Sniffing for Safety
DeKalb County School District Welcomes K-9 Units They can smell dangerous substances left behind for more than a day. They can tell if an individual has handled and even used a firearm based [...]
Avondale Elementary Gifted Robots & 3D printers
Avondale Elementary School gifted with three robots and 3D printers. One speaks Spanish. The other gives you a hug. The last one throws paper before cleaning it up. Not bad for [...]
TRUST in the Schoolhouse
Every day, the schools of the DeKalb County School District are bursting with activities that supports college and career readiness. Twice a month, we’ll share that news in TRUST in [...]
Redan High Interact Club
A community for community service. One DeKalb County School District (DCSD) high school club is blending elements of student enterprise, business, community service and scientific certification. Redan High School’s Interact Club—short [...]
Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Recap
Reading bowl ignites competition and imagination. More than 840 students from 14 high schools, 20 middle schools and 51 elementary schools in DeKalb County School District (DCSD) made their way to Arabia Mountain [...]
Ashford Park Teacher Honored by State
Mrs. Miltner, German teacher at Ashford Park Elementary School, is World Language Educator of the Month. For Laura Miltner, a dual-language immersion German teacher at Ashford Park Elementary, January 29 began [...]
JROTC Cadets Meet Congressman John Lewis
Cedar Grove High Cadets Present Colors at Ceremony Featuring Lewis. A group of students from one DeKalb County School District (DCSD) high school recently got up close and personal with a civil rights icon.Cadets [...]
Freedom Middle “Freebots” Travel to Michigan
Freedom MS scholars travel to Michigan to share ideas on water crisis. A recent trip to Michigan has empowered a group future-minded Freedom Middle School students to change the world for the better. [...]
Input Needed: Inclement Weather Make-Up Days Survey
DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will make up two of its four inclement weather days on Feb. 16 and March 9. A public survey presenting options on how to make up the third and fourth [...]
A Movement to Help Peers in Need
Eagle Woods student soars for peers in need. One DeKalb County School District senior is leading the charge in helping fellow students in need. Tit’yanna Hayward spearheaded a schoolwide movement [...]