D-B Transition School-to-Work

Here’s a quick look at our semester so far. From WBL placements to TCAT tours…our TSW students have been BUSY learning all sorts of Pre-Employment Transition Skills. Super proud of our students and all the skills they’re learning! #WBLinTN #AllMeansAll

Special THANK YOU to Kingsport Area Transit Service for coming by and speaking to us yesterday! Our students learned about how to use their bus system, Dial-A-Ride and KATS Connect. Transportation is a critical part of reaching employment goals! #WBLinTN #AllMeansAll

We had several TSW students complete the @ServSafe - Food Handler industry certification this semester! Congrats to these students on being one step closer to “job ready!” #RollTribe #AllMeansAll #WBLinTN

We are blessed to work in a school and district that believes in creating pathways for ALL students! Some of our finest students made the newspaper! #RollTribe #WBLinTN #AllMeansAll @KCS_DBHS @kcs__district timesnews.net/news/education…

Come join our incredible TSW team at Dobyns-Bennett! Feel free to call/email/text for details. The link to apply is below. Feel free to share! k12k.com/apps/pages/ind…

Don’t Forget!!! Join us this Friday (5/2), in the Civic Auditorium for the 2nd Annual Community Resource Fair!!! We will also have food trucks! Share the word and come out and join us! 📸: Cainan Cox / Tribe Digital

Our WBL students had a great time visiting @GoodwillIntl Tenneva yesterday for a tour and lunch! Thank you for giving our students a behind the scenes look at your business and sustainability efforts! #WBLinTN #DBHSTSW25 #EarthDay2025

Come join us on May 2nd for our second annual COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR!!! We have 45+ vendors signed up to attend and food trucks as well! This event is open to anyone so come join us! @TNHumanServices @tn_transition @KCS_DBHS timesnews.net/news/education…

Last week our TSW CREWS classes took a field trip to @TCATEliz @ Kingsport to see what exciting post-secondary options they offer! Our kids loved it all - Nursing, Diesel Mechanics, Auto Mechanics, Construction, Collision Repair and coming soon - Pipefitting! #WBLinTN

Three of our fantastic WBL students stop and pose for a quick picture during work today at another fan-favorite, TSW job site - @goldencorral in Kingsport!! Keep up the great work! #WBLinTN

Thoughts on our new logo? We liked the old one but felt like we could use an upgrade! #NewProfilePic #WBLinTN

Our @GoodwillIntl Greenacres group stops to pose for a photo! At Goodwill our students assist with a variety of jobs including sorting, hanging, separating and more! Ms. Michelle and her staff at Goodwill are very helpful and we appreciate all they do for our students! #WBLinTN

We’ve been busy this semester in TSW and haven’t posted on here as much as we should! Let’s a look at what some of our worksites have been up to this semester: First up- Our @bays_mountain crew has been busy building bat boxes with Mr. Wes to place around the park! #WBLinTN

Our students LOVE working at @FoodCity! We appreciate all the FC staff that welcome our students each day at both the Eastman & Clinchfield locations in Kingsport. Here’s a great photo of one of our TSW students assisting a customer at the Eastman Road store. #WBLinTN

Congratulations to Daniel & Cody on recently being hired on as part time employees in dish/utility at Holston Valley Med Center! Special thank you to @BalladHealth & @CompassOneHC for seeing our students’ potential! #WBLinTN

Next, let’s take a look at Indian Path Community Hospital. @Ballad & @CompassOneHC have been fantastic industry partners. Here we have some students helping with food prep. Keith is giving a thumbs up as he was recently hired on as a part time employee! Way to go! #WBLinTN

A TSW fav - @texasroadhouse !!! Kelsea, Josh and Keith are working around the store before opening. Our group took a short break to snag a pic with Mr. Batts and Ms. Whitney. We often wonder if it’s the work or the unlimited rolls that make this site a favorite! #WBLinTN

Zeke, Kylen & Zakayla have been working hard with Mr. David in the afternoons at Johnson Elementary School on some custodial tasks! #WBLinTN

Our TSW students are getting to help with all sorts of projects at @bays_mountain this semester. Recently, Josh and Jakob helped fix a flat, repair some benches and replace a trail sign! #DBHSTSW24 #AllMeansAll #WBLinTN

Yesterday, we hosted our regional NETN TSW meeting here at Dobyns-Bennett. We asked our Culinary Arts class to cater the meeting and they ABSOLUTELY rocked it! Special thanks to Shona House and her students for the wonderful meal! #WBLinTN