Douglas County School System

Seventh graders at Fairplay Middle School are studying genetics in their science classes. Recently, after studying DNA, mutations, genes and chromosomes, students chose a topic ...

This week is School-based SLP Week. The Douglas County School System takes this time to recognize the exceptional work of the speech and language pathologists in our schools who a...

Congratulations to Top Brailler Christopher Morgan! Morgan attended the regional Braille challenge for Georgia last week and he did it again! He won first place in the Varsity ca...

Holly Springs Elementary School Media Specialist Kerry Harbin has been named the 2024 Douglas County School System Library Media Specialist of the Year. Assistant Superintendent ...

Congratulations to Top Brailler Christopher Morgan! Morgan attended the regional Braille challenge for Georgia last week and he did it again! He won first place in the Varsity c...

Alexander High School’s baseball team is looking to get back to the state playoffs again in 2024. The Cougars are coming off a 19-11 bid last year when they finished second in R...

Douglas County High School French students recently took part in the Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French’s Immersion Week-end. DCHS French teacher D...

Beulah Elementary School celebrated Black History Month all of February with various activities. First grade teacher Meg Holman said the school had three dress-up days: “We Are H...

Teachers, students and distinguished leaders embraced the nation's largest celebration of reading during National Read Across America Week. From March 2 - 6, community members uni...

DCEF Receives Funding from Microsoft to Support Classroom Impact Grants In partnership with Microsoft, the Douglas County Education Foundation (DCEF) received a grant to suppor...

SDES Students Design Snowflake with Google Drawings Students in Natalie Benton’s STEM class at South Douglas Elementary School recently learned about a new application, Google ...

The weekend of February 15th-17th, four students from Chapel Hill High School attended the GMEA (Georgia Music Educators Association) 2024 All-State Chorus in Athens, Georgia. Eac...

Fifth-grade Program Challenge Students at Holly Springs Elementary School participated in “Hair-Raising” Hands-On Static Electricity stations recently. Holly Springs Principal S...

Students at Bright Star Elementary are exploring pet adoption as a non-traditional approach to immerse themselves in reading. Hundreds of kindergarten, first- and second-grade stu...

In a heartwarming initiative to promote reverse inclusion, fourth-grade students at Chapel Hill Elementary recently participated in a delightful pizza party hosted in Ms. Doty's p...

March is National Youth Art Month, and Douglas County is celebrating its student artists and art educators. The theme for Youth Art Month in 2024 is “Dream in Art.” As part of t...

The Douglas County Tigers baseball team is looking to compete for a playoff position in a super competitive Region 5-6A. Coach John Farmer said his Tigers are led by a great gro...

The Douglas County Chamber is taking applications for its Youth Leadership Douglas program through March 29. Youth Leadership Douglas focuses on providing opportunities for high ...

In a celebration of educational excellence and history, Mt. Carmel Elementary School recently honored Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Divine Nine Greek or...

The month of February was filled with DCSS Black History Month celebrations as students saluted many heroes throughout history. Kindergarten students at New Manchester Elementar...