Decatur County Middle School

Decatur County School System has been honored for its exceptional dedication to employee appreciation, receiving the Best Appreciation Program in West Tennessee award at a statew...

Public comment needed for TISA accountability report --- The Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement Act requires each school district to submit an accountability report yearl...

- - - MRS. LORI TURNBO, 8 TH GRADE ELA AT DECATUR COUNTY MIDDLE - - - Decatur County Schools are proud to welcome Mrs. Lori Turnbo. She has taken the 8 th grade ELA position ...

Ms. Jill Farlow has been selected as the district-wide Teacher of the Month for April. We recently asked Jill a few questions about her background, history, and thoughts on educat...

Ms. Jill Farlow, DCMS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Decatur County Middle School. Her fellow teachers said, “Ms. Jill has...

Recently, Decatur County CTE Supervisor, Dr. Lyndi King, RHS teacher Janet Pettigrew, and student Brodie Fowler met with Governor Bill Lee in Nashville at the Capitol. As part of...

Last fall Decatur County Middle School applied for a STEM Grant from the TVA in association with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network. We were awarded $3500.00 for our project: "...

Ms. Kayla Tharp was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for March after being selected as the Decatur County Middle School Teacher of the Month. ...

Ms. Kayla Tharp, 7 th grade English teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Decatur County Middle School. Her fellow teachers said, “She rarely takes off from school and is alw...

The possibilities for student lessons and activities is endless in the STEM Lab at DCMS with Ms. Jill Farlow. This week, students in 6th grade are studying forensics with the sci...

The STEAM Lab at DCMS opened for the 23-24 school year and serves students in 5th - 8th grade. Ms. Jill Farlow, STEAM Teacher and STEAM Coordinator for the district, hit the grou...

Schools are recognized as a Reward school when they demonstrate high levels of performance and/or improvement in performance by meeting objectives across performance indicators an...

Ms. Jessica Brockman was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for January after being selected as the Decaturville Elementary Teacher of the Month....

Have you ever wondered what it is like to become National Champions in an activity you’re passionate about? The Riverside High School dance team and their coaches, Penny Lindsey...

Ms. Haley Harris, 6 th grade Math teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Decatur County Middle School for the month of January. DCMS administration chose Ms. Haley because, ...

Mr. Jay Cox was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for November after being selected as the Riverside High School Teacher of the Month. We recen...

Whereas the Riverside High School Panthers showed P erseverance by being state runners-up in their previous season in 2022 and whereas they dedicated themselves to A ccomplish t...

Ms. Jami Beasley, 7 th grade math teacher, was named Teacher of the Month at Decatur County Middle School for the month of November. Her fellow teachers said, “Jami builds such ...

This was submitted by Panther Fan, Jimmy Farlow and it is worth sharing with everyone! Thank you, Jimmy! “To most people the road the Chattanooga is nothing more than a trip d...

Thanks to a collaboration between Coordinated School Health, STEM, and Save the Children, 6th grade students at DCMS got a chance to learn about the science and math that goes in ...