Agenda Item
d. Recognition: Honoring Chamblee High School Track and Field Athlete Amelia Deweese
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Andrew B. Ziffer, Board Member, District 1
P R O C L A M AT I O N
RECOGNITIONHONORING CHAMBLEE HIGH SCHOOL
TRACK ATHLETE AMELIA DEWEESE
WHEREAS: The DeKalb County School District is dedicated to developing students academically and
athletically. Chamblee High School track and field athlete Amelia Deweese is committed to
working hard and representing DeKalb athletics; and
WHEREAS: Chamblee senior Amelia Deweese captured the Class 5A pole vault gold medal with a height
of 11-feet, six inches; and
WHEREAS: She is coached by Chamblee girls’ track and field coaches Hakim Felts and Lakeyda Zackery;
and
THEREFORE: We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, acknowledge the outstanding athletic
accomplishments of the Chamblee High School track and field athlete Amelia Deweese for
having achieved one of the highest levels attainable by a high school track and field participant.
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