Global Village Project support refugee girls with annual walk
November 6, 2019
On Nov. 2, 2019, The Global Village Project (GVP) hosted their seventh annual Welcome Walk. This is a tradition at GVP that honors community building and fundraising, where community members walk along students, staff and parents of GVP to support refugee girls’ education. This Welcome walk is 4.8...
“Almost, Maine” thrives from Decatur Performs partnership
Nayeli Shad and Sophia Holland
October 30, 2019
With the drama department now part of Decatur Performs, Decatur High School’s fall play “Almost, Maine” has benefitted from newfound collaboration and recognition.
UPDATED: DHS Black Student Union plans to make significant changes
October 23, 2019
The Decatur High School Black Student Union (BSU) was created in 2002 to provide a safe space and support system for African American students. This year's co-presidents Liza Watson and Daxton Pettus plan to make significant changes to the historical club, making the BSU bigger and better than before.
UPDATE: Class Color Day shirts lose their color
October 15, 2019
Interim principal Wesley Hatfield made the decision to change Class Color Day shirts from different colors for every grade to all gray for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. The class shirt for seniors will remain blue. The refashioning comes as part of a continuation of efforts by school administration over the past few years to crack down on “bullying” that occurs as a result of upperclassmen “tagging” underclassmen with class colors on Class Color Day.
DCSD to host a hazardous waste recycling event
October 11, 2019
The Dekalb County Sanitation Division (DCSD) is holding a Household Hazardous Waste recycling event on Oct. 12, 2019. The event will take place at the DCSD’s Central Transfer Station at 3720 Leroy Scott Drive in Decatur. The event will last from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Decatur anticipates a new Fiber Optic Network
October 9, 2019
The city started the installation of the new Fiber Optic Network on Aug. 19. The construction is supposed to end in about 12 to 14 months. The change will allegedly make maintenance problems easier to solve and save the school district money. “Fiber Optic Network is a lot of really rapidly blinking laser...
Learning Connections become a time for learning
Finn McWhirter and Adrien Tirouvanziam
October 9, 2019
Learning Connections have been a part of Thursday block day at Decatur High School for around a decade. In the past, Learning Connections were a time for recreation and relaxation, like walking club, lawn games, and watching “The Office." This year, they will be a time for finishing classwork, getting one-on-one teacher help, and working on general projects.
Exonerees speak to DHS students on Wrongful Conviction Day
October 7, 2019
Oct. 2 was Wrongful Conviction Day, a holiday dedicated to those who were falsely accused and convicted of a crime they did not commit. In order to raise awareness, the Georgia Innocence Project brought two exonerees to speak at Decatur High School so that students could hear the stories of some of those wrongfully convicted.
CSD school board approves changes to academic calendar
Sophie McGuire, Author
October 4, 2019
On September 10, 2019, the City Schools of Decatur (CSD) Board of Education voted to approve changes, proposed by superintendent, Dr. David Dude, to the academic calendar for future school years as well as this year.
50+ DHS students participate in climate strike
September 30, 2019
Hundreds of people, mostly young students, gathered at the GA Capitol Building for a day of worldwide protests in 160+ countries.
Adrien Tirouvanziam and Aiden Payne
November 11, 2019
The Decatur High School boys’ cross-country team won the 5-A state championship in Carrollton, Georgia on Nov. 1. The girls’ team finished seventh place in the competition,...
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