Exciting News for Decatur County Middle School!
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Decatur County Schools is proud to announce Mr. Reed Keeton as the new DCMS Girls Basketball Coach for the 2026–2027 school year!
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Reed is a graduate of Riverside High School and continued his education at UT Martin Parsons Center. He is married to the former Halle Blackstock, and together they have made their home right here in our community. We are thrilled to have him return home and invest in our students while doing what he loves.
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Coach Keeton shared:
“I look forward to stepping in as the new DCMS girls' basketball coach! Ms. Jackie Arnold and Coach Dawson Jowers will be helping me. We want to build a hard-nosed, aggressive, and relentless basketball team. We want everyone to see how hard a group of girls can work to get what they want. We really look forward to working with a great group of student-athletes and parents. I hope our hard work and dedication to the game and to this community will show in great ways soon. Look out for DCMS girls basketball. We will be doing lots of fundraisers in the community pretty soon. Thank you!”
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DCMS Principal, Ms. Kodi Beck, shared:
“We are excited to welcome Coach Keeton to Decatur County Middle School. His passion for the game, commitment to our students, and strong ties to this community make him a great fit for our program. I am confident he will build meaningful relationships with our student-athletes while fostering a culture of hard work, teamwork, and pride both on and off the court.”
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Please join us in congratulating Coach Keeton and supporting DCMS Girls Basketball this upcoming season! 💙💛💙
#DCMS #DecaturCountySchools #GirlsBasketball #PantherPride
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Decatur County Schools is proud to announce Mr. Reed Keeton as the new DCMS Girls Basketball Coach for the 2026–2027 school year!
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Reed is a graduate of Riverside High School and continued his education at UT Martin Parsons Center. He is married to the former Halle Blackstock, and together they have made their home right here in our community. We are thrilled to have him return home and invest in our students while doing what he loves.
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Coach Keeton shared:
“I look forward to stepping in as the new DCMS girls' basketball coach! Ms. Jackie Arnold and Coach Dawson Jowers will be helping me. We want to build a hard-nosed, aggressive, and relentless basketball team. We want everyone to see how hard a group of girls can work to get what they want. We really look forward to working with a great group of student-athletes and parents. I hope our hard work and dedication to the game and to this community will show in great ways soon. Look out for DCMS girls basketball. We will be doing lots of fundraisers in the community pretty soon. Thank you!”
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DCMS Principal, Ms. Kodi Beck, shared:
“We are excited to welcome Coach Keeton to Decatur County Middle School. His passion for the game, commitment to our students, and strong ties to this community make him a great fit for our program. I am confident he will build meaningful relationships with our student-athletes while fostering a culture of hard work, teamwork, and pride both on and off the court.”
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Please join us in congratulating Coach Keeton and supporting DCMS Girls Basketball this upcoming season! 💙💛💙
#DCMS #DecaturCountySchools #GirlsBasketball #PantherPride
🎉 A Huge THANK YOU to Our Amazing Parents, Businesses, and Community Leaders! 🎉
We are thrilled to announce that our snack goal has been reached! 🎯 Your generous donations will give our DCMS students the extra fuel they need to power their brains next week during state testing! 🧠💪
We truly appreciate your support and care for our students’ success. Let’s finish strong, DCMS! 💙
Panther points 4/17/26
Family Fun Night 4/30/26
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PAID sheets for the week of 4/13/26.
🎉 DCMS Wins BIG at UTM Middle School Mathematics Competition! 🎉
We are thrilled to announce that 20 DCMS students traveled to the University of Tennessee at Martin on Thursday, April 9th, to compete in the Middle School Mathematics Competition for Grades 6-8! 🏫✨
Out of 30 middle schools and over 450 students, there were ONLY TWO who scored a perfect score... and they were BOTH from DCMS!! 🎯
Congrats to 6th graders Jay Varnick and Harris Barnes for tying for 1st Place, and winning the ENTIRE competition! 🏆
But that's not all! Our 6th grade team also took home 1st place for the top team score! 🙌💡
In addition, Paxton Toye scored 10th place in the 8th grade category out of more than 150 students, and Lane Wyatt was our highest 7th grade scorer! 👏
It was an unforgettable day! The students toured the engineering building, played cornhole, and even belted out some tunes with a little karaoke 🎤.
We couldn't be more proud of our mathletes! 📚🎉
Our teams included:
6th Grade - Harris Barnes, Eli Courtright, Lawson England, Ross England, Mukti Patel, and Jay Varnick
7th Grade - Bella Rikard, Neveah Roach, Townsley Brasher, Lane Wyatt, Murray Nolan, John Luke Box, and Barrett Dudley
8th Grade - Annalise Brasher, Savannah Huffman, Paxton Toye, Jenna Box, Adalynn Hartley, Aydin Weeks, and Maddox Fisher
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Family Fun Night 4/8/26
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🏆 Golden Ladder Award Celebration! 🏆
After Christmas, Ms. Ella was presented with the Golden Ladder Award for helping her students climb to the top through hard work and growth.
Following our most recent round of benchmark testing, she recognized another educator who helped his students climb even higher. During our faculty meeting on Monday, April 6, Ms. Ella proudly passed the Golden Ladder Award on to Coach Jowers for the incredible progress his students have made.
We are so proud of Coach Jowers for the impact he is making in the classroom, and we applaud Ms. Ella for celebrating the success of others and continuing the spirit of encouragement among our staff.
👏 Congratulations, Coach Jowers—and thank you both for helping our students keep climbing!
TCAP Words of Encouragement
🌟 Send Some Love to Your DCMS Student!
TN Ready testing is happening April 21–28, and we want our students to feel like rockstars! We are collecting "Good Luck" notes to deliver to students before they start state testing.
If you’d like to send a message of support, please fill out this form separately for each student by Friday, April 17. Let’s help them do their best!
(Reminder: 5th grade does not test on April 28th.)
We can't wait to deliver these smiles to the classrooms!
https://forms.gle/uUFkSJxYa7oriVoM9
🌟 Send Some Love to Your DCMS Student!
TN Ready testing is happening April 21–28, and we want our students to feel like rockstars! We are collecting "Good Luck" notes to deliver to students before they start state testing.
If you’d like to send a message of support, please fill out this form separately for each student by Friday, April 17. Let’s help them do their best!
(Reminder: 5th grade does not test on April 28th.)
We can't wait to deliver these smiles to the classrooms!
https://forms.gle/uUFkSJxYa7oriVoM9
Panther points 4/7/26
⚽️ Game Day Alert! ⚽️
Our DCMS Soccer Team is hosting Clarksburg today! Come cheer on our athletes as they take on this exciting match. 🏟️
Today, we also want to take a moment to recognize our fantastic 8th graders! 👏 Your hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship have been an inspiration all season long. Let’s show them some love! 💙💛
#GoDCMS #SoccerGame #EighthGradeShoutout #DCMSPride #TeamSpirit #SoccerSeason
We are over halfway to our goal! Thank you to all who have sent in snacks for our students. We appreciate it more than you know!
Support Staff Appreciation Day
