Decatur County Schools
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✨🍔 Grillin’ for the Greatest 🌭✨
Shout out to our amazing friends at First National Bank for their continued support of all our educators and staff across Decatur County Schools! 💛
We were proud to celebrate New Beginnings Learning Center educators during Grillin’ for the Greatest, made possible by First National Bank. Their team went above and beyond—showing up early to grill hamburgers and serve the meal—making our staff feel truly appreciated.
Support like this means so much, and we are grateful for community partners who consistently invest in the people who pour into our students every day. 🐾💜
#GrillinForTheGreatest #ThankYouFirstNationalBank #NBLC #TeacherAppreciation #CommunitySupport #TheBearcatWay
Shout out to our amazing friends at First National Bank for their continued support of all our educators and staff across Decatur County Schools! 💛
We were proud to celebrate New Beginnings Learning Center educators during Grillin’ for the Greatest, made possible by First National Bank. Their team went above and beyond—showing up early to grill hamburgers and serve the meal—making our staff feel truly appreciated.
Support like this means so much, and we are grateful for community partners who consistently invest in the people who pour into our students every day. 🐾💜
#GrillinForTheGreatest #ThankYouFirstNationalBank #NBLC #TeacherAppreciation #CommunitySupport #TheBearcatWay
📌 Flu Season Health & Safety Reminder for Families
Flu season is upon us and here are a few reminders to help keep our schools healthy :
🦠 Wash hands often with soap and water
🦠 Cover coughs and sneezes
🦠 Keep students home if they have a fever or flu-like symptoms
🦠Students must be fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications before returning to school
🦠Consider talking with your child’s health care provider about the flu vaccination
🚨🤒When to keep your child home:
If your child has a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, severe cough, or feels unwell please keep them home and allow time to recover before returning to school.
💜 Thank you for partnering with us to keep our students, staff, and schools healthy throughout flu season.
Flu season is upon us and here are a few reminders to help keep our schools healthy :
🦠 Wash hands often with soap and water
🦠 Cover coughs and sneezes
🦠 Keep students home if they have a fever or flu-like symptoms
🦠Students must be fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications before returning to school
🦠Consider talking with your child’s health care provider about the flu vaccination
🚨🤒When to keep your child home:
If your child has a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, severe cough, or feels unwell please keep them home and allow time to recover before returning to school.
💜 Thank you for partnering with us to keep our students, staff, and schools healthy throughout flu season.
Welcome back, teachers! 💜💛
We’re so excited to kick off a new year with the incredible educators who make a difference every single day. Thank you for your passion, dedication, and heart for our students. Here’s to a great year ahead—the Bearcat Way!
We’re so excited to kick off a new year with the incredible educators who make a difference every single day. Thank you for your passion, dedication, and heart for our students. Here’s to a great year ahead—the Bearcat Way!
Beginning January 1, all K–12 Decatur County Schools will implement a new electronic device procedure in accordance with Georgia’s Distraction-Free Education Act (HB 340).
Phones, smart watches, AirPods, and any electronic devices with the capacity to connect to a student’s phone will be prohibited during instructional time.
Phones, smart watches, AirPods, and any electronic devices with the capacity to connect to a student’s phone will be prohibited during instructional time.
Happy New Year!
🎄✨ Merry Christmas Bearcat Family 🐾💜
🎄 Christmas Eve
From our Decatur County Schools Bearcat Family to yours—Merry Christmas. However you’re spending today, please know we are thinking of you and wishing you peace, comfort, and joy. 💜💛
#MerryChristmas #BearcatFamily #DecaturCountySchools
From our Decatur County Schools Bearcat Family to yours—Merry Christmas. However you’re spending today, please know we are thinking of you and wishing you peace, comfort, and joy. 💜💛
#MerryChristmas #BearcatFamily #DecaturCountySchools
❄️ 2 Days ’Til Christmas
As Winter Break continues, we hope this time brings rest, joy, and meaningful moments. Wherever you are, please know we are thinking of you. 💜💛
#WinterBreak #BearcatFamily
As Winter Break continues, we hope this time brings rest, joy, and meaningful moments. Wherever you are, please know we are thinking of you. 💜💛
#WinterBreak #BearcatFamily
💜 3 Days ’Til Christmas
We know the holidays can be difficult for some. If this season feels heavy, please know you are not alone. Your Bearcat Family is thinking of you and sending care and support.
#YouAreNotAlone #BearcatFamily
We know the holidays can be difficult for some. If this season feels heavy, please know you are not alone. Your Bearcat Family is thinking of you and sending care and support.
