Congratulations to the RHS Panthers on their semi-final win over Huntington tonight! They will play next Saturday for the state championship in Chattanooga! Great job, boys!!
Good luck to our Panthers as they travel to Huntington for the semi-final round of the state championship! Game time is 7:00pm and tickets can be purchased at the gate or on Go Fan!
The Decatur County School System wants to wish all of our students, faculty, staff, and school families a Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the week off of school and we look forward to seeing you back on Monday, November 28th!
Join us tonight at Lewis County as we cheer on our Panthers in Round Three of the State Football Playoffs! Kick Off is 7pm at Lewis County and tickets can be purchased on Go Fan or at the gate! There will be a send off through town at 3:15pm! Go Panthers!!!
It’s UTrust Director of Schools Appreciation Month and we have one of the best! He’s had many obstacles thrown at him but keeps on giving us his BEST! DCMS collected over 600 boxes (our goal was 450) of Mac and Cheese in honor of Mr Chris Villaflor! This donation will be going to a our local DC Community Thanksgiving Outreach! This donation will help to feed a lot of elderly and needy folks in Decatur County! Thank you to all who helped! It was much appreciated!
Join us Thursday at Lewis County as basketball season begins and Friday cheer on your Panther football team as they take on Lewis County in round three of the playoffs at LC! Basketball game is at 6pm Thursday and the football game is at 7pm Friday!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Lifeline Blood Services will be at Decaturville Elementary School this Friday, November 18th from 1:00pm-6:00pm. Every donor will receive a t-shirt. Invite your friends, family and co-workers to come save a LIFE!
Congratulations to the RHS Panthers on their round two playoff win against Mt. Pleasant! This week the Panthers will be back on the road to Lewis County. Cheer on our Panthers there Friday at 7:00pm! Tickets are available on GoFan or at the gate!
PES Notes for November 14th-18th.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Correction: The 3rd grade parents meeting will be TONIGHT at 6:00pm.
Reminder: there will be a meeting for ALL third grade parents tonight at 6:00pm at PES. Information will be given about the new retention law and how it could effect your child! Please make plans to attend!