Go cheer on the Panthers tonight as they take on Huntingdon at Huntingdon in the Titans game of the week! If our Panthers win tonight, they will receive a prize from the TN Titans! High school students that want to ride the pep bus need to be at the high school before 5:00pm. See previous messages for costs!
Please go by and visit the Stashed Away trailer today at DCMS from 12-6!
Students will not be in school Thursday or Friday this week. Parent teacher conference will be held at each school tomorrow from 2:00pm-6:00pm. Go by and check out the stashed away trailer at DCMS from 12:00pm-6:00pm to see how vapes can be hidden in plain sight. The lifeline blood mobile will also be at DCMS tomorrow.
Visit the Stashed Away trailer to see how vapes are hidden every day!
A student who is chronically absent in high school is 7.4X more likely to drop out.
#SchoolEveryDay
INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received by the Decatur County Board of Education, Decaturville, Tennessee, until 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday September 28, 2022. At this time, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the office of the Director of Schools of Decatur County, Decaturville, Tennessee for the following items:
1. Demolition and removal of the Decatur County Ag Extension/Juvenile Service Building located at 71 West Main Street Decaturville, Tn. 38329.
2. Company needs proof of Demolition Contractor Liability Insurance and proper licenses.
3. Contractor is responsible for properly disposing of all material from site.
4. Contractor shall maintain the structural integrity of adjacent building.
Interested bidders will need to contact Keith Dickson, Facilities Manager, to do an onsite inspection of the project.
Bids shall be presented in sealed envelopes, plainly marked on the outside with BID TO DEMOLITION and name of person or firm submitting bid. Bids will be received only from responsible firms or persons capable of filling same.
The board has committed to award bid to the low bidder.
Please go and vote for our Riverside Panthers in the Titans High School Game of the Week contest! This is open until 11:00 pm tomorrow (Wednesday). Let's show Tennessee how much we love our Panthers!
https://www.tennesseetitans.com/gameoftheweek
September is Attendance Awareness Month and todays attendance fact is, Students who are chronically absent in 6th grade have lower achievement than their peers. #SchoolEveryDay
Attendance matters for our students!
Today is National "Read a Book" day! We encourage everyone to read a book with their child today and enjoy that time together! "The best predictor of future education achievement and life success is reading ability," (Guthrie, 2017).
Students will be in school Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Thursday will be inservice for teachers and Parent Teacher conference from 2:00-6:00pm. Friday is a professional development day for teachers.
Happy Labor Day Weekend! Reminder that there will be no school tomorrow!!! Enjoy the day!!
Congratulations to the RHS band on their first performance of the season! Their 2022 show “Journey” is sure to be a crowd pleaser with selections from Journey’s greatest hits! We are so proud of this group and their new director, Mr. Antonio Posey, for continuing a tradition of excellence in music! Great job, band!
Congrats to the following members for the great night they had at the Gibson County Fair Beef Cattle Show last night. We are proud of their hard work that they have continued to put into their projects with several of these animals being bred and raised by these members.
Levi Keeton Third Overall Senior Showmanship
Class Winner and Reserve Champion Commerical Heifer Bred & Owned
3rd Place AOB Heifer
Ethan Keeton
Reserve Champion Junior High Showmanship
2nd Place AOB Heifer
Grace Wyatt
Class Winner and Reserve Champion AOB Heifer
Kyleigh Gulledge
Class Winner Hereford Winter Heifer Calf
3rd Place Hereford Senior Yearling
Evan Jackson
Reserve Champion Senior Showmanship
Class Winner Hereford Heifer and Grand Champion
2nd Place Hereford Senior Yearling Bred & Owned
2nd Place AOB Spring Yearling Heifer
Class Winner and Grand Champion AOB Bull with Simmental Bull Calf that is Bred & Owned.
Join us under the Friday night lights as our Panthers take on Hickman County high school! Kick off at 7pm!
The trailer from last week's big win against Lexington is live! Check it out at:
https://fb.watch/fi0grGqrPV/
We love our Panthers!
Attendance awareness month fact: Kids who miss too much school in PreK & K are less likely to be @readingby3rd
Decatur County Schools was recently recognized in a national blog featuring our strengths based coaching practices! Read the article here:
https://www.niet.org/newsroom/show/blog/strengths-based-coaching-lessons
Arise2Read Volunteers Needed: Training now available for volunteers interested in helping struggling 2nd grade readers. If you are interested, please see the information to sign up! No experience required except a love for kids and the ability to read!
September is Attendance Awareness Month. This spotlights the connection between regular school attendance and academic achievement. Stay tuned for important information on reducing chronic absenteeism, highlighting school and parent relationships, and encouraging regular attendance. Let’s help students build a habit of good attendance early & often #SchoolEveryDay
Congratulations to the Lady Panther Golf Team!! They traveled to Pickwick this week to play in the Hardin County Golf Invitational with 20 teams participating. The girls were the winners of the tournament with a total score of 158 with Macy Bromley being 2nd medalist with a 78.
