Decatur County Schools

Mr. Joel Jones, 5 th grade Science teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Decatur County Middle School for the month of October. His fellow teachers said, “Mr. Joel is alway...

Mr. Jeff Jones was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for September after being selected as the Riverside High School Teacher of the Month. In a...

Ms. Emily Keeton, 8 th grade ELA teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Decatur County Middle School for the month of September. Her fellow teachers said, Emily goes above a...

Mr. Jeff Jones, high school Social Studies teacher amd graduate of Riverside, was named Teacher of the Month at Riverside High School for the month of September. According to fell...

Ms. Samantha Hensley was named Teacher of the Month at Parsons Elementary School for the month of September. Her fellow teachers said, “She cares so much for her students. She mak...

Ms. Brynn Kelley was named Teacher of the Month at Decaturville Elementary School for September. Principal Melinda Thompson said, “Ms. Brynn is very hard working, organized, and a...

Ms. Scarlett Haskins was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for August after being selected as the Riverside High School Teacher of the Month. In...

Monday Sept. 18 th students enrolled in Decatur County Schools Early Learning Center received books from Decatur County Save the Children’s Gift in Kind presented by Dr. Lyndi Ki...

Ms. Donna Moody was named Teacher of the Month at Parsons Elementary School for the month of August. Her fellow teachers said, “Ms. Donna has a heart of gold. She’s truly great a...

Mr. Alan Wyatt, 5 th grade Social Studies teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Decatur County Middle School for the month of August. According to Principal, Brandi Smith, ...

Ms. Scarlett Haskins, high school math teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Riverside High School for the month of August. Mr. Lex Suite was asked why Ms. Scarlett was chose...

Governor Bill Lee and other dignitaries joined Ayers Foundation Trust founders, Jim and Janet Ayers, to unveil the new Come Home Tennessee initiative that aims to reduce the num...

Decatur County Middle School Assistant Principal – Jeff Robertson, Assistant Principal Jeff has 31 years of experience in the educational field, with 14 years at Riverside H...

Parsons Elementary School – Mark Mathis, Principal Mark is a 26-year teaching veteran of the Decatur County School System. During his tenure, Mark has served in the capac...

Decatur County Riverside High School – Mr. Lex Suite, Principal Lex has been in education for over 30 years with 3 years of experience at Riverside High School. Mr. Suite g...

Ms. Anita Coleman was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for May/June after being selected as the May Parsons Elementary Teacher of the Month. M...

Director Chris Villaflor is excited to announce Coach Brian Reid as the new Riverside High School Lady Panther Basketball Coach for the 2023-2024 season. Coach Brian Reid is a pro...

Friday, May 19th, was a wonderful day for Parsons Elementary students. Every quarter, Decatur County schools hold celebration days to reward students for good grades, good behavi...

Brock Smith, 9th grade student at Riverside High School, recently participated in an essay contest through the Beta Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Brock w...

Ms. Wendy Hendrix was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for May after being selected as the Parsons Elementary Teacher of the Month for April. ...