Decatur County Schools

Monday Sept. 18 th students enrolled in Decatur County Schools Early Learning Center received books from Decatur County Save the Children’s Gift in Kind presented by Dr. Lyndi Ki...

Ms. Donna Moody was named Teacher of the Month at Parsons Elementary School for the month of August. Her fellow teachers said, “Ms. Donna has a heart of gold. She’s truly great a...

Mr. Alan Wyatt, 5 th grade Social Studies teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Decatur County Middle School for the month of August. According to Principal, Brandi Smith, ...

Ms. Scarlett Haskins, high school math teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Riverside High School for the month of August. Mr. Lex Suite was asked why Ms. Scarlett was chose...

Governor Bill Lee and other dignitaries joined Ayers Foundation Trust founders, Jim and Janet Ayers, to unveil the new Come Home Tennessee initiative that aims to reduce the num...

Decatur County Middle School Assistant Principal – Jeff Robertson, Assistant Principal Jeff has 31 years of experience in the educational field, with 14 years at Riverside H...

Parsons Elementary School – Mark Mathis, Principal Mark is a 26-year teaching veteran of the Decatur County School System. During his tenure, Mark has served in the capac...

Decatur County Riverside High School – Mr. Lex Suite, Principal Lex has been in education for over 30 years with 3 years of experience at Riverside High School. Mr. Suite g...

Ms. Anita Coleman was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for May/June after being selected as the May Parsons Elementary Teacher of the Month. M...

Director Chris Villaflor is excited to announce Coach Brian Reid as the new Riverside High School Lady Panther Basketball Coach for the 2023-2024 season. Coach Brian Reid is a pro...

Friday, May 19th, was a wonderful day for Parsons Elementary students. Every quarter, Decatur County schools hold celebration days to reward students for good grades, good behavi...

Brock Smith, 9th grade student at Riverside High School, recently participated in an essay contest through the Beta Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Brock w...

Ms. Wendy Hendrix was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for May after being selected as the Parsons Elementary Teacher of the Month for April. ...

Mr. Jay Cox, high school English teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Riverside High School. Faculty and staff at RHS had wonderful things to say about Mr. Cox who joined ou...

Ms. Gina Pratt, 8 th grade Science teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Decatur County Middle School for the month of May. Her fellow teachers said, “Ms. Gina goes above a...

Ms. Lauren Duke was named Teacher of the Month at Decaturville Elementary School for May for her love of students and her growth mindset. Principal Melinda Thompson said, “Ms. Lau...

Ms. Anita Coleman was named Teacher of the Month at Parsons Elementary School for the month of May. Her fellow teachers said, “Ms. Anita always has a smile on her face. She is so ...

Last week, our third through fifth grade students participated in the elementary math competition at UT Martin Parsons. These students were from PES, DES, and DCMS and competed i...

Riverside High School Soccer hosted its first home game on the new field at Riverside High School. Thanks to Coach Johnnie Frost, RHS Soccer now has a home field located on RHS' ...

Riverside High School hosted the first annual Festival of the Arts on Tuesday, April 18th. This event was a culmination of all of the fine arts programs at RHS including visual a...