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{{Short description|Public school in Decatur, Georgia, United States}}
{{Infobox School
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| name = Decatur High School
| name = Decatur High School
| image = [[Image:Dhs front1.jpg|240px]]
| image = DecaturHSfromFlickr.jpg
| principal = Lauri McKain-Fernández
| caption = Decatur High School in 2006
| established = 1912
| logo = Decatur High School (Georgia).png
| district = City Schools of Decatur
| logo_size = 170px
| type = Public secondary
| principal = Duane Sprull
| grades = 9–12
| established = 1912
| location = 310 North McDonough Street <br> [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]] 30030.
| district = [[City Schools of Decatur]]
| enrollment = ~800
| coordinates = {{Coord|33.770932|-84.297273|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:edu}}
| campus = Urban
| type = Public High School
| motto = '''"[[Carpe Diem]]"'''
| grades = 9–12
|free_label = Accreditation
| address = 310 North McDonough Street
|free_text = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]]
| city = [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]
|free_label2 = Region
|free_text2 = 6B in Class AA ([[Georgia High School Association|GHSA]])
| state = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| zipcode = 30030-3393
|information =404-370-4420
| country = [[United States]]
| mascot = [[Bulldog]]
| teaching_staff = 123.10 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]])<ref name=NCES>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1301680&ID=130168000802|title=Decatur High School |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>
| colors = [[Navy Blue]] and [[Old Gold]]
| enrollment = 1,853 (2022–23)<ref name=NCES />
| website = [http://www.dhs.cityschoolsofdecatur.com/ www.dhs.cityschoolsofdecatur.com]
| ratio = 15.05<ref name=NCES />
| campus = Urban
| motto = ''[[Carpe Diem]]''
| accreditation = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]]
| free_text = 4 in Class AAAAA ([[Georgia High School Association|GHSA]])
| free_label = Region
| mascot = [[Bulldog]]
| colors = Navy and gold {{Color box|Navy|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|#CFB53B|border=darkgray}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.csdecatur.net/dhs|csdecatur.net/dhs}}
}}
}}


'''Decatur High School''' ('''DHS''') is a [[high school]] in [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], with an enrollment of approx. 800 students. It is the sole high school in the City Schools of Decatur School system. The school was established in [[1912]] in the heart of Decatur, at walking distance from the city [[Town square|square]], [[courthouse]], and [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] station.
'''Decatur High School''' ('''DHS''') is a [[high school]] in [[Decatur, Georgia]], United States. It is [[City Schools of Decatur|City Schools of Decatur's]] sole high school and was established in 1912.

==Administration==
*[[Principal (school)|Principal]]: Lauri McKain-Fernández
*Assistant Principal: Calvin Leaks
*Dean of Students: Arlethea Williams
*Director of Career & Technology Education: Steve Powell
*Athletic Director (System Position): Carter Wilson


==Academics==
==Academics==
[[Image:DHSLITMAGCOVER.jpg|thumb|220px|right|2006 DHS Literary Magazine]]
<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:DHSLITMAGCOVER.jpg|thumb|220px|right|2006 DHS Literary Magazine]] -->
The standard core curriculum at Decatur High School is taught at the college-preparatory level, advanced, and the Advanced Placement level may begin in the 10th grade. Students may also enroll in work-study opportunities or internships, and take joint enrollment classes at local colleges. 87% of the class of 2012 attended a four-year college and 58% met the [[HOPE Scholarship]].<ref name=20122013SchoolProfile>{{cite web|title=20122013SchoolProfile|url=http://dhs.csdecatur.net/about-us/20122013SchoolProfile.pdf?plugin=RWD&Templates=RWD&printversion=4&ConfPosition=1|work=dhs.csdecatur.net|publisher=Decatur High School Counselors Office|access-date=15 February 2013}}{{dead link|date=August 2023}}</ref>
The school offers General, Advanced, and [[Advanced Placement Program|Advanced Placement]] classes on a 4 by 4 [[block schedule|block scheduling]] system. The school met [[Adequate Yearly Progress]] for the 2005-2006 school year. Typically, 85 percent of the graduating class plans for college and receives the [[HOPE Scholarship]].


