Join the Panthers on the road tonight to Mt. Pleasant for the second round of the playoffs! Game time is 7:00pm. Let's go Panthers!
Cafeteria Workers
The Decatur County School System is seeking applications for part-time and full-time Cafeteria Workers/Substitute for the 2022-2023 school year. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED. A cafeteria worker is responsible for preparing, cooking and serving food for students and staff, helping with deliveries and inventory and daily cleaning of cafeteria area and equipment where food is prepared. They must be able to lift 40 pounds. If interested, please call Sherry Boroughs at 731-852-2391 or applications may be picked up at the Board of Education Office or downloaded from www.decaturcountyschools.org under the Employment tab, Noncertified Application, and should be sent to Sherry Boroughs, Child Nutrition Services Supervisor, at Decatur County Board of Education, 59 West Main Street, Decaturville, TN or emailed to sherry.boroughs@decaturschools.org.
The Decatur County School System is seeking applicants for a Guidance Counselor. Applications may be picked up at the Board of Education Office or downloaded from www.decaturcountyschools.com under the Employment tab. Only applicants with a current Tennessee teacher license with an endorsement in Counseling PreK-12 will be considered for the position. Applications should be sent to Hugh Smith, Human Resources Supervisor, at Decatur County Board of Education, 59 West Main Street, Decaturville, TN or emailed to hugh.smith@decaturschools.org. The deadline for submitting an application is Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
Please see the attached documents regarding the extra time allocation law for TNReady and EOC testing. This allows for extra time to test for any student who asks for it.
Coordinated School Health is hosting a cooking course for 3rd grade classes.
CSH will be able to have 6 students with 1 parent per student to attend. If needing to bring siblings, please email and let me know! Jessica.Hollingsworth@decaturschools.org
When? 11/15 PES, 11/17 DES
Where? CSH Office
Time? 5pm to 6:30pm
Thursday’s middle school basketball game has been moved to USJ in Jackson at 6pm. If you are a player or involved in this game, please get with your coach for details!
Congratulations to both the RHS Dance Team and Competition Cheer Team for their performances at the TSSAA State Championship this weekend! Thank you for representing Decatur County well!
Congratulations to the Panthers on their victory over Loretto in the first round of the state playoffs last night! Panthers will be on the road this week to Mt. Pleasant for round two! Also, a big congratulations to last years players who were named All-State atheletes!
If you missed the meetings at DES and PES regarding the 3rd grade retention laws and how they impact your child, please visit https://fb.watch/gAUBZULpcb/
to watch a video interview with our Director of Schools, Chris Villaflor, explaining the new law.
DES will be hosting a bake sale on Sunday, 11/6 beginning at 1:00pm. Go out and support our students!!
Congratulations to our Decatur County youth who are being recognized as Tennessee Youth Livestock All-Stars.
Congratulations to Anna Kate Jackson, Molly Wyatt, and Blair Oevermann!
They were selected based on their exemplary performance in the youth livestock projects through exhibitions, judging and other livestock competitions encompassing beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep and goats.
Reminder: If you have received any suspicious info regarding your students information please email at lyndi.king@decaturschools.org with your child’s name, school, the contact you received and a call back number We are compiling a list for the agents so that they can figure out where the data breach came from.
UT Martin is offering free ACT Prep classes for high school students. Please check out UTM's website and search ACT Prep.
The Decatur County School System will be holding a fundraiser at Rhinestones and Rust this Sunday during Open House from 1-5pm. All schools will be involved in wrapping gifts for donations and funds to the attendance incentive funds. Please come out and see us Sunday!
We are so proud of our HOSA students and Mrs. Ruthie Boroughs for going above and beyond to serve those in the nursing home in Decatur County. Students volunteered their time to paint Snowmen on the nursing home windows to give the residents something fun to look at! Thank you!
Today, the DC BOE received a phone call from the Secret Service Field Office in Memphis and were notified that students from Henderson and Decatur Counties personal information may have been used to fictitiously file taxes and apply for loans. If you have received any suspicious calls, emails, or letters regarding your students personal information asking for or to verify their information, please email Dr. Lyndi King at lyndi.king@decaturschools.org or Mr. Hugh Smith at hugh.smith@decaturschools.org with your child’s name, school, the contact you received (call, letter, email), and a call back number to reach you. If you have not received any suspicious contacts, there is no need to contact us at this time. Thank you very much!
-Chris Villaflor, Director of Schools
Decaturville Elementary Student Spotlight!
Rustin turned in tickets for a positive office visit! We bragged on him for his awesome attitude, big smile, and politeness! He is a great kid!
Congratulations to the RHS Competition Cheer Team on their 1st place win at the Mid-South Regionals this weekend! Way to go girls!
Congratulations to both the DCMS panthers and lady panthers on their 3-0 wins at the Hassell tournament this weekend! Way to go!!
Riverside High School Fall Theatre Class will present Once on This Island. Opening Night (Nov. 10th @6pm) will be Theatre & Hors d’oeurves. Additional performances Saturday night (Nov. 12th @7pm) and Sunday afternoon (Nov. 13th @2:30pm).
Tickets on sale at RHS or at the door.
