Douglas County School System

The hallways were buzzing with excitement at Turner Middle School on Friday, April 18, as staff and students gathered in the cafeteria to embrace world-renowned author Farrah Roch...

Kindergarten students at Arbor Station Elementary recently experienced an exciting, interactive lesson on democracy by participating in a unique mock election to vote for a “Class...

Students excelling in math at Beulah Elementary were recently treated to a special Glow and Grow Math Celebration. Instructional Lead Teacher Sarah Brownlow organized the special...

Chapel Hill’s golf teams aim to build on their progress during the 2025 season. The girls' team is led by Coach Steve Boyd, while the boys' team is guided by coaches Brad Stephen...

The Douglas County School System will begin accepting applications for School Choice Transfers April 16 through April 28, 2025. Parents may request to transfer their child to ano...

As the Douglas County School System prepares to honor its graduating seniors, the Class of 2025 is ready to shine. The milestone events will take place at Legacy Arena on May 21,...

Book lovers at South Douglas Elementary School can now take a stroll down “The Literacy Lane” StoryWalk. The interactive StoryWalk combines reading a children’s book with physica...

Current Partners In Education (PIE) members were joined by prospective new members from the community and school system representatives on Wednesday, April 2, for networking and b...

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...

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 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...