Decatur High School

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Decatur, AL  35601

Telephone:  (256) 552-3011           

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Have a safe summer!  School will resume for students on Monday, August 10, 2009.

 

 


Campus Happenings:

Friday, May 29, 2009:

Graduation will be held this evening at Ogle Stadium at 7:00 P.M., weather permitting.  If the weather is not permitting, the graduation ceremony will be held inside in the DHS Auditorium.  If graduation is held in the auditorium, seating will be limited to 4 tickets per student.  Seniors should be at the stadium no later than 6:30 P.M. and dressed appropriately for the occasion.  Pictures of each graduate and a DVD will be made available to each graduate for a fee.  The DVD will cost $20.00.  Order forms will be distributed at graduation practice. 

Please arrive early to graduation.  No one will be seated during the processional, valedictory address, or the awarding of diplomas.  If you arrive late to the graduation ceremony, you will have to sit on the visitor's side of the stadium.

 


Summer Reading Assignments for English Classes

 

Follow the appropriate link below to download the summer reading assignments for your class.

 

Pre-DP 9th grade summer reading Word format PDF format
Honors 9th grade summer reading  Word format PDF format
Pre-DP 10th grade summer reading  Word format PDF format
Honors 10th grade summer reading  Word format PDF format
IB Junior summer reading          Word format PDF format
Honors 11th grade summer reading   Word format PDF format
AP Junior English summer reading Word format PDF format
IB Senior summer reading     Word format PDF format
Honors 12th grade summer reading Word format   PDF format
AP Senior summer reading Word format PDF format
Template for major works Word format PDF format

 

 


 

Summer School and Credit Recovery Program

Applications for summer school, credit recovery program, and driver's education are now available in the DHS Guidance Office. 

Summer school will be held at Horizon High School this summer.  Session 1 will be held from June 3-16, 2009.  Session 2 will be held from June 17-30, 2009. Session 3 will be held from July 6-17, 2009.  Classes will be held from 7:40 A.M. until 3:50 P.M., Monday through Thursday, and from 7:40 A.M. through 12:00 Noon on Friday.  Summer school registration will cost $150.00 for each semester course payable to Decatur City Schools.  Registration and payment for the first session must be completed by May 15, 2009.  Registration for the second and / or third sessions must be completed by June 10, 2009.  See the DHS Guidance Office for more information.

The Credit Recovery Program will be held at Decatur High School for sessions 1 and 2 and at Austin High School for session 3.  Session 1 will be held June 3-16, 2009.  Session 2 will be held June 17-30, 2009.  Session 3 will be held July 6-17, 2009.  Classes will be held Monday through Thursday with no Friday classes.  First semester class work will be completed from 8:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. and second semester class work will be completed from 12:00 Noon - 3:00 P.M.  Tuition for credit recovery is $100 per semester.  Registration for the first session is due by May 15, 2009.  Registration for sessions 2 and 3 of credit recovery is due by June 10, 2009.  Payment may be made by check or money order payable to Decatur City Schools.


PTA Newsletter

Follow this link for the May 2009 DHS PTA Newsletter


DHS

Community & Service

 

Welcome 9th Graders!

As an IB MYP school, freshmen are required to volunteer at least 5 hours each semester within our community. Please complete the forms for any community service you complete during the summer. Volunteer opportunities will be made available starting in August! 

Kim Qualls, IB Coordinator

 

Link to IB MYP Community and Service Sheet (html format)

Link to IB MYP Community and Service Sheet (Word document format)

Link to IB MYP Community and Service Reflection Sheet (html format)

Link to IB MYP Community and Service Reflection Sheet (Word document format)


DHS in the News 

(Please note that links to the DecaturDaily.com now require a subscription to read.  We apologize for any inconvenience).

Nabors, Lowry lead Decatur to next round

Decatur's Bentford wins sectionals

Powers heads to Indianapolis:  Colts take Decatur grad in 3rd round

Decatur's Mary Virginia Sherrill

Austin girls, Decatur boys win in golf

School board delays vote on diploma options

No. 6 Decatur girls fall in 2 OT to No. 4 Grissom

Alabama High School Soccer Coaches State Rankings

Lady Raiders roll at home

Ex-baseball star found success in softball, too

Neill helps Decatur win pair in baseball

Decatur tourney attracts the girls

Decatur girls record second straight shut out

Band competition

School pitches incubator plan

City's bands earn superior ratings

Athens sweeps a pair from Decatur

Pancakes, anyone?

Decatur girls rally against Hartselle

Wynn, Bryan pick up wins for Decatur

Decatur schools foundation hires director

Alabama High School Soccer Coaches Association state rankings

Decatur wins first of season

Decatur softball opens season with home win

Decatur schools calendar OK'd

City schools going less physical

"G" Redus grows up

Unitary status progresses

City schools seek lease on business incubator

Depositions held in Decatur schools' unitary status bid

New school buses, routes in Decatur

Bus route changes

Decatur girls step into tough 6A competition

They might not be hiring, but they will tell you how to get a job

Florence ace's hot shooting sinks Decatur

Lady Raiders' season ends

2009 Miss Raider Pageant

Dixie Chicks   /  Dixie Chicks story

Area tourney looms

DHS Winter Guard to sell stew for fundraiser (Please scroll down in the article)

Fletcher has big night for Decatur

Decatur boys beat Athens to score 3rd straight victory

Soldier laid to rest

Grant to help Decatur schools

Decatur's 6th man

Big 3rd quarter carries Decatur to Area 15 win

Decatur graduate killed in Iraq

Decatur girl wins $2000 at Junior Miss competition

Treys sink Decatur

Decatur girls earn the day off

School calendar proposal has spring break in April

Both Austin, Decatur Cheer for Christine

Raiders regroup

Morgan County Junior Miss:  Lisa Ledbetter

State Junior Miss

Austin Sweeps

Lady Black Bears rally with big 4th quarter

City rivals fighting for Area 15 positions

Middle years program expands to high schools

Decatur can't solve Sparkman

Powers leaves for shot at pros

Austin, Decatur win Times Tourney openers

A win cheers Decatur's girls squad

Red Raiders' boys can't quite catch Huntsville

Austin and Decatur place 1st in BEST, 2nd in robotics

Decatur struggles past 2A Tanner

Magazine honors Decatur, Athens, and Falkville schools

Red Raiders learning on the job

Decatur falls twice to Bob Jones

The Daily's Best:  Lady Raiders' cross country ace Adams is always on the run

Decatur Daily All-Area Cross Country Team

Austin quiets rival Decatur

City rivals meet in area openers

Tanner can't stop Decatur sisters

Decatur's Shannon Laughlin

Decatur holds on

Athens' press flattens Decatur

Lady Raiders' rally falls short

Decatur schools get literacy donation

Decatur sweeps Hartselle in basketball

No high grades on these tests:  All students pass random drug screens at Austin and Decatur

AHSAA State Cross Country Local Finishers

Red Raiders' Season Ends

Running for a friend

Facing the best

Decatur Board of Education Takes Office

2008 Alabama High School Athletic Association Football Playoffs

BOE delivers 200K pages, files for end of oversight

The perfect defense

"Just Plane Crazy" has students at their BEST

Lisa Ledbetter claims Morgan Junior Miss title

Decatur's Adams 5th in NW Alabama Meet

Phil Hastings honored for safe schools efforts

Defense Dominates:  Decatur blanks Grissom, will host first round of state

2-for-1 in River City

Grazing in the grass

Decatur girls win Winfield cross country meet

Coach Adcock part of DHS tradition

Red Raiders find ways to win games

Kudos for Adcock

Big night at Decatur High

Century Mark:  Red Raiders give Coach Adcock 100th victory

No cupcake for Decatur

Decatur High elects homecoming queen

Decatur educator named finalist for state honor

Decatur rolls in rout on road

Injuries don't slow Decatur

Correcting a mistake:  Decatur High inducts 42-year-old into National Honor Society

Running rivals

Decatur blanks Buckhorn

City duo hits the road

Owens Classic draws its largest field of runners

Austin, Decatur split matches

Red Ribbon March Saturday morning

School tech upgrade to cost $3 M

"Blacking out" Bob Jones

Decatur rallies by Bob Jones

Austin gets second sweep of Decatur

Red Raiders have easy time lassoing the Herd

Raiders ready to roll

Austin sweeps Lady Raiders at Decatur

Decatur, Austin fall in volleyball

Early mistakes sink Red Raiders

Decatur is next for Huntsville's tough defense

City to lease space to robotics team;  only cost is utilities

Records fall at Chickasaw

Senators veto Decatur's lead

After beating rival, Decatur prepares for Sparkman

1900 runners registered for Chickasaw race

Decatur, Austin fusing robotics

Decatur earns the right

Something to cheer about

A "Great American Rivalry"

Tough opening act

Decatur's Adams 1st at Austin Relays

Decatur senior linemen draw the line

Decatur High Class of 1963

Jamboree has "good crowd, great show"

Journey to Japan

Talk of touchdowns and Friday nights

Stepping up to 6A

Memphis lands Decatur standout

 

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