The average scores for the [[PSAT/NMSQT|PSAT]], the [[SAT]], and the [[Georgia High School Graduation Test]] are all above the state averages. 101 students took the [[ACT (test)|ACT]], and 149 students took the SAT by the fall 2012 semester. The school met [[Adequate Yearly Progress]] for the 2010–2011 school year. Students also have to take the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress)<ref>{{cite web|title=Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)|url=http://dhs.csdecatur.net/curriculum/|work=City Schools of Decatur|publisher=City Schools of Decatur|access-date=14 February 2013|archive-date=6 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095019/http://dhs.csdecatur.net/curriculum/|url-status=dead}}</ref> tests three times every year until their senior year.
====AP classes offered====
*Biology
*Calculus AB
*Calculus BC (by demand)
*Chemistry
*Environmental Science
*European History
*United States Government & Politics
*Language and Composition
*Literature and Composition
*Statistics
*United States History
*World History


The school continues the [[International Baccalaureate]] [[IB Middle Years Programme|middle years programme]] started at Beacon Hill Middle School through the 9th and 10th grades.<ref name=IBInfo>{{cite web|title=Renfroe Middle School and Decatur High School International Baccalaureate-Middle Years Program|url=http://dhs.csdecatur.net/IB/|work=Decatur High School|publisher=City schools of Decatur|access-date=14 February 2013}}{{dead link|date=August 2023}}</ref><ref name="Annual Report" /> Sophomores may apply to the [[IB Diploma Programme|Diploma Programme]] after completion of the middle years programme.<ref name=IBInfo /><ref name="Annual Report" />
==Alma Mater==
[[Image:CarpeDiemCover.JPG|thumb|220px|right|February 2006 DHS Newsmagazine]]
''Sung to the tune of Cayuga's Waters''


==Accomplishments==
In the heart of old Decatur,<br />
With its skies of blue,<br />
Stands our noble Alma Mater,<br />
Glorious to view.<br />
Lift the chorus, speed it onward,<br />
Loud her praises cry,<br />
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater!<br />
Hail, Decatur High!<br />
Walls of knowledge, hope, and courage<br />
In tradition bound,<br />
Reared against the arch of heaven,<br />
Looks she proudly down,<br />
Lift the chorus, speed it onward,<br />
Loud her praises cry.<br />
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater!<br />
Hail, Decatur High!<br />


==Awards==
=== Academic===
====2010–2011====
[[Image:CSD_Logo.gif|right]]
*Became an AP Honor School and was included in ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s Challenge Index.<ref name="Annual Report">{{cite web|title=CSD Annual Report 2010-2011 |url=http://csdecatur.net/about/CSD-Annual-Report-2010-2011-small.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802132817/http://csdecatur.net/about/CSD-Annual-Report-2010-2011-small.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |work=csdecatur.net |publisher=City Schools of Decatur |access-date=15 February 2013 }}</ref>
*The Decatur [[Mock Trial]] team won the DeKalb Regional Championship of the Georgia Mock Trial Competition for the fifth consecutive year, and placed 3rd at the state level in the 2005-2006 competition.
*Five seniors entered the HerWorld competition and won by designing a smart toothbrush.<ref name="Annual Report" />
*The [[Journalism]] department's production, Carpe Diem, has consistently won top national awards, including the [[Gold Crown]] of the [[Columbia Scholastic Press Association]], the [[National Pacemaker Awards|Pacemaker]] of the [[National Scholastic Press Association]], and the [[George Gallup Award]].
*The yearbook was featured in the ''Gallery of Excellence'' by its publisher, the [[Walsworth Publishing Company]].


====2021–2022====
==Athletic Accomplishments==
*The DHS Mock Trial Team won the Georgia mock trial state championship<ref>{{cite web | url=https://decaturish.com/2022/03/decatur-high-school-mock-trial-team-wins-state-championship/ | title=Decatur High School mock trial team wins state championship | date=21 March 2022 }}</ref>
[[Image:1920 Dec football.jpg|thumb|142px|right|1920 Football Player]]
====2005-2006====
===Athletic===
Athletic activities include Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Swimming, Cross Country, and a number of other sports.
*Girls Varsity Volleyball 1st in Area 4 A/AA, competed in Final Four in State AA
The Boys Cross Country Team won the Class 5A State Championship in 2019, the school's first State Title in Cross County. On 14, May, 2022 the girls ultimate frisbee team won the state girls ultimate frisbee championship, ending their season undefeated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seiler |first1=Zoe |title=Decatur High School girls ultimate frisbee team wins state championship |url=https://decaturish.com/2022/05/decatur-high-school-girls-ultimate-frisbee-team-wins-state-championship/ |website=Decaturish |date=16 May 2022 |publisher=Decaturish |access-date=17 May 2022}}</ref>
*Boys Cross Country 4th in State AA
*Softball 1st in Region 5-AA, competed in State AA tournament for first time in DHS history
*Varsity Football 2nd in Region 5-AA, made AA State Playoffs for third consecutive year
*JROTC Raiders win State Championship
*Boys Varsity Basketball 3rd in Region 5-AA, competed in Elite Eight for AA State Playoffs; ranked #8 in Final Poll by the GA Sportswriters
*Girls Track/Field 2nd in Region 5-AA; 1st in State
*Boys Track/Field 2nd in Region 5-AA and 3rd in State (Rodney McDowell set a school record with 5 gold medals at Region and 1st at State for 300 IH )
*Boys Varsity Soccer finished 1st in Area 5-A/AA; competed in Elite Eight of State Playoffs
*Girls Varsity Soccer finished 1st in Area 5-A/AA, competed in Final Four in State A/AA
*JV Lacrosse was extremely successful, leading to varsity boys and girls teams in the 2006-2007 school year.
*Decatur High School ranked #6 in the State of Georgia in overall Athletic Excellence


In 2022–2023 The DHS Boys and Girls Cross County both won the 5A GHSA State Championship respectively. Three runners were named to the Atlanta Track Club All-Metro Cross Country Team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://decaturish.com/2022/12/decatur-high-shines-in-fall-sports/ | title=Decatur High School Cross County Teams wins state championship | date= December 21, 2022 }}</ref>
====2006-2007====
*Girls Varsity Volleyball competed in Final Four in State AA
*Boys Cross Country 3rd in Region 6 AA, 3rd in State


==Campus==
==Controversies==
===Racial discrimination controversy===
The campus has four buildings:
In May of 2020 a video began circulating showing a DHS student, and son of DHS IB coordinator and instructional coach Cheryl Nahamias, holding a toy gun, using racial slurs and threatening black DHS students.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://decaturish.com/2020/05/city-schools-of-decatur-investigates-video-showing-son-of-decatur-high-admin-making-racist-threats/ | title=City Schools of Decatur investigates video showing son of Decatur High admin making racist threats | date=28 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theroot.com/white-woman-files-discrimination-suit-against-georgia-s-1846102497 | title=White Woman Files Discrimination Suit Against Georgia School District After Being Transferred for Defending Son's Racist Remarks | date=21 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/decatur/racist-video-decatur-high-student-nahmias-racism-mawuli-davis/85-5bea1152-65c6-45f0-ab05-23d73f6a6756 | title=Heartbroken, fearful: Decatur residents say teen's video is latest example of climate of racism in city | date=29 May 2020 }}</ref> Cheryl Nahamias was demoted and reassigned to a job in [[City Schools of Decatur|CSD's]] central offices after defending her sons actions. In December of 2020 Cheryl Nahamias, who is white, filed a racial discrimination suit against City Schools of Decatur, stating through her attorney that "[I] believe the City Schools of Decatur has violated Dr. Nahmias' civil, constitutional, and educational privacy rights. We intend to prove that [Superintendent David] Dude and his administration have created a work environment that is hostile to legally protected speech and whistleblowers. ... We intend to hold CSD and its administrators accountable for this egregious conduct.".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://decaturish.com/2021/01/decatur-high-admin-whose-son-made-racist-video-sues-school-district-for-racial-discrimination/ | title=Decatur High admin whose son made racist video sues school district for racial discrimination | date=20 January 2021 }}</ref> In January of 2022 it was reported that CSD settled with Cheryl Nahamias out of court and agreed to pay her three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://decaturish.com/2022/01/decatur-schools-insurer-pays-350k-to-settle-claims-of-former-employee-whose-son-made-racist-comments/ | title=Decatur Schools' insurer pays $350k to settle claims of former employee whose son made racist comments | date=12 January 2022 }}</ref>
* A main classroom building with a protruding [[library]] above the front doors, built in [[1965]]
* A vocational building connected to the main building via a [[breezeway]]
* A [[stadium]] with a small number of classrooms, and athletic locker room facilities. It is the oldest lighted stadium in continuous use in the [[United States]].
* A [[gym|gymnasium]] that held the district administration offices until a recent relocation


===Football spectator misconduct===
Current plans call for a [[demolition]] of the current gymnasium and the construction of a fine arts building with a new gym as well as auditorium. These are to be built in the old gym's blueprint as well on the field that used to hold the campus's North Building before its demolition.
At a football game played in late August 2022 against [[Flowery Branch High School]] Decatur High School students spat on members of the Flowery Branch High School band, pulled feathers from the hats of members of the FBHS band and sexually harassed the FBHS [[majorettes]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/high-school-sets-new-policy-after-principal-says-kids-spit-fought-rivals-band-members/NZRTISRMGJEXRPYTGTBQ6GJ65Y/ | title=High school sets new policy after principal says kids spit on rival's band members | date=25 August 2022 }}</ref> Additionally students from DHS consumed alcohol and drugs, got into fights, and vandalized the stadium.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/video/high-school-sets-policy-principal-204344241.html | title=High school sets new policy after principal says kids spit on rival's band members }}</ref> These events resulted in DHS implementing a new suite of policies intended to curb student misconduct at sporting events; including banning students from standing on the benches, increasing supervision of the event by members of the school staff and disallowing students from bringing bags into stadiums.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://decaturish.com/2022/08/principal-decatur-high-students-drank-destroyed-property-and-made-sexual-comments-at-football-game/ | title=Principal: Decatur High students drank, destroyed property and made 'sexual comments' at football game | date=23 August 2022 }}</ref>


==Notable Alumni==
==Notable alumni==
*[[Roy Blount, Jr.]], writer and humorist<ref>Kloer, Phil. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7C2A2A7A70F2D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM The Blount Truth]." ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''. March 29, 1987.</ref>
[[Image:Roy Blount.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Roy Blount, Jr., DHS '59]]
*[[Pete Case]], former professional football player
*[[DeForest Kelley]] '36, [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]] Actor
*[[Felipe Claybrooks]], former professional football player
*Richard Bell '38, Georgia Supreme Court Justice (1982-1992)
*[[DeForest Kelley]], actor<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF896CE792A0E19&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Proud sports history honored at Decatur]." ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''. November 2, 2001. F1.</ref>
*[[Frank Broyles]] '43, Men's Athletic Director, [[University of Arkansas]]
*[[Gorden Kelley]], former professional football player
*[[Pierre Howard]], [[Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
*[[Larry Morris]], former professional football player, [[College Football Hall of Fame]] member
*[[Roy Blount, Jr.]] '59, [[Author]]
*[[Morgan Saylor]], actress
*Caroline (Bagby) Whitson '64, [[Columbia College (Columbia, South Carolina)|Columbia College]] [[University President|President]]
*[[David Sims (running back)|David Sims]], former professional football player
*[[Daniel Wilcox]], [[NFL]] [[Tight End]]
*[[Jordan Grimes]], [[NBA]] [[Point Guard]]
*[[Jordan Walker (baseball)|Jordan Walker]], professional baseball player
*[[Herb White]], former professional basketball player
*[[Daniel Wilcox]], former professional football player


==References==
==School Publications==
{{reflist}}
[[Image:DHSBulldogLogo.gif|left|DHS Mascot]]
*[[Student newspaper|Newsmagazine]]: Carpe Diem (Member of the [[Columbia Scholastic Press Association]], Georgia Scholastic Press Association, [[National Scholastic Press Association]], [[Quill and Scroll]], and the [[High School National Ad Network]] and winner of multiple Quill and Scroll Gallup Awards and Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Awards.
*[[Yearbook]]: InDecatur
*[[Literary magazine|Literary Magazine]]: Rotating Title (Current: A Roman Exploration of Terra Incognita)


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.dhs.cityschoolsofdecatur.com/index.shtml School Website]
* [http://dhs.csdecatur.net/ Decatur High School]
{{Decatur, Georgia}}
* [http://www.decatur-city.k12.ga.us District Website]
{{DeKalb County, Georgia Schools}}
* [http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ State Schools Website]
{{GHSA Class AAAAA Region 4}}

{{authority control}}


[[Category:High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Public high schools in DeKalb County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1912]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1912]]
[[Category:Decatur, Georgia]]
[[Category:1912 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

Latest revision as of 15:41, 29 November 2024

Decatur High School
Decatur High School in 2006
Address
Map
310 North McDonough Street

Decatur
,
Georgia
30030-3393

United States
Coordinates33°46′15″N 84°17′50″W / 33.770932°N 84.297273°W / 33.770932; -84.297273
Information
TypePublic High School
MottoCarpe Diem
Established1912
School districtCity Schools of Decatur
PrincipalDuane Sprull
Teaching staff123.10 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,853 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.05[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Navy and gold   
MascotBulldog
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
Region4 in Class AAAAA (GHSA)
Websitecsdecatur.net/dhs

Decatur High School (DHS) is a high school in Decatur, Georgia, United States. It is City Schools of Decatur's sole high school and was established in 1912.

Academics

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The standard core curriculum at Decatur High School is taught at the college-preparatory level, advanced, and the Advanced Placement level may begin in the 10th grade. Students may also enroll in work-study opportunities or internships, and take joint enrollment classes at local colleges. 87% of the class of 2012 attended a four-year college and 58% met the HOPE Scholarship.[2]

The average scores for the PSAT, the SAT, and the Georgia High School Graduation Test are all above the state averages. 101 students took the ACT, and 149 students took the SAT by the fall 2012 semester. The school met Adequate Yearly Progress for the 2010–2011 school year. Students also have to take the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress)[3] tests three times every year until their senior year.

The school continues the International Baccalaureate middle years programme started at Beacon Hill Middle School through the 9th and 10th grades.[4][5] Sophomores may apply to the Diploma Programme after completion of the middle years programme.[4][5]

Accomplishments

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Academic

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2010–2011

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  • Became an AP Honor School and was included in The Washington Post's Challenge Index.[5]
  • Five seniors entered the HerWorld competition and won by designing a smart toothbrush.[5]

2021–2022

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  • The DHS Mock Trial Team won the Georgia mock trial state championship[6]

Athletic

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Athletic activities include Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Swimming, Cross Country, and a number of other sports. The Boys Cross Country Team won the Class 5A State Championship in 2019, the school's first State Title in Cross County. On 14, May, 2022 the girls ultimate frisbee team won the state girls ultimate frisbee championship, ending their season undefeated.[7]

In 2022–2023 The DHS Boys and Girls Cross County both won the 5A GHSA State Championship respectively. Three runners were named to the Atlanta Track Club All-Metro Cross Country Team.[8]

Controversies

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Racial discrimination controversy

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In May of 2020 a video began circulating showing a DHS student, and son of DHS IB coordinator and instructional coach Cheryl Nahamias, holding a toy gun, using racial slurs and threatening black DHS students.[9][10][11] Cheryl Nahamias was demoted and reassigned to a job in CSD's central offices after defending her sons actions. In December of 2020 Cheryl Nahamias, who is white, filed a racial discrimination suit against City Schools of Decatur, stating through her attorney that "[I] believe the City Schools of Decatur has violated Dr. Nahmias' civil, constitutional, and educational privacy rights. We intend to prove that [Superintendent David] Dude and his administration have created a work environment that is hostile to legally protected speech and whistleblowers. ... We intend to hold CSD and its administrators accountable for this egregious conduct.".[12] In January of 2022 it was reported that CSD settled with Cheryl Nahamias out of court and agreed to pay her three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.[13]

Football spectator misconduct

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At a football game played in late August 2022 against Flowery Branch High School Decatur High School students spat on members of the Flowery Branch High School band, pulled feathers from the hats of members of the FBHS band and sexually harassed the FBHS majorettes.[14] Additionally students from DHS consumed alcohol and drugs, got into fights, and vandalized the stadium.[15] These events resulted in DHS implementing a new suite of policies intended to curb student misconduct at sporting events; including banning students from standing on the benches, increasing supervision of the event by members of the school staff and disallowing students from bringing bags into stadiums.[16]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Decatur High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "20122013SchoolProfile" (PDF). dhs.csdecatur.net. Decatur High School Counselors Office. Retrieved February 15, 2013.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)". City Schools of Decatur. City Schools of Decatur. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Renfroe Middle School and Decatur High School International Baccalaureate-Middle Years Program". Decatur High School. City schools of Decatur. Retrieved February 14, 2013.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ a b c d "CSD Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). csdecatur.net. City Schools of Decatur. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "Decatur High School mock trial team wins state championship". March 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Seiler, Zoe (May 16, 2022). "Decatur High School girls ultimate frisbee team wins state championship". Decaturish. Decaturish. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Decatur High School Cross County Teams wins state championship". December 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "City Schools of Decatur investigates video showing son of Decatur High admin making racist threats". May 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "White Woman Files Discrimination Suit Against Georgia School District After Being Transferred for Defending Son's Racist Remarks". January 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Heartbroken, fearful: Decatur residents say teen's video is latest example of climate of racism in city". May 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Decatur High admin whose son made racist video sues school district for racial discrimination". January 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "Decatur Schools' insurer pays $350k to settle claims of former employee whose son made racist comments". January 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "High school sets new policy after principal says kids spit on rival's band members". August 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "High school sets new policy after principal says kids spit on rival's band members".
  16. ^ "Principal: Decatur High students drank, destroyed property and made 'sexual comments' at football game". August 23, 2022.
  17. ^ Kloer, Phil. The Blount Truth." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. March 29, 1987.
  18. ^ "Proud sports history honored at Decatur." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 2, 2001. F1.
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