Pulaski County Public School and Pulaski County High School are pleased to announce our Senior of the Month for October is Ella Rae Tolbert. Ella is the daughter of Josh and Erika Tolbert of Dublin. Ella has shown great initiative, drive and determination. Ella is the DECA President for the 2023 school year and has gotten the DECA Club off to a great start! Under her leadership, membership is growing and they are setting new and exciting goals for club members. Ella is working tirelessly to prepare students to be successful at competition. She has developed a competition training program and is always ready to answer questions and help fellow DECA Members be a successful competitor. Ella also serves as the Marketing Intern. Part of her duties as the Marketing Intern is to attend Chamber of Commerce events as the Student Liaison for Pulaski County Public Schools. Recently, Ella presented a presentation to the Chamber Board at their quarterly meeting highlighting all of the many things happening with Career and Technical Education in Pulaski County. Throughout her years in taking marketing classes she has excelled at putting many different marketing concepts into reality. Ella is a great advocate for the marketing program and a true example of Cougar PRIDE.
Upon graduation, Ella plans to attend New River Community College through the ACCE program to complete her general studies. She then plans to transfer to ETSU pursuing a degree in marketing. In her free time, Ella works at Rock House Marina and enjoys spending time with her friends and family.