#YouAreNotAlone #BearcatFamily
🤝 4 Days ’Til Christmas
To our community partners and supporters—thank you for standing with Decatur County Schools. Your support makes a difference, and we are thinking of you this holiday season. 💜💛
#BearcatCountry #CommunityStrong
To our community partners and supporters—thank you for standing with Decatur County Schools. Your support makes a difference, and we are thinking of you this holiday season. 💜💛
#BearcatCountry #CommunityStrong
🏡 5 Days ’Til Christmas
To our Bearcat families—thank you for partnering with us and supporting our schools throughout the year. We are thinking of you and wishing your family a peaceful and happy holiday season. 💜
#BearcatFamilies #DecaturCountySchools
To our Bearcat families—thank you for partnering with us and supporting our schools throughout the year. We are thinking of you and wishing your family a peaceful and happy holiday season. 💜
#BearcatFamilies #DecaturCountySchools
💜💛 6 Days ’Til Christmas
To our Decatur County Schools staff—thank you for the dedication, care, and heart you bring to our schools every day. As the semester ends, please know we are thinking of you and wishing you a restful and joyful holiday season.
#BearcatStaff #BearcatFamily #DecaturCountySchools
To our Decatur County Schools staff—thank you for the dedication, care, and heart you bring to our schools every day. As the semester ends, please know we are thinking of you and wishing you a restful and joyful holiday season.
#BearcatStaff #BearcatFamily #DecaturCountySchools
This week, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) students at Bainbridge Middle School shared a meaningful nativity program, reminding us of the importance of faith, kindness, and service during the Christmas season.
We are proud of these students for their confidence, teamwork, and willingness to use their talents to share a message of hope with their school community. Moments like these reflect the character and heart of our Bearcats. 💜💛
We are proud of these students for their confidence, teamwork, and willingness to use their talents to share a message of hope with their school community. Moments like these reflect the character and heart of our Bearcats. 💜💛
🎄 7 Days ’til Christmas!
From our Bearcat Family to yours—please know we’re thinking of you as the holidays approach. Whether you’re celebrating, traveling, working, or simply resting, we hope you feel supported and appreciated. 💜💛
#BearcatFamily #DecaturCountySchools #HolidaySeason
From our Bearcat Family to yours—please know we’re thinking of you as the holidays approach. Whether you’re celebrating, traveling, working, or simply resting, we hope you feel supported and appreciated. 💜💛
#BearcatFamily #DecaturCountySchools #HolidaySeason
🎄✨ Merry Christmas and a truly Happy New Year from your Bearcat Family 🐾💜
May this season be filled with hope, peace, joy, and love, and may the year ahead bring renewed purpose and blessings to all. Enjoy your well-deserved break!
May this season be filled with hope, peace, joy, and love, and may the year ahead bring renewed purpose and blessings to all. Enjoy your well-deserved break!
📰 The December Bearcat Chronicle is here!
Created by our very own Bainbridge High School students, this month’s Chronicle highlights the people and moments that make BHS special. Thank you to Dr. Chambers and her students for their creativity and hard work in bringing each issue to life.
👉 Click the link to read and see why we’re proud to be Bearcats.
https://www.canva.com/.../GunJa5tbhkQNdcGoSM9FSQ/view...
🎄 Wishing our Bearcat family a safe and relaxing holiday break.
Created by our very own Bainbridge High School students, this month’s Chronicle highlights the people and moments that make BHS special. Thank you to Dr. Chambers and her students for their creativity and hard work in bringing each issue to life.
👉 Click the link to read and see why we’re proud to be Bearcats.
https://www.canva.com/.../GunJa5tbhkQNdcGoSM9FSQ/view...
🎄 Wishing our Bearcat family a safe and relaxing holiday break.
Beginning January 1, all K–12 Decatur County Schools will implement a new electronic device procedure in accordance with Georgia’s Distraction-Free Education Act (HB 340).
Phones, smart watches, AirPods, and any electronic devices with the capacity to connect to a student’s phone will be prohibited during instructional time.
Phones, smart watches, AirPods, and any electronic devices with the capacity to connect to a student’s phone will be prohibited during instructional time.
Congratulations to the 2025 Decatur County School System REACH Georgia Scholars!
REACH Georgia (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) is a scholarship program that begins in 8th grade, pairing students with a mentor and an academic coach throughout high school.
Scholars must maintain good behavior, strong attendance, and academic success throughout the program. Students who successfully complete REACH are awarded a $10,000 scholarship that can be used at any HOPE-eligible institution in Georgia.
We extend our sincere thanks to the generous sponsors who make this opportunity possible: The Thomas M. and Irene Kirbo Charitable Foundation, First Port City Bank, Envision Credit Union, and Monica and Scott Ewing.
We would also like to thank Ms. Kathy Varner, REACH Coordinator for Decatur County Schools, for organizing the occasion, as well as the Decatur County Schools' Foundation for sponsoring the ceremony and reception.
We are extremely proud of the 2025 REACH Scholars:
Azriel Bell
Bentley Hyatt
Dora Mendoza-Ambriz
Tyrese Perry
Chloe Pillar
Liliana Rosario
REACH Georgia (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) is a scholarship program that begins in 8th grade, pairing students with a mentor and an academic coach throughout high school.
Scholars must maintain good behavior, strong attendance, and academic success throughout the program. Students who successfully complete REACH are awarded a $10,000 scholarship that can be used at any HOPE-eligible institution in Georgia.
We extend our sincere thanks to the generous sponsors who make this opportunity possible: The Thomas M. and Irene Kirbo Charitable Foundation, First Port City Bank, Envision Credit Union, and Monica and Scott Ewing.
We would also like to thank Ms. Kathy Varner, REACH Coordinator for Decatur County Schools, for organizing the occasion, as well as the Decatur County Schools' Foundation for sponsoring the ceremony and reception.
We are extremely proud of the 2025 REACH Scholars:
Azriel Bell
Bentley Hyatt
Dora Mendoza-Ambriz
Tyrese Perry
Chloe Pillar
Liliana Rosario
Congratulations, New Beginnings Learning Center!
Decatur County Schools is proud to recognize New Beginnings Learning Center for being named a CSI Progress School by the Georgia Department of Education.
This recognition honors schools that are making meaningful progress on their improvement plans and student performance. New Beginnings Learning Center demonstrated a 5% increase in the CCRPI Content Mastery score from 2024 to 2025 and earned a score of 80 or higher in another CCRPI component—an outstanding achievement that reflects the dedication of students, educators, and staff.
Out of schools across the state, only 43 CSI schools earned this distinction this year. We are proud that New Beginnings Learning Center is among them.
Congratulations to the entire New Beginnings Learning Center community for this well-deserved recognition and for exemplifying The Bearcat Way.
#BearcatPride #TheBearcatWay #StudentSuccess #CSIProgressSchool #ProudTraditionPromisingFuture
Decatur County Schools is proud to recognize New Beginnings Learning Center for being named a CSI Progress School by the Georgia Department of Education.
This recognition honors schools that are making meaningful progress on their improvement plans and student performance. New Beginnings Learning Center demonstrated a 5% increase in the CCRPI Content Mastery score from 2024 to 2025 and earned a score of 80 or higher in another CCRPI component—an outstanding achievement that reflects the dedication of students, educators, and staff.
Out of schools across the state, only 43 CSI schools earned this distinction this year. We are proud that New Beginnings Learning Center is among them.
Congratulations to the entire New Beginnings Learning Center community for this well-deserved recognition and for exemplifying The Bearcat Way.
#BearcatPride #TheBearcatWay #StudentSuccess #CSIProgressSchool #ProudTraditionPromisingFuture
Coach Jamey DuBose named Head Football Coach at Bainbridge High School
Decatur County Schools is proud to announce Coach Jamey DuBose as the new Head Football Coach at Bainbridge High School.
Coach DuBose brings two decades of coaching experience and proven success with an Overall High School Record of 174-69 (72%) and three state Championships.
Coach DuBose maintains a strong focus on Faith, Family, and Football, aligning with the values and characteristics of The Bearcat Way. He and his wife, Tracey, are excited for this next chapter and to call Bainbridge home.
#Football #HeadCoach #TheBearcayWay #BHS #DecaturCountySchools #ProudTradition #PromisingFuture
Decatur County Schools is proud to announce Coach Jamey DuBose as the new Head Football Coach at Bainbridge High School.
Coach DuBose brings two decades of coaching experience and proven success with an Overall High School Record of 174-69 (72%) and three state Championships.
Coach DuBose maintains a strong focus on Faith, Family, and Football, aligning with the values and characteristics of The Bearcat Way. He and his wife, Tracey, are excited for this next chapter and to call Bainbridge home.
#Football #HeadCoach #TheBearcayWay #BHS #DecaturCountySchools #ProudTradition #PromisingFuture
