There is still time to fill out your child's PBS Young Writers and Illustrators entry form!! We had 4 winners from DES last year!! K-4th grade can enter. Contact your child's teacher for more info. Deadline is Thursday. 😊
Tomorrow, 3/21 is World Down Syndrome Day! Celebrate our special students by wearing mismatching socks tomorrow!
We are currently accepting applications for our Little Panther Preschool and our STEM Lab. Please see the employment section of our website to access the special applications! https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/o/dcs/page/employment
Students return tomorrow! We look forward to seeing you!
Schools will be closed for Spring Break March 13th-17th. We look forward to seeing students and staff back on Monday, March 20th! Have a great break!
Congratulations to our RHS Lady Panthers on their trip to the state championship today! We are so proud of all of your hard work and accomplishments!
We want to wish a big "good luck" to our RHS Lady Panthers Basketball team as they travel to Murfreesboro to play in the first round of the state championship tomorrow morning at 10:00am. We're cheering you on tomorrow!!!!!
Students will begin 9 weeks/CASE testing this week. Please make sure all students are in school on time! Spring Break will be March 13-17.
Due to the threat of inclement weather, there will be no school, after school, or extra curricular activities in Decatur County tomorrow, March 3rd. All schools will be closed tomorrow.
Decatur County will host Pre-K registration on Monday, March 27th from 3:30pm-6:30pm at the Middle School vocational building. Please make sure that you bring the required documents and that your child will be 4 by August 15th. Please see link for details.
https://5il.co/1q2l1
We have a few sponsor pages available in our DES Yearbook. $20 each! Contact the school office if you would like to sponsor a page! 731-852-4616. Thanks!
There will be tryouts for the DCMS Lady Panthers PeeWee 4th/5th grade (current 3rd/4th graders) and the JV/Varsity 6th-8th grade (current 5th-7th graders) on Tuesday 3/21 and Wednesday 3/22. See https://5il.co/1ptxk for more information.
All tickets must be purchased in advance to account for food. Tickets can be purchased from a Theatre student, Riverside office or contact Ms. Penny at penny.lindsey@decaturschools.org.
No tickets will be available at the door.
The Decatur County Board of Education will have a special called work session at 6pm on Thursday, March 2nd at the Decatur County Board of Education.
The Decatur County School Board will meet in regular session on Tuesday, March 6, 2023 in the Decatur County Board of Education. Public input will begin at 6:00pm with the meeting beginning promptly at 6:15.
Parents and Students! Download the new school safety app to make it easier to help keep our students, schools, and community safe! Also, check out the flyer here: https://5il.co/1pazd
Students will not be in school on Thursday, February 16 or Friday, February 17 for Parent Teacher Conference and Inservice. There will be no school on Monday, February 20th for Presidents' Day. Please make plans to attend PT Conference!
Tomorrow, Feb. 15th, is the last day to order a DES Yearbook for $25. After tomorrow the price goes up to $30! Please order through our school. Thanks!
IF you choose to send your child's Valentine gift to school, please make sure it includes their full name, grade, and teacher's name. Thank you!
~DES
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, February 16th from 2:00pm-6:00pm. Please visit your child's teachers Thursday!
