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Many Decatur students have grown up participating in gymnastics, but since Decatur High School does not have a gymnastics team or club, many have struggled to find a suitable team. Robert Pope wanted to change that, so he approached the athletics department with his idea.
The Decatur boys’ and girls’ cross country teams finished third and eighth on Friday, Nov. 2 at the 5A State Championships in Douglasville.
Super Bowl LIII was possibly the worst super bowl in recent memory. The play was boring, the outcome was predictable, and the halftime show….well, the halftime show was flat out awful.
The Raw Reality of Anti-Semitism
November 15, 2018
As a practicing member of the Jewish faith, the October 27th shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh hit me hard. My sister and mother were at synagogue at the time of the shooting and, for the first time in my life, I was scared that a member of my family was in danger. At 9:54 that Saturday...
“Crazy Rich Asians,” my personal reflection
September 7, 2018
Why "Crazy Rich Asians" is more than a romantic comedy.
Parkland shooting rekindles gun control debate
March 7, 2018
On Feb. 14, 17 people were killed in a school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The shooter, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.
On Feb. 1 and 2, the Decatur High School German Club participated in German Convention 2019, an annual statewide competition for high school German students.
Flemons invests himself into acappella through YouTube
January 25, 2019
Acappella is a growing phenomenon of which Stan Flemons, a math teacher at Decatur, has invested himself in. Flemons has created a YouTube channel and collaborates within an acappella community he has found.
February 8, 2019
2018 alum Keson Graham, branded as “Decatur’s Photographer” during his time at DHS, began taking pictures in middle school for the Renfroe yearbook. But his love for photography really began his sophomore year at DHS.
Alcohol misuse awareness rises
January 7, 2019
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Decatur residents passed a referendum dubbed the 'Brunch Bill' which allowed restaurants to start serving alcohol at 11 a.m. instead of 12:30 p.m. on Sundays, according to the Champion newspaper. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, the Decatur City Council agreed to lower the required food to alcohol ratio for restaurants from 60 percent food and 40 percent alcohol to 50 percent food and 50 percent alcohol, according to DecaturDaily.com. Both of these changes decrease the limitations on alcohol regulations in Decatur to help stimulate revenue in local businesses. However, three individuals - Susan Morley, Terrie Moore and Mikayla Cordell - are working to reduce the prominence of alcohol misuse in Decatur.
December 21, 2018
Chemistry teacher Dr. DeWeese shares his experience growing up on a Christmas tree farm.
Decatur resident creates “Decatur FM” radio station
December 21, 2018
In August, Decatur resident Mike Johnson launched his station, Decatur FM, a place, where Decatur residents can listen to events happening in and around their community.
