Douglas County School System

t’s October and Burnett Elementary School (BUES) is all about embracing the love of reading! To kick off the month BUES held its annual Reading Under the Stars. Reading Under t...

For many people, the eating habits that they take throughout their life often form in early childhood. This is why the Douglas County School System (DCSS) has partnered with The R...

Every morning when Anita Outlaw wakes up, she rolls over, turns on the light, and is greeted by the sight that she says is still too good to be true. This part of Outlaw’s wake...

All across the Douglas County School System there are celebrations honoring Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15). National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates U.S....

In a ballroom at the Douglasville Conference Center, surrounded by school leaders and 35 school level Teachers of the Year, Stan Jordan, special education teacher at New Mancheste...

Students at Dorsett Shoals Elementary had a fantastic Data Day assembly! Cheerleaders and the drum line from Alexander High School (AHS) came over to cheer on, motivate, celebrate...

School students this month with a musical ARTSventure. Singer Arietha Lockhart began the journey by leading students on a joy-filled operatic adventure. The music educator and o...

After winning their region two seasons ago and finishing second in 2021, the New Manchester High School Jaguars will have a new challenge in 2022, as they moved up a classificatio...

Bus riders will soon breathe much easier thanks to new technology coming to Douglas County school buses. Disinfection technology will continuously clean the air on all buses, maki...

Grandparents can be valuable resources in the lives of children. They help children learn by playing, talking and reading together while giving them focused attention. They can al...

Douglas County School System (DCSS) is excited to announce that 14 middle schoolers will travel to Portugal and Spain, during winter break in February. The students earned this op...

The flag at the front of Chapel Hill High School is an important piece of the school’s façade thanks to a group of dedicated students within the school. Each morning, members of...

Work-Based Learning (WBL) is a continuum of awareness, exploration, preparation, and training activities, including developing employability and technical skills that support succ...

Chestnut Log Middle School (CLMS) kicks off the college football season with AVID College Day! Advancement Via Individual Determination commonly known as AVID has a mission to clo...

For any student, writing and publishing a book is always a big deal. And for Lyric Johnson, a young author at Factory Shoals Elementary School, this accomplishment has been made e...

Students and staff at Sweetwater Elementary celebrated career pathways with their annual College and Career Week. The school’s counselor, Cedric Slay, started the themed week l...

Reading can be considered the key to everything in life. There are few activities that do not require strong reading skills. Therefore, reading instruction and the love of reading...

On August 22, Alexander High School’s mixed mastery chorus traveled to Truist Park to perform the national anthem before the Atlanta Braves took on the New York Mets. “I’m a new...

Over the past three seasons, Lithia Springs has been as successful as any program in the county. Under head coach Corey Jarvis, the Lions have made multiple state playoff appearan...

Last season, Douglas County High School advanced to the second round of the state playoffs for the second time in the past six seasons. Coming into 2022, head coach Johnny White s...