New students at Decatur High School
September 29, 2011
Filed under Multimedia, Student Life, Student Life
Decatur High School welcomes it’s newest students. The DEC teams compiled interviews with several new students to share their experiences at their previous schools and their initial thoughts of Decatur.
Senior fights cancer
September 28, 2011
Filed under News, Student Life
Senior Catherine Wallace is working to help cure cancer for her senior project, using resources at Georgia Tech. Fox 5 Atlanta interviewed her for a segment on Tuesday, September 27th. Watch the video here.
Alliance theater exhibits student art
September 28, 2011
Filed under News, Student Life
Decatur art students had the opportunity to display their art at the Alliance Theater, creating works based on the theater’s recent production, Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” Read about and see photos from their exhibit at decatur.patch.com.
9/11 ceremony at Decatur High School
September 28, 2011
Filed under Featured Multimedia, Multimedia, Video
First pep rally (August 25, 2011)
September 23, 2011
Filed under Featured Multimedia, Multimedia, Sports, Video
Weekend in college football: beat downs, breakups and new relations
September 20, 2011 • Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Sports
Most Saturdays host at least two games with ranked opponents, but the only ranked game was number one Oklahoma at number five Florida State. LSU, ranked third in the nation, did take a visit to number 25, Mississippi State, on Thursday night, yet Thursday does not feel the same as Saturday. All the big... Read more »
Freshman friends divided
September 20, 2011 • Leela Goshorn, Carpe Diem staff
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Freshman Irene Ruby and her friends entered Decatur High after three years of going to Renfroe Middle School together. But now that they’re here, they’ve been split up. “I haven’t seen my best friends like all year,” Ruby said. “It’s [only] been two weeks, but you know, it’s scary to... Read more »
IB, eh?
September 19, 2011 • Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem Staff
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Early this school year, three of Decatur’s brave pioneers ventured to a foreign land to learn the trade secrets of a magical method of education. Well, sort of. English teachers, Cara Cassell, Chris Parizo and Kerri Williams went to an International Baccalaureate (IB) program conference in Toronto,... Read more »
Watkinson married to ice
September 12, 2011 • Fikrae Tesema, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Sports
Science teacher Christopher Watkinson sits in his classroom, remembering Atlanta’s “snowpocalypse” and starts laughing. “I was driving back from Florida, and I saw abandoned cars, like it was a scary movie. I was wondering where everybody was,” Watkinson said. For Watkinson, the... Read more »
Sophomore to undergo surgery
September 12, 2011 • Swani Vinton, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Sports, Student Life
Sophomore Sarah Stubbs will receive surgery on September 23rd on both of her knees. Stubbs plays club soccer for CFC East, runs varsity cross country and plays on the varsity soccer team for Decatur. Stubbs was diagnosed with osteochondritis dissecans, a joint condition resulting from reduced blood... Read more »