One of Decatur’s biggest rivals loses Asst. Football coach to heart attack
February 7, 2012 • Jayne-Anne Ahmann, DEC Crew
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The energy is different when Decatur is up against Buford High School. Buford is known for its high standing in the 2A classification, with a .933% win rate in football according to maxpreps.com. Last year they beat Decatur 53-14. With scores like these, Buford must have great football coaches. However,... Read more »
GSA spreads acceptance through photos
February 6, 2012 • Emily Kinzer, DEC Crew
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What do celebrities like Jane Lynch, Steve-O and Kim Kardashian have in common with Decatur’s Gay-Straight Alliance? They’ve all been participants in photo campaigns to spread acceptance of the LGBTQ community, and soon all Decatur students will be able to as well. During the week of March 5, the... Read more »
Two DHS students make all-state band
February 4, 2012
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Chelsea McFarland and Julianna Eidle, both 10th graders at DHS, have been selected to be a part of the Georgia All-State band. McFarland will be the first chair horn player and Eidle will be the fifth chair flute player. The three-day trip ro Savannah to play with the all-state ensembles will cost each... Read more »
New LAX coach brings new game
February 3, 2012 • Mollie-Emma O'Neil, DEC Crew
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The 2012 spring sports season has just begun. Almost all of the teams have concluded their weekly conditioning and have completed their tryouts. This season started as it did last year, aside from one change: Bridgid Lynch has been hired as the new varsity girls lacrosse coach. Not only is Lynch new... Read more »
Fashion show goes green
February 2, 2012 • Anna Marker, DEC Crew
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Students file into the dim theater on a Friday night, murmuring as they fill the seats almost to their capacity. Dance music pumps in through the speakers, and the undisturbed stage is adorned with decorations in the form of origami flowers ‘planted’ in old high heel shoes. Behind the stage, models... Read more »
Theft
February 2, 2012
Filed under Multimedia, News, News, Top Stories, Video
Several students of Decatur High School share their experiences with theft in the community.
Spring play in the works
January 31, 2012 • Henry Schunk, DEC Crew
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Decatur’s drama club (Light 74 Productions) is following up last semester’s successful musical, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” with a new play. This spring, the production will be “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.” The play is based on the well-known English folktale, Robin Hood. The show... Read more »
Americans protest for freedom of the Internet
January 31, 2012 • Conner Mack, DEC Crew
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On Friday, Jan. 20t, 2012, Congress withdrew from vote both the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act due to widespread protests from American Internet users. Wikipedia and Google were a part of an Internet protest on Jan. 18 when they blacked out their websites, linked petitions... Read more »
Pictures of the Close Up Club at the MLK Day service project
January 19, 2012
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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 »
Alumnus Cardoza-Oquendo voted “amazing student”
January 16, 2012 • Mawal Sidi, Carpe Diem staff
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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 »
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