Douglas County School System

Five talented eighth graders are well on their way to college acceptance and success after being named REACH Scholars. The students and parents participated in a signing cere...

Flag football's rapid growth has led to thousands of girls competing at the high school level. Now that it is an officially sanctioned sport, these athletes are leaving their...

Movie night at Arbor Station Elementary was a big hit on October 22. Families enjoyed the movie "Animal Crackers," and many dressed in character! Families had ...

Dear Parents and Guardians, Thank you for your continued support as we work to provide our students with the best possible learning experiences while keeping our students a...

Chef SharBerry of SharBerry’s Kitchen and Sewing Instructor Kecia Mack are helping Yeager Middle School (YMS) students celebrate their passions. They both wor...

Catch up on news from the Douglas County School System in the DCSS Digest magazine, which was included with the Douglas County Sentinel on November 13. In this edition, you...

Students in Alexander High School's Mastery Choirs sang in a unique venue on October 23. The setting was the Tellus Museum and Planetarium in Cartersville. The first part of ...

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners proclaimed October 19 of every year as "New Manchester Elementary Bee Kind Day." The special day was inspired by the ...

Tyese Marshall-Boyd's 4th graders at Sweetwater Elementary are particularly calm and relaxed on Tuesdays. That's because they meet in the gym every Tuesday morning to start th...

The Mighty Marching Jaguars from New Manchester High School had the experience of a lifetime marching in the Magic City Classic Parade on Oct. 30. The annual parade was a kic...

Dear Parents, Guardians, and DCSS Staff, I would once again like to express my sincere appreciation for the overwhelming support and cooperation with the mask mandate that ...

Stewart Middle School (SMS) has kicked off a Lunch and Learn series for students in the AVID program. The luncheons feature a guest speaker and provide students the opportunit...

The Program for Exceptional Children invites you to a family engagement night and proportional share consultation. Parents of students who are in public, private or home school ...

Congratulations to Prince Tufon from Lithia Springs High School! Prince was named a semi-finalist in the National Merit Scholarship program. Prince earned the honor by attain...

Douglas County’s newest retail operation is a store run entirely by students for students. The hands-on learning lab is an entrepreneurial operation preparing College and Care...

Last year many pumpkin patches were not open for field trips, so Burnett Elementary Principal Marketa Croom brought the patch to the school! It was so popular that Burnett sp...

DCSS Schools Conclude Hispanic Heritage Month with Festivals Posted on 10/27/2021 Annette Winn Elementary celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month by focusing on Hispani...

The Douglas County School System Class of 2021 four-year high school graduation rate of 87.74% once again surpassed the graduation rate for Georgia. According to data released b...

As part of their unit on figurative language, third graders at Bill Arp Elementary showed their knowledge by dressing up as idioms. "The kids and teachers had a bl...

After over a year with no field trips, students and teachers are happy to travel once again and learn beyond the walls of the classroom! With safety precautions in place, seve...