Decatur County Schools will be closed next week due to the low temperatures as well as the lack of heat in some areas of the school system and the threat of bad weather. We hope this will keep everyone safe and warm and we look forward to seeing students return on Monday, January 22nd. All afterschool will be closed.
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Decatur County Schools will be closed on Monday for MLK Jr day and then closed the remainder of the week due to extremely low temperatures and the threat of inclement weather. Wind chills are predicted to be in the negatives and we want to keep everyone safe and warm.
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DCMS 8th grade parents/guardians: There will be a planning meeting on Monday, 2/5/24, at 6:00 for the parent-sponsored 8th grade dance. We will meet in the DCMS cafeteria. Please come share your ideas!
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The Decatur County School System is taking applications for a full-time custodian. Please visit https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/o/dcs/page/employment for the job posting and online application.
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Last night, the RHS football team and their coaches were honored by the board of education with commemorative plaques in honor of their state championship win! Congratulations!!
We want to wish all of our faculty, staff, students, and families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Decatur County Schools will be closed 12/18-12/19 due to sickness and 12/20-1/2 for Christmas Break. Staff will return 1/3/24 and students return 1/4/24! Have a great break!
Due to rising sickness, school will be closed Monday and Tuesday 12/18-12/19. On Friday, 12/14, schools will finish testing and have Christmas parties and activities. We hope this allows everyone to get well in time for Christmas!
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The Decatur County Bands' Christmas Concert has been postponed due to the number of students who are sick and unable to perform. This will be rescheduled in January once we return to school. Thank you for your understanding!
Our Student Council went caroling to area nursing homes and assistant living centers last week! The patients loved the kids singing to them!. We also went to our local DC schools and many business singing Christmas carols and handing out “You’ve been Elf'ed” candy canes. About 1000 candy canes were distributed all over Decatur County.
Due to bus driver shortage, students riding bus 8 will be late getting dropped off. They were held at school u til another driver finished their route but are on their way home now!