Farm to School in Action
October 25, 2010 • Sam McLemore, Scribbler Staff
Filed under Features
Students sit in third and fourth period classes with their stomachs grumbling. Time slowly ticks by. Suddenly the bell rings and the hallways flood with students. They know that freedom has come. At least for thirty minutes. For half an hour, students get to relax, talk to their friends and, most... Read more »
Welcome Back, Decatur
October 25, 2010 • Rachel Reuter, Scribbler Staff
Filed under News
Majority of students in the City Schools of Decatur have experienced the International Baccalaureate program – also known as I.B. Decatur is about to make another big step in the I.B. application process. Decatur High and Renfroe Middle have submitted their ‘B’ application in the process of becoming... Read more »
Harvest: a Dramatic Feast
October 18, 2010 • Henry Schunk, Dec crew
Filed under Event Calendar, News
The Decatur drama classes are preparing for their first production of the year. On October 21 and 22 the drama classes will perform Harvest:a Dramatic Feast, directed by drama teacher Lynn Hosking. Harvest: a Dramatic Feast, is comprised of three one-act plays, Here We Are, Trifles, and The Flattering... Read more »
Basketball girls adjust to change
October 4, 2010 • Sharlie Goodson, Scribbler Staff
Filed under Sports
Decatur High School’s girls basketball team has a new coach. This year, Bill Roberts took over for previous coach Jennifer Osborne. Roberts is new to Decatur, but not to the sport. Tryouts start October 23rd, and practice soon after, but Roberts already introduced the team to some new traditions. Every... Read more »
FCCLA heads to Perry, Georgia
October 4, 2010 • Eliza Cote, Dec crew
Filed under Student Life
Decatur’s chapter of FCCLA, Future Community and Consumer Leaders of America, plans to attend the 2010 Fall Rally on Oct. 13. The event takes place in Perry, Georgia in conjunction with the Georgia National Fair. The rally is a meeting place for all FCCLA chapters in the state and is intended to boost... Read more »
Decatur celebrates languages
October 4, 2010 • Faith Huh, Dec crew
Filed under Student Life
It isn’t everyday that we hear five different languages spoken in one hour. Tuesday, Sept. 21, was one of those rare days. City Schools of Decatur gathered to perform and celebrate various languages that students have learned. Around 7 p.m. parents, teachers, and students started trickling into the... Read more »
Key Club volunteers help SkaterAid’s success
October 4, 2010 • Lucy Phipps-Kaye, Scribbler staff
Filed under News
With school in full swing, clubs at Decatur High have also begun to have a consistent schedule and are working on projects and activities for the 2010-2011 school year. One of these is Key Club, run by senior SarahAnne Herbert. On Saturday, September 26th, students in the club took part in the annual... Read more »
Adding a new variable
October 4, 2010 • Ellen Hughes, Scribbler staff
Filed under News
With the new 2010-11 school year comes substantial changes. And not just the shifting schedule or the fresh teachers. Standards based grading is new this year. Two teachers from every department (called “pilot teachers”) are chosen to experiment with a new standards-based grading system, which is... Read more »