Decatur School Board Gets Good Review from Audit
District
Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY by Bayne Hughes, Staff Writer The Decatur City Schools got a glowing report Tuesday on its fiscal 2009 internal audit by accountant Tim Smalley of Byrd, Smalley and Adams. Smalley gave the board his “unqualified opinion,” which is the best opinion a school... more info

Cedar Ridge Students place in National History Day Competition
District, Cedar Ridge Middle School
Cedar Ridge competed in the Space Region finals of the National History Day competition held in Huntsville on March 5. The theme this year is Innovation in History: Impact and Change. The following students won awards: Website: 3rd Place – Brooke Jones, Morgan Hales, Faith Young “Flushing the... more info

Brookhaven Singers' receive 'Excellent' Ratings
District, Brookhaven Middle
The Brookhaven Middle School Concert Singers received all "Excellent" ratings in prepared music at the Alabama Vocal Association's District Performance Assessment held on February 24, 2010. Erin McKee (7th grade student) qualified to represent our school and participate at the state level of... more info

Austin Jazz Band Plays at Rotary
District
Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY Clay Sloan directs the Austin High School jazz band at a recent Rotary Club of Decatur meeting. The performance was part of a presentation on the school system led by Superintendent Sam Houston. ...more info

Young At Art
District

West Decatur Students whose art is on display at the Carnegie.

Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY by Patricia Stewart,Staff Writer Every student needs a way to unleash that inner creativity. Art does that, so that’s why Youth Art Month is a big deal, with more activities and emphasis added every year. The Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur is... more info

Celebrating Dr. Seuss
District, Brookhaven Middle

Celebrating Dr. Seuss

Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY Students at Brookhaven Middle School held a reading theater of Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” during Read Across America Day on Tuesday. Teacher Joy Martin applies Cat in the Hat makeup for Darian Scruggs.

Decatur, Austin to Start Split Schedules
District, Austin High, Decatur High
Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY by Bayne Hughes, Staff Writer Austin and Decatur high school students are registering under a 2010-11 class schedule that principals say will give them more flexibility and opportunities. The schools are changing to a modified block, also known as A-B,... more info

Students Raise Over $10,000 for Meals
District, Cedar Ridge Middle School

Tamara Guster, Allison Fletcher, Baily Higgens, Katie Jo Arbeollia and Raven Waven work on Bowls

Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY by Paul Huggins,Staff Writer It makes sense that alphabet soup can help you learn to spell, but students at Cedar Ridge Middle School will have you believe taco soup can help them with algebra. Not only math, but with world history, technology, language,... more info

Digital Art Pros Teach at Cedar Ridge
District, Cedar Ridge Middle School

Lorraine Blackwell, a media teaching artist, demonstrates software to Cedar Ridge Students.

Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY by Bayne Hughes,Staff Writer A fledgling video company is developing at Cedar Ridge Middle School with the professional aid of the nation’s premier arts center. The Decatur school is one of 10 in the nation selected to participate in the Kennedy Center’s... more info

A Whiz of a Wiz
District, Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary

Leon Sheffield Students rehearse a scene from the Wizard of Oz

Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY By Patrice Stewart Staff Writer Follow the Yellow Brick Road this weekend and you will be “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” watching 162 students from Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School perform their annual musical. Productions of “The Wizard of Oz”... more info

No Mere Mortal Can Resist "Thriller"
District, Banks-Caddell Elementary

Banks Caddell Students Celebrate Michael Jackson's Music

Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY Banks-Caddell Elementary School students celebrated the music of Michael Jackson during a Black History Month program Tuesday. ...more info

Decatur's Arbor Week Celebration
District, Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary

Students at Leon Sheffield Elementary School perform a song and dance during the school's Arbor Day

Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY by Catherine Godbey, Staff Writer A greenhouse, a tree replacement program, a state champion tree: In 2009, trees ruled Decatur, and officials want the city’s arboriculture to keep growing. Decatur leaders aided in the effort Tuesday during the city’s Arbor... more info

Lawyers, Judge to Discuss Decatur Unitary Status
District
Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY by Bayne Hughes, Staff Writer After months of little action, the judge involved in Decatur City Board of Education’s unitary status bid will meet Tuesday in Birmingham with attorneys. Superintendent Sam Houston said Monday after speaking to the Rotary Club... more info

New Teacher of the Year Honored
District, Benjamin Davis Elementary

Benjamin Davis New Teacher of the Year Jenipher Patterson

Reprinted from THE DECATUR DAILY Benjamin Davis Elementary School held a reception recently for its two teachers who were recently honored by Decatur City Schools. Pictured is New Elementary Teacher of the Year Jenipher Patterson with her students. ...more info