We look forward to beginning the Spring semester with students tomorrow, January 4th!
We hope all of our students and staff had a wonderful break! Students will return to school on Wednesday, January 4th! Happy New Year!
Christmas Break will be December 17th- January 3rd. Students will return on January 4th. All offices will be closed until January 3rd. Have a very Merry Christmas!
Ms. Betty Smith said goodbye to the Decatur County School System as an employee this week. She started in the school system in 1986 as a cook at Parsons Jr. High. She later took a teacher’s assistant position helping in the special needs classroom and has been in the special needs classroom ever since. Ms. Betty is retiring as a 36 year veteran of the school system and she will be missed greatly. Thank you Ms. Betty for your service!
Today at our central office luncheon and meeting, we said goodbye to Ms. Ginger Teague, our coordinated school health leader. We will miss Ms. Ginger and wish her luck in her retirement and future endeavors!
Students in 8th grade science had fun creating winter themed STEM projects at DCMS!
Congratulations to our Conduct of Chapter Meeting team for placing 1st in our District and 4th In West TN. Team members include Alexis Moncada, Brock Smith, Tayler King, Ruby Waldrop, Holly McFall, Dameon Gore, and Grace Wyatt.
The RHS dance team recently presented the Carl Perkins Center with toys they purchased. These toys will go to children served by the center as Christmas gifts this year. We are very proud of our students for doing this and giving back to the community this Christmas!
PES named Ms. Vickie Tate December teacher of the month! Read about Ms. Vickie here: https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/article/930923
DES names Ms. Jessica Brockman teacher of the month for December. Read about Ms. Jessica here: https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/article/930983
DCMS named Ms. Paulita Carter December's Employee of the Month. Read about Ms. Paulita here: https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/article/931000
Riverside High School names Ms. Jill Farlow, December teacher of the Month! Read about Ms. Jill here: https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/article/931005
Congratulations to our Riverside FFA Parliamentary Procedure team for making it to the finals in their regional competition! Good luck in finals Thursday, team!
Please check out our Teachers and Employees of the Month for December under the news tab! We are proud to call these employees Decatur County Panthers!!!
The DCSS is seeking both a certified History Teacher (required 7-12 History endorsement and TN teaching license) and a teaching assistant. All must pass a background check through the TBI. All interested, visit the website www.decaturcountyschools.com and fill out the appropriate application under the employment tab.
Congratulations to Coach Frost and the Riverside Panthers football team for earning 2A Runner-Up for the state of Tennessee! Let’s go Panthers!
The Decatur County Band program will host their Christmas concert this Thursday, 12/8 at 7:00pm in the Riverside gymnasium. Come out and support our band!
Parents and Guardians: Your student will be bringing home a lunch account balance on Monday. Please check with your student and try to get the lunch accounts cleared up before Christmas break! Thank you and have a great Sunday!
At the half, the panthers are up 18-14. Check out the second half at https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/12/01/tenn-high-school-football-championships-are-live-action-news-5-plus/
Good Luck to the Riverside Panthers in the State Championship today! You can cheer the Panthers on from home by tuning in online to News Channel 5+. The game will be on at 2:00pm central!
