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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Brian Baker
Baker, Brian
PE Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin
Started teaching in 2014
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students learn the importance of being physically active and being a positive role model for all my students
3 things I love: Faith, Family and Football
Favorite quote: Life’s a garden dig it!
Shane Joyce
Joyce, Shane
Band Teacher
Born in: White House, TN
College attended: Tennessee Technological University and Grand Canyon University
Started teaching in: 2000
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing someone's face light up when they "get it"
3 things I love: My family, movies, and music
Favorite quote: "You can't control the cards you're dealt, but you can control how you play the hand." -Randy Pausch
Dana Miller
Miller, Dana
Health
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Cumberland University
Started teaching in: 1997
Favorite thing about my job: Helping my students learn to live healthy lives and each step throughout
3 things I love: my family and friends, reading and traveling
Favorite quote: “The cure for anything is salt water; sweat, tears or the sea.”
Kelsey Mullinicks
Mullinicks, Kelsey
PE Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Bethel University
Started teaching in: 2013
Favorite thing about my job: Interacting with kids and watching them grow
3 things I love: family, sports, traveling.
Favorite quote: "There are two ways to live your life- one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein
Emily Murphy
Murphy, Emily
Music Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Bethel University
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Making music with the kids
3 things I love: Family, Music, Theatre
Favorite quote: "It will be what it will be but it will become what you make of it."
Julie Potter
Potter, Julie
Librarian/Gifted Teacher
Born in: Cookville, TN
Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University, Trevecca State University, and Vanderbilt University
Started teaching in: 1996
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to know the students
3 things I love: Coffee, Reading, My golden retrievers
Favorite quote: “Reading is a way for me to expand my mind, open my eyes, and fill up my heart." - Oprah Winfrey
Vandivort, Josephine
Art Teacher

From: Burns,TN
College: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
              Bachelor of Arts 2024
              Master of Science 2025
Work, Amber
Careers Teacher
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