Agenda Item
e. Recognition: Zuri McCalpine-Ingram ~ Tucker High School ~ Wrestling GHSA Girls State Runner Up
Summary: Presented by: Ms. Allyson Gevertz, Board Chair
recognition
Zuri McCalpine-Ingram - Tucker High School Girls’ Wrestling - GHSA State Silver Medalist
WHEREAS: The DeKalb County School District is dedicated to developing students academically and athletically.
Tucker High School Girls’ wrestler Zuri McCalpine-Ingram is committed to working hard and
representing DeKalb athletics; and
WHEREAS: Tucker High School Girls’ wrestler Zuri McCalpine-Ingram reached the GHSA Girls’ State Wrestling
Championship ; and
WHEREAS: Under the direction of Head Coach Maureen Jekielek, Zuri McCalpine-Ingram wrestled to second in
125-pound division at the GHSA Championships and also was second in the State Sectional; and
WHEREAS: She improved from her 2025 finish of fifth to win three matches in 2026 on the way to her runner-up
finish; and
THEREFORE: We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, acknowledge the outstanding athletic accomplishments
of Tucker High School Girls’ wrestler Zuri McCalpine-Ingram for having achieved one of the highest
levels attainable by a high school girls’ wrestler in official recognition, we affix our signatures on this
11th day of May 2026.