May 14, 2024
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...
May 8, 2024
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...
April 29, 2024
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...
April 29, 2024
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: "...
April 19, 2024
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. ...
April 4, 2024
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...
March 21, 2024
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...
March 1, 2024
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...
February 21, 2024
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...
February 21, 2024
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....
February 20, 2024
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...
January 30, 2024
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, ...
December 19, 2023
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...
December 6, 2023
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...
December 6, 2023
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 ...
November 28, 2023
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...
November 17, 2023
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 ...
November 16, 2023
On Monday, November 13th, the Decatur County Afterschool programs, offered a free program called Cuts 4 Kids. During after school, parents could give permission for their student...
November 13, 2023
The 14 th Annual Save The Children Tennessee Education Summit was held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Resort last week. Decatur County Schools Director Chirs Villaflor attende...
November 10, 2023
Ms. Veronica Shelton was recently honored as the Decatur County District Teacher of the Month for October after being selected as the Riverside High School Teacher of the Month. ...