- My Brother’s Keeper
Improved Recognitions: Students Rewarded for Impressive Individual Achievement Gains
We’ve all heard the saying that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but students at Toney Elementary School found out that a surprise luncheon was on the menu for their impressive gains on a recent state assessment. Helping serve up the reward was none other than their [...]
National School Counseling Week Feb 6-10 2023
School Counselors: Helping Student Dream Big
School Choice Open Enrollment
Jan 6th 2023 - Feb 10th 2023 For more information please visit https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/school-choice
Southwest DeKalb High Hosts Financial Literacy Workshops
Students Engaged in Connecting Personal Financial Habits with Growing Wealth We all remember Career Day in school. Dress professionally. Fix your hair. Firm handshake. Maintain eye contact. Speak in complete sentences. Don’t let them see you sweat!Southwest DeKalb High School took these tried-and-true fundamentals this year and added an exciting [...]
Two Accomplished High School Sophomores Can Now Add ‘Published Author’ to Their Resumes
Some people go an entire lifetime without ever becoming published authors. That’s not the case for two talented sophomores at Stone Mountain High School now that their literary works are featured prominently on two popular websites. Khadija Jeylani’s poem, “Why?,” is published on VoxATL.org, and Taliyah Langston’s letter is showcased as [...]
Honoring the Life and Enduring Legacy of Tucker High School’s Carolyn Collins
Honoring the Life and Enduring Legacy of Tucker High School’s Carolyn Collins Her Philanthropy Work—Born out of Personal Tragedy—Led to National/Local NotabilityCaring. Happy. Kind. Giving. Leader. Those were just some of the many ways the Tucker High School family described the larger-than-life persona that was Mrs. Carolyn Collins, 58, [...]
Book Tasting Experience & Book Vending Machine
CHECK THIS OUT: Inchy’s Vending Machines and Book-Tasting Experience Are Dispensing Genuine Excitement to DCSD Students Creative Approach to Encourage Reading and Increase Literacy Rates When was the last time you checked a book out of a library? For too many, it’s been far too long. [...]
DeKalb County Schools Shift to Virtual Learning on December 6
(STONE MOUNTAIN, GA) – The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) has designated Tuesday, December 6, as a virtual learning day for all students. Many schools across the district serve as polling locations, and this transition to virtual learning will ensure fewer disruptions to students and faculty and help facilitate a [...]
McNair High School Home to District’s 2nd S.A.F.E. Center
IT’S OFFICIAL: McNair High School Home to District’s 2nd S.A.F.E. Center Providing Broad Wraparound Services to Families Community Partners Committed to Sustaining Support Dr. Ronald E. McNair High School is now officially home to DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) second Student And Family Engagement (S.A.F.E.) Center. [...]
