In honor of Director of Schools appreciation month, RHS English II students honored Mr. V with a collection of food for those in need!
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!
Please check out our newest article about how DCMS honored Veterans in Decatur County! Read all about it here: https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/article/906735
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.
Coordinated School Health is hosting a cooking course for 3rd grade classes.
CSH will be able to have 6 students with 1 parent per student to attend. If needing to bring siblings, please email and let me know! Jessica.Hollingsworth@decaturschools.org
When? 11/15 PES, 11/17 DES
Where? CSH Office
Time? 5pm to 6:30pm
Thursday’s middle school basketball game has been moved to USJ in Jackson at 6pm. If you are a player or involved in this game, please get with your coach for details!
Congratulations to both the RHS Dance Team and Competition Cheer Team for their performances at the TSSAA State Championship this weekend! Thank you for representing Decatur County well!
Congratulations to the Panthers on their victory over Loretto in the first round of the state playoffs last night! Panthers will be on the road this week to Mt. Pleasant for round two! Also, a big congratulations to last years players who were named All-State atheletes!
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.
Congratulations to our Decatur County youth who are being recognized as Tennessee Youth Livestock All-Stars.
Congratulations to Anna Kate Jackson, Molly Wyatt, and Blair Oevermann!
They were selected based on their exemplary performance in the youth livestock projects through exhibitions, judging and other livestock competitions encompassing beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep and goats.
DES will be hosting a bake sale on Sunday, 11/6 beginning at 1:00pm. Go out and support our students!!
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.
UT Martin is offering free ACT Prep classes for high school students. Please check out UTM's website and search ACT Prep.
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!
