Decatur Middle School

Exciting News for Decatur Middle School!

Our talented Cybersecurity students are gearing up to compete in the prestigious US Air and Space Forces CyberPatriot Competition. The State Round is scheduled for Thursday, December 11th, 2025.

Meet our incredible CyberPatriot teams:

Team 1:

Cody Barnes

Fredy Velazquez Zunun

Ethan Botha

Team 2:

Kamara Garth

Isabella Smith

Litzy Villasenor-Gonzalez

Team 3:

Brody Lemmond

Bentley Patterson

Reillee Roberts

Jamari Campbell

Let's cheer on our CyberPatriots as they showcase their skills and represent Decatur Middle School with pride! Stay tuned for updates and wish them the best of luck! 📣🚀 #ExpectExcellenc#CyberPatriot #DecaturPride #FutureTechLeaders

🎉 Breaking News: Spelling Sensation at Decatur Middle School! 🎉

Hold onto your dictionaries, folks, because Decatur Middle School's very own Luke Harney has just spelled his way to victory, clinching the title of 2025 Spelling Bee Champion! 🏆📚

Known for his "spell"binding performances in the past, Luke tackled words like "floccinaucinihilipilification" with the kind of confidence that would make even Merriam-Webster blush. With a knack for nailing every letter and a flair for the dramatic pause, he left both judges and competitors in awe.

Congratulations to Luke on this incredible achievement! We can only wonder what new "wordly" wonders he'll conquer next. Stay tuned, because with Luke around, the next big word is only a spelling bee away!

National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony starting soon!

VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITY: Exciting News! Decatur City Schools is Hosting Our First All-Virtual Winter Job Fair! Starting Monday, November 4th, