Pictures of the Close Up Club at the MLK Day service project
January 19, 2012
Filed under News
Over 25 Decatur High School students joined Mr. Billingsley in giving back to the community. About 15 of the participants are part of Mr. Billingsley Close Up Club. The other participants were part of Decatur High School’s Service team. Billingsley’s Close Up Club is raising money through... Read more »
My Week with Marilyn
January 18, 2012 • Amelia Thomas, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, Top Stories
Based on the identically-titled book by Colin Clark, “My Week with Marilyn” follows the production of one of famous actress Marilyn Monroe’s most well-known films, “The Prince and the Showgirl.” The film, directed by Simon Curtis, shows a side of the sexy, iconic film star that most audience... Read more »
Learning the real story of Occupy
January 18, 2012 • Lucy Phipps-Kaye, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Opinions, Top Stories
A man with a kitten. A free box of ice cream. An elderly woman with no place to sit. This is not what I expected. A few weeks ago, I traveled to New York City and visited Zucotti Park, home of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. The movement is a continuous effort of demonstrations nationwide regarding... Read more »
Alumnus Cardoza-Oquendo voted “amazing student”
January 16, 2012 • Mawal Sidi, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under News, Top Stories
Decatur alumnus, Juan Carlos Cardoza-Oquendo has been recognized as an amazing student at the University of Georgia for his political activism for undocumented students.“Political activism is what I’m passionate about, and the cool thing is that other people get to know what I’m doing,” Cardoza-Oquendo... Read more »
Behind the scenes of Sleepy Hollow
January 12, 2012
Filed under Featured Multimedia, Features, Features, Multimedia, Video
Anita Renfroe and Anna Marker follow the cast and crew of Decatur’s Fall Musical and share a behind the scenes look at what went into the production.
Riley: a true hero
January 11, 2012 • Sam McLemore, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under News
On December sixth, Librarian Susan Riley and 13 other Decatur residents were awarded a 2011 hometown heros of Decatur medal. The medal recognizes citizens who work hard behind the scenes to make their community a better place to live.The tradition of awarding 14 hometown heros has existed since 1996... Read more »
Newsome wins Sharpie contest
January 10, 2012 • Audrey Baxter, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Student Life
Sophomore Isabel Newsome won’t have to worry about being on a low budget for the next couple months; she won second place in the “Sharpie Hall of Fame” contest. Newsome’s prize was $500 in Sharpie products and a $1,000 cash prize.For Newsome, the idea to enter the contest came quite spontaneously.... Read more »
Freshmen tackle senior course
January 10, 2012 • Colleen Suratt, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under News
On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, students enrolled in economics courses took their EOCT. Unlike previous years, it wasn’t just seniors taking the EOCT – Freshman students took it, as well. Starting this year, with the class of 2015, students will fulfill their economics credit as freshmen. “The motivating... Read more »
Senior pursues oboe
January 8, 2012 • Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Entertainment, Music
Dec. 10 was an eventful day for a select few musicians in the Decatur band. Eleven freshmen and sophomores made District Band, as did six upperclassmen. For senior Eron Smith, the audition was just another to add to the many she has participated in. She made third chair oboe in the District Band, and... Read more »
IB Freshman – December 2011
January 6, 2012
Filed under Student Life, Video
These videos and articles come from the second round of projects for the freshmen in the Convergence Media class.