Young Georgia Authors (YGA) is a state-wide competition for high school writers. The prestigious writing competitions expect submissions from grades kindergarten through 12 from every school across Georgia. Decatur High Schools has submitted pieces for every grade level for the past fifteen years. Junior Avery-Grace Smith is the first Young Georgia Author Winner from Decatur High School.
In response to the recent six week abortion ban signed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp last Tuesday, Decatur High School juniors Liza Watson and Isabel Staton have organized a protest to oppose the bill.
When e-scooters landed in Decatur in late 2018, denizens complained about them. Then, the city government decided to regulate the e-scooters, only to stir up more of a debate.
