Agenda Item
w. Recognition: Honoring Stone Mountain High School Boys' Tennis Team ~ Updated 6.9.2025
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Diijon DaCosta, Sr., Board Member, District 6
P R O C L A M AT I O N
RECOGNITION
HONORING STONE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS’ TENNIS TEAM
WHEREAS: The DeKalb County School District is dedicated to developing students academically and
athletically. The Stone Mountain High School Pirates boys’ tennis team is committed to working
hard and representing DeKalb Schools athletics; and
WHEREAS: The Stone Mountain High School Pirates boys’team won the Region 5-3A tennis championship;
and
WHEREAS: Coach Tyhisha Monteiro’s tennis squad finished the regular season with a 11-0-2 overall record
while on the way to winning the region title; and
WHEREAS: Stone Mountain’s title qualified them as a No. 2 seed for Class 3A Boys’ State Tennis Playoffs
where they reached the Sweet 16 playoff round for the first time in school history; and
WHEREAS: Monteiro’s team finished 13-1-1 on the season with six first-year tennis players;
THEREFORE: We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, acknowledge the outstanding athletic
accomplishments of the Stone Mountain High School boys’ tennis team for having achieved
one of the highest levels attainable by a high school tennis team. In official recognition, we affix
our signatures on this 9th day of June 2025.
Mrs. Vickie B. Turner, Chair Mr. Diijon DaCosta, Vice Chair
Mrs. Cheryl Watson-Harris, Superintendent