WBL Experience Leads to Full-Time Careers |
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Two members of the Class of 2021 are great examples of how to turn valuable work experience in high school into a career upon graduation.
Alexander Macias from New Manchester High School and Jamez McPherson from Lithia Springs High School are two upcoming graduates who participated in work-based learning (WBL) in high school and will begin promising career paths upon graduation in May.
Jamez McPherson was recently named Georgia Northwest Region Work-Based Learning Student of the Year. The region is the largest in the state and includes Douglas, Fulton, Clayton, Cobb, Bartow, Carroll and Floyd Counties.
Jamez has worked as a WBL intern with the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (WSA) in the human resources department since August 2020. He looks forward to beginning a full-time career with the WSA.
Jamez is pictured with Ms. Trina Smith, his supervisor with the WSA.
NMHS senior Alexander Macias participated in C.W. Matthews' career signing day recently. The event celebrated eight seniors who worked as interns and will begin a full-time career with the well-established transportation construction company. The signing was held on one of C.W. Matthews' current projects -- a new bridge that is under construction over Lake Allatoona.
New Manchester's WBL Coordinator Whitney Lester attended the ceremony. “For too long only students who sign college athletic and academic scholarships are celebrated at graduation," said Lester. "It’s time we celebrate students who are making the grown- up adult decision to start their career right after high school!”
Alexander is featured in a video of the recent career signing event.
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Holly Springs Team Wins Top Honors in
Stock Market Game
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Holly Springs Elementary students, under the direction of Mrs. Katherine Russ, won top honors in the Stock Market Game sponsored by the Georgia Council on Economic Education.
The winning team from Holly Springs Elementary was the highest performing elementary school in all of Congressional District 13, turning their $100,000 into $122,933.89 in only 10 weeks. The students received a special t-shirt, certificate of achievement, pennant and public recognition.
The Stock Market Game is a nationally organized simulation where students in grades 4-12 are given a fictional $100,000 to invest for 10 weeks. The simulation is a penny for penny simulation of the NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX exchanges. If it happens in real life - it happens in the game. The Georgia Council on Economic Education has endorsed and promoted the Georgia version of the game since 1981. GCEE conducts training for the game for teachers and handles registrations and awards recognitions. Prizes are given at the school district (regional) level and the congressional district level.
Pictured are team members Cody Wright and Adam Fiqia with their teacher, Katherine Russ.
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Adams Sets Records, Achieves State and National Rankings |
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Mason Creek Middle School 8th grader Cortney Adams is breaking records.
Cortney broke the DCSS track record for girls in the 400 and 800 meter dash at the middle school county championship on April 30. MileSplit, the premier network for track and field and cross country, ranks Cortney 2nd in the state in both events and 2nd in the nation in the 400 and 5th in the nation for the 800.
Cortney's time in the girls 200 is 26.54, a school record. She set county records in the girls 400 dash with a time of 57.74 and in the girls 800 dash with a time of 2:24.21.
We wish Cortney the best of luck as she competes in high school next year!
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Vote for Your Favorite Local Businesses, Organizations and People! |
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It's time to vote in the Douglas County Sentinel's Readers' Choice Awards for 2021! Click the link to vote for your favorites in all the categories.
You will have the opportunity to vote for the Douglas County School System as "Best Employer" by clicking "Local People, Places and Things" and scrolling to the "Employer" category. You can also vote for your favorite elementary, middle and high school teacher!
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Three DCSS Employees Featured in West Georgia Living's 40 Under 40 |
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The Douglas County School System is very proud of Anisa Lucas, Tanish Springer and James Burke. These leaders were named to West Georgia Living Magazine's list of 40 Under 40 West Georgia Rising Stars. Their profiles are included in the April 2021 edition.
To see the full profiles, please click here.
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Watch the 2021
Graduations Live!
Our five high school graduations are quickly approaching, and we are thrilled to provide a livestream for our friends and family who are unable to attend in person.
For the link to each school's ceremony, please click here.
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It's Time to Register for Kindergarten and Kindergarten Camp! |
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Kindergarten registration is now open! For information on documents required and a link for registration, click here.
Kindergarten Camp
July 19 - 22, our incoming kindergartners have the opportunity to attend camp at their school for four days. They will learn their way around the school, participate in fun activities, enjoy breakfast and lunch and get to know the kindergarten teachers. They will be ready to learn on the first day of "real" school!
After you register your child for kindergarten and receive an application number, you may go to the Kindergarten Camp link below. You must be registered for kindergarten and have the application number before you can register for Kindergarten Camp.
We are very excited to welcome the Class of 2034 to the DCSS family!
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London Cluster is a ray of sunshine whose bubbly demeanor encourages an atmosphere of warmth and friendliness. She strives for excellence in all activities and always seeks to serve others. Her peers and teachers can depend on her to display her Yeager Mustang enthusiasm for learning and leading. London is the star student in her science class and has the highest average in her ELA class. We look forward to the exciting things London will bring to Yeager in the coming year! |
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May 17: BOE Meeting
May 25, 26: Half Days for All Students
May 26: Semester Ends
May 26: Report Cards, Elementary Schools
May 26: LSHS Graduation, 8:00 p.m., LSHS Stadium
May 27, 28: Post Planning
May 27: DCHS Graduation, 8:00 a.m., NMHS Stadium
May 27: CHHS Graduation, 8:00 p.m., CHHS Stadium
May 28: AHS Graduation, 8:00 a.m., AHS Stadium
May 28: NMHS Graduation, 8:00 p.m., NMHS Stadium
May 31: Holiday for All
June 1, 2: Professional Learning
June 2: COVID Memorial Pinwheel Garden Ceremony, 10:00
June 4: Report Cards Mailed, Middle and High Schools
June 21: BOE Work Session/Board Meeting
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Check out opportunities that are available in our area by clicking the Community Bulletin Board below! |
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