Douglas County School System

A student-led service project at New Manchester High School has received a $7,000 grant from Lead4Change, recognizing the team’s dedication to addressing food insecurity in their ...

Turner Middle School transformed into a celebration of Japanese animation and comics recently as it hosted the Douglas County Anime Con. Students from elementary, middle and high ...

North Douglas Elementary is riding waves of excitement as students surpass their iReady goals. Scholars who met their benchmarks in the web-based program earned a special trip to ...

Alexander golf coach Ben Robinson said he has been looking forward to this season for a long time. The Cougars are led by seniors Hayden Canary and Ricky Thomas, both of whom hav...

Bill Arp Elementary School hosted its 11th Annual STEAM Day on April 4, transforming the entire school into a hands-on laboratory of science, technology, engineering, arts and ma...

The next Pre-K Parent Night is scheduled for Thursday, May 1, starting at 6:30 p.m., at the Douglas County School System Central Office (11490 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Douglasvill...

New Manchester’s Jaguar Stadium came alive with great energy and enthusiasm on Wednesday as family, friends, school leaders and community members united to proudly celebrate the D...

Walker Prewett’s keen interest in how bees work has earned him some bigtime accolades. The South Douglas Elementary School fifth grader recently won first place in the Douglas Co...

Students at Chapel Hill Elementary and Chapel Hill Middle met the challenge to “Be A Reading Machine” during the third nine weeks of school. The schools won the Beanstack Challen...

Alexander’s girls’ track and field team is coming off a third-place finish at state last year and is looking toward the gold medal this year. They won the county championship rec...

Alexander’s boys’ track and field team is poised for a breakthrough season. The Cougars lost just one athlete from last year to graduation and return a host of athletes who place...

The Douglas County School System Program for Exceptional Children hosted its "Shape the Future" Transition and Resource Fair on March 27 at Legacy Arena, providing an opportunity ...

Students in the Mini Chef Academy at Sweetwater Elementary received their chef’s hats and aprons Monday as part of a special graduation ceremony in the school cafeteria. The Mini...

Stewart Middle School eighth-graders turned their classroom into an engineering lab last week as they designed and built working roller coasters from everyday materials. Students...

Annette Winn Elementary recently hosted a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Night for parents and students, emphasizing the importance of overall well-being and academic success. D...

The Douglas County School System honored its top English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) achievers over the past week, recognizing teacher Araceli Hurley and student Alex N...

Literary scholars in the Douglas County School System were recently recognized for their exceptional successes during the TomeCon Conference, a popular book festival held annually...

Students at Alexander High School will offer a wide selection of vegetables, flowers, herbs, ferns, hanging baskets, and more during the 10th annual FFA Spring Plant Sale April 3-...

Two Lithia Springs High School students have been recognized for excelling at history. Students Angel Brown and Shannelle Keru recently represented Lithia Springs High School at ...

The Douglas County College and Career Institute and Douglas County High School marketing programs recently earned certification from the American Marketing Association (AMA). This...