Douglas County School System

Bill Arp Elementary School STEAM teacher Karen Gorzynski has been recognized as the Douglas County Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year for her work teaching studen...

It is officially the "Year of the Goose" at Chapel Hill Elementary School. In the fall, the school family welcomed a very special addition: Cardi Beak, the new official Library Go...

The hallways of Lithia Springs Elementary School were recently buzzing with excitement as students geared up for the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS). In preparation f...

The Alexander boys and girls golf teams swept the County Golf Tournament on April 14 at Mirror Lake Golf Club. Alexander’s girls won with a score of 374. They were led by low...

The Chapel Hill Middle School baseball team defeated Mason Creek on Tuesday, 15-9, to win the DCSS Middle School Championship. "It was a great team win," Chapel Hill coach Noah S...

Science looks different this spring at New Manchester Elementary School and Sweetwater Elementary School. Instead of books, students worked with strawberries and pasta dough to ex...

Dr. Tameka Scott is stepping down after 16 months on the Douglas County Board of Education. Dr. Scott, elected to the board in 2024, is resigning to pursue her love of public edu...

The Douglas County Education Foundation recognized 35 scholarship recipients from the Class of 2026 during a special reception held April 22 at the Douglas County School System Ce...

The Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA) has named Elizabeth Shadix, media specialist at Bright Star Elementary School, the 2026 West Georgia Region Library Media Specialist o...

Alexander High School’s Christopher Morgan has been named a 2026 Georgia Scholar by the Georgia Department of Education. The Georgia Scholar program recognizes graduating seniors...

New Manchester High School senior Benjamin Cook earned first place in Computer Applications at the State Career & Technical Instructional Conference, held April 15-17 at the 4-H R...

Fourth-grade students at Arbor Station Elementary School experienced a little fun celebrating the spring season while preparing for Georgia Milestones exams. Students hunted eggs ...

It’s great for young students to be rewarded for the hard work and diligence it takes for them to reach their goals. And when the reward is a popsicle, it can become an actual par...

Alexander sophomore gymnast Erin Johnson is a state champion! Johnson scored a 9.6 to win the beam at the 2026 Georgia High School Association Class 6A Gymnastics State Champions...

ongratulations to the Chapel Hill Middle School boys and girls for sweeping the 2026 Douglas County School System Track and Field Championships! Boys team members are: Aaron Redw...

Parents, students and teachers proudly filled the media centers at Mason Creek and Factory Shoals middle schools last week to witness Magnet Academic Signing Day for more than 50 ...

Sweetwater Elementary chorus students performed Disney's "Finding Nemo: Kids" just before spring break after being chosen as one of 71 schools nationwide to receive a special thea...

The Career and Technical Education (CTAE) Department recently launched a pilot program with an AI-powered platform that provides students with on-demand interview practice. Caree...

Kindergarten and first-grade students at Eastside Elementary School experienced a sprinkle of magic as they recently welcomed special guest Princess Tiana to their school communit...

Georgia Literacy Coaching Specialist Dr. Isaac Sparks recently visited Chapel Hill Elementary as part of the “Live, Love, Read” statewide literacy initiative, which celebrates rea...