Douglas County School System

Bill Arp Elementary is rolling in the right direction with its new “Bus of the Month” initiative—a program designed to increase student safety, promote positive behavior, and stre...

Mount Carmel Elementary School students are celebrating an academic milestone with a sweet reward. The school's recent "Black Out the Chart" challenge motivated students to score ...

The football programs at Douglas County and New Manchester have seen significant milestones in 2025 as they prepare to host state playoff games on Friday. For the Class AAAAAA No...

Seventh-graders at Chapel Hill Middle School brought science to life recently with a special biome box project. To make the project a success, students had to understand the impo...

Families recently filled the halls at Winston Elementary School for a night packed with frightfully fun literacy adventures. Students and families enjoyed trick-or-treating, compl...

Mason Creek Elementary School fifth-graders explored list poetry and character development with award-winning authors Kwame Alexander and Erin Entrada Kelly during a recent virtua...

Alexander High School junior Emily McDonald earned a spot on the podium at the Georgia High School Association State Cross Country Meet in Carrollton last week to cap an incredibl...

A first-grade class at Chapel Hill Elementary School recently set an exciting goal: to read more minutes than their teacher, Sarah Bruce, by the end of the month. Each student who...

We’re excited to share an upcoming opportunity for K–12 students and their families in Douglas County! You're invited to attend Google Family STEM Day, a fun, interactive event d...

The smile on Fairplay Middle School eighth-grader Maximiliano “Max” Pacheco Ruiz's face said it all. What started a few months ago with a teacher taking her students to adjacent ...

Eighth graders at Factory Shoals Middle School are taking their learning beyond the textbook. By engaging in classroom debates, they are bringing their argument writing skills to ...

Legacy Arena recently welcomed Douglas County students, school leaders and community volunteers for the 25th Annual Power In Truth Conference (PIT)—an event dedicated to empowerin...

The Douglas County College and Career Institute (CCI) has officially earned recertification through 2030, reaffirming its commitment to student achievement and workforce developme...

New Douglas County head flag football coach Ladawne Matthews said her Lady Tigers are hungrier, faster and more focused for the 2025 season. The team’s goals are to win the regio...

Factory Shoals Elementary students recently got a firsthand look at the world of energy, innovation and community partnership thanks to a special in-house field trip sponsored by ...

Spanish students at Beulah Elementary recently concluded their unit on Spanish-speaking countries with an immersive cultural celebration. Going beyond flashcards and textbooks, ...

To plan more effectively for the 2026-2027 school year, the employee student transfer window will open on Monday, November 3, 2025 , and close on Monday, November 17, 2025 . Any...

The Douglas County School System recently celebrated an exciting milestone as construction began on a new $215 million, state-of-the-art campus for Lithia Springs High School that...

New Manchester Elementary School built a brand-new, kid-designed playground Saturday in a celebration that brought together the entire community. Parents, neighbors, Amazon emplo...

"Heroes Among Us," an evening honoring veteran educators and community heroes, will take place at Legacy Arena on Friday, Nov. 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The evening will be hosted ...