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Stephenson High Student Honored at SEE Summit
Stephenson High School student Korey Varner was honored at the Student for Equitable Education (SEE) Summit on May 14. The 11th-grader was awarded a $300 gift card for his “Outstanding Contribution” to the Reimaging Education Grant College and Career Readiness Mobile Bus Design Team. The SEE Summit is a national [...]
From DCSD Graduate to Counselor to Support Professional of the Year
Chance Encounter with Homeless Teen Mom Sets Career Path Filled with Purpose & Joy Counseling has always been Zoauntrist Oldham’s passion, and she considers it her calling. After an encounter with a homeless teenage mother during a college internship, she zeroed in on her passion for [...]
Special Education Nurse Proud of Work at Margaret Harris Comprehensive School
Grandmother’s Advice Leads to Lifelong Career in Nursing & Recognition as District Support Professional of the Year Growing up, Doretta Thomas-Fleet wanted to be a dentist, but her career dreams changed after her grandmother moved into a nursing home.“I visited my grandmother often, especially when she first moved [...]
Chapel Hill Elementary Educator is “Future Engineer Teacher of the Year”
Amazon Delivers! One of Only 10 Nationwide; Honor Comes with a $30K Prize Today, Chapel Hill Elementary School teacher Aisha Chadwick got a surprise delivery after it was announced that she was one of 10 national recipients of the Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award! [...]
State Department Recognizes Top ESOL Teacher and Student
Speaking of Excellence DeKalb County School District (DCSD) and the English Learners Department are celebrating the district’s 2022 Georgia Department of Education “Exemplary English Learner” Stone Mountain High School Senior Eddy Mwamba, and “Exemplary English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Teacher” Megan Negrete of Hightower Elementary [...]
The Future is Bright: New Indian Creek ES Celebrated
Warm temperatures and sunny skies greeted guests as Indian Creek Elementary students, teachers, and staff commemorated their brand-new school building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 3. Proud students and their teachers paraded around the school’s courtyard with colorful welcome banners and signs as they waved to guests. Students [...]
Cross Keys Salutatorian Alicia McGlory Reaches Academic Heights in the Face of Adversity
'Always Do Your Best' Even During the Worst of Times Cross Keys Salutatorian Alicia McGlory Reaches Academic Heights in the Face of Adversity Cross Keys High School salutatorian Alicia McGlory has always been ambitious and an overachiever when it comes to her school work. She rarely shies away from a [...]
DeKalb County Board of Education Appoints Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley as Interim Superintendent
April 26, 2022 (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA) – The DeKalb Board of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley as Interim Superintendent of the DeKalb County School District, effective immediately. The move follows the Board’s decision to shift the school system in a new direction [...]
