Riverside High School Fall Theatre Class will present Once on This Island. Opening Night (Nov. 10th @6pm) will be Theatre & Hors d’oeurves. Additional performances Saturday night (Nov. 12th @7pm) and Sunday afternoon (Nov. 13th @2:30pm).
Tickets on sale at RHS or at the door.
There will be a meeting for ALL third grade parents regarding the new third grade retention law. The meeting at Decaturville Elementary will be Wednesday, November 2nd at 5:30pm and the meeting at Parsons Elementary will take place on Thursday, November 3rd at 6:00pm.
We are so proud of our Director of Schools, Mr. V, for speaking at a meeting about the great things Decatur County is doing to raise ACT scores for our students! While the state average has gone down since Covid, Decatur county students continue to climb! Way to go!!
Mrs. Brooklyn Smith was named Employee of the Month for Decaturville Elementary School in October!
Tomorrow is blue and gold day as we finish our Down syndrome awareness week! Wear blue and gold to match the Down syndrome ribbon!
The Decatur County School System is seeking applications for a substitute School Nurse. Applicants must have an Active LPN or RN license with experience in Pediatric nursing preferred. Applications may be picked up at the Board of Education Office or downloaded/filled out online from www.decaturcountyschools.com under the Employment tab, Noncertified Application. Please send completed applications to Clint Brasher, Coordinated School Health Supervisor at clint.brasher@decaturschools.org or Hugh Smith, Human Resources Supervisor @ hugh.smith@decaturschools.org The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, November 4, 2022.
Head on over and check out our newest article about Unity Day and Down Syndrome Awareness Week! https://www.decaturcountyschools.com/article/878906
Please take a minute to go to https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/10/17/tn-high-school-football-vote-for-the-jackson-sun-week-9-boys-athlete-of-the-week/69548288007/ and vote for Ethan Quinn for athletes of the week. He is currently in 2nd place!!!
A letter is being sent home today with all 3rd Grade Students explaining the recently passed Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation Act. Please know, retention is never a decision made lightly, or at this point in the year. There is a lot of learning to take place as well as options for interventions. ~ DES
Decatur County Middle School will be hosting "Pumpkin-Palooza," a holiday mart, in the DCMS gym Saturday, October 22nd, from 9am until 2pm. Please go out and support these students and local vendors!
The Decatur County School System is seeking a Resilience Coordinator and Social Worker. Requirements: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work or other related behavioral health field required for Resilience Coordinator and Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work or other related behavioral health field required for Resilience Coordinator. Interested applicants may contact Amy Clenney, Family Resource Director at (731) 847-1750 or apply in person at the Board of Education located at 59 West Main Street, Decaturville, TN 38329. Applications may be found at www.decaturcountyschools.com under the Certified Employment tab. All applications are due by October 28 at 4:00 PM.
Go vote for Ethan Quinn as the Jackson Sun athletes of the week!!!
https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/10/17/tn-high-school-football-vote-for-the-jackson-sun-week-9-boys-athlete-of-the-week/69548288007/?fbclid=IwAR07bS5OE500k_Hc1NwIc2o-Lwsr631rMAi8pEMGv63Vz5DwS7UeUPqdGn4#l9c5i3gjdwvbjior6ob
Join us tonight at Larry Barrett Stadium as our Riverside Panthers take on the Adamsville Cardinals at 7:00pm. Tonight is the pink out game so let's deck out the stadium in Pink in support of Breast Cancer and cheer on the Panthers to another victory!
Regarding messages sent out earlier: the message about hat day is for Riverside students and special snack is for DCMS. Sorry for the confusion!
Next week we will celebrate Unity Day and Down Syndrome Awareness Week. We will have three special "dress up" days county wide in which we can all show our support for our students with Down Syndrome! Please show these students how much they are loved and cared for!
There are a few buses that are behind schedule this afternoon due to the incoming storm. They are all on the road now, and are delivering students home safely.
Tomorrow is picture day at DES!😁
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month! Look for announcements this week about special "dress-up" days as we celebrate our students with Down Syndrome who are wonderfully made!
Please go vote for Ansley Pratt for the Jackson Sun Athlete of the Week!
https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/10/10/tn-high-school-sports-vote-for-the-jackson-sun-week-8-girls-athlete-of-the-week/69543387007/
Decatur County students and staff will return to school at regular time on Monday, October 10th!
