Congratulations to our Riverside FFA Parliamentary Procedure team for making it to the finals in their regional competition! Good luck in finals Thursday, team!
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.
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!
Congratulations to Coach Frost and the Riverside Panthers football team for earning 2A Runner-Up for the state of Tennessee! Let’s go Panthers!
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!
We want to wish the Riverside Panthers Good Luck on their final match tomorrow in the state championship! They will play for the title on Saturday at 3:00pm. We also want to wish safe travels to all of the players, cheerleaders, dance team, band and parents on their trip up!
Check out https://youtu.be/ARcZqzwlxf4 for a special message to the Riverside Panthers from the DC Board of Education!
Msg Con't: All other students must remain on campus until the end of the school day unless using one of three allowed parent notes for the semester.
Any student who is a sibling or lives in the same household as a FB player or cheerleader may be excused to leave school at 10am if: the parent must send a note that includes the student's name, relationship to player, parent signature, and a number to be called to verify.
Join us as we cheer on our Riverside Panthers tomorrow as we wave them on to the state championship beginning at 10:30 am Friday morning! The parade will begin at Riverside High School and go through main street Parsons. Let's go, Panthers!
The Decatur County Needy Children's Fund will start taking applications now through December 12 at 4:00 PM. If you feel your family is in need this Christmas, the form can be filled out at the Decatur County Board of Education Building in Decaturville. The building is located at 59 West Main St. Your family must reside in Decatur County, school age children must be enrolled in Decatur County Schools, and not receiving help from any other organization. We cannot guarantee that all families will be served. For more information, contact Rebecca Webb at 852-2391 or Amy Clenney at 847-1750.
Thursday 12/1- Eat at Cowboy steakhouse an 10% of all purchases go towards the RHS football team's trip to Chattanooga!
Friday 12/2- There will be a celebration parade as the RHS football team leaves town on their way to the State Championship on Friday at 10:30 am. They will begin at RHS and go through Parsons main street!
DES Afterschool and SOAR have been canceled today due to weather. All students need to be picked up by 3:00 if they do not ride a bus.
Important information: Due to the threat of incoming weather, there will be no after school activities at any school in Decatur County today, November 29th. Please make plans for your child to come home after school. Thank you!
Decatur County Schools
For Saturday’s game:
These are the Stadium Policies for the stadium we will be in this Saturday. For the students, especially take notice of the bag policy. As stated in class today, you can't just carry any bag into the stadium.
"All teams, coaches, and fans are subject to the stadium policies of Finley
Stadium. Finley Stadium has a clear bag policy that will be enforced.
Only one clear plastic bag no larger than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12
inches or a one-gallon, transparent, resealable plastic storage bag per
person will be permitted. Fans will also be allowed a small clutch purse not
to exceed 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches.
No other bags will be allowed inside Finley Stadium. All items, including
clear bags and clutch purses, are subject to search at the gates. Fans
will be required to empty pockets and pass through metal detectors
before entering the stadium.
The following items are strictly prohibited from entry:
- Anything that would obstruct another patron’s view, or cause a
disruption (noisemakers, selfie sticks, fireworks, speakers)
- Professional Cameras with detachable lenses
- Pop-up tents
- Folding chairs
- Drones (Finley Stadium's campus is a NO FLY ZONE)
- Weapons of any kind
- Animals, except those performing a service
- Bags larger than 4.5" by 6.5"
- Outside food or drinks
- Stadium chairs with armrests/pockets
- Full Umbrellas (collapsible umbrellas are acceptable)
- Laser pointers
- Radios without headphones
- Any other item that Finley Stadium security personnel deem a
public safety risk, public nuisance and/or otherwise negatively
impact the game or the spectator experience
Tents are not allowed in the stands. Weather delays will be determined by
TSSAA personnel."
The Decatur County School System is seeking applications for Custodial Workers. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED prior to employment and successfully pass a TBI fingerprint background screening. Applications may be picked up at the Board of Education Office, filled out online, or downloaded from www.decaturcountyschools.com under the Employment tab, Noncertified Application, and should be sent to Hugh Smith, Human Resources, at Decatur County Board of Education, 59 West Main Street, Decaturville, TN 38329 or emailed to hugh.smith@decaturschools.org. The deadline for submitting an application is December 16, 2022.
RHS Panthers will be playing for the State Championship in Chattanooga on Saturday, December 3rd at 3:00pm!
DES will be hosting their holiday mart on Saturday, December 3rd from 8-2. Breakfast with Santa will be from 8-9 and there will be over 70 vendors to shop from until 2:00pm as well as pictures with Santa!
Congratulations to the RHS Panthers on their semi-final win over Huntington tonight! They will play next Saturday for the state championship in Chattanooga! Great job, boys!!
