you.
Clifton Cathey
Cathey, Clifton
7th Grade Science Teacher
Born in: Wayne, MI
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: The looks on students faces when it "clicks" and they grasp a concept
3 things I love: Vacationing, Sports, Family
Ferguson, Scott
Creative Writing
Griffith, Ryan
7th Grade Math Teacher
Hartley, Rexanna
Creative Writing Teacher
Patrick Layton
Layton, Patrick
7th Grade Math Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Free Will Baptist Bible College
Started teaching in: 2006
Favorite thing about my job: Investing in the lives and knowledge of students
3 things I love: Comics, Coffee, Music
Mandy Payne
Payne, Mandy
7th Grade Literacy Teacher
Born in: Glasgow, KY
Colleges attended: Queens University of Charlotte, Western Carolina University
Started teaching: 2012
Favorite thing about my job: Building lasting relationships with students and helping them grow academically and personally
3 things I love: my family, reading, thrift store shopping
Favorite quote: “Don’t look back, you’re not going that way!”
Potter, Allie
7th Grade Literacy Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Glenville State College, Western Governors University, UT Chattanooga
Started teaching in 1996
Favorite thing about my job: my students, “light bulb moments” and my Dragon work family
3 things I love:  God, family and friends
Favorite quote:  “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” - Aristotle
Larry Proffitt
Proffitt, Larry
Health
Born in: Newport, TN
College attended: Mt. Olive College/University of Mt. Olive, Walters State Community, Tusculum University
Started teaching in: 2005
Favorite thing about my job: Opening minds
3 things I love: golf, football, camping
Favorite quote: “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”
Mrs. Larissa Romine
Romine, Mrs. Larissa
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Born in: West Palm Beach, Florida
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2018
Favorite thing about my job: Having great conversations with my students & peers
3 things I love: History, Coffee, Pinball
Favorite quote: "We learn about our past, to better understand our future." - L. Romine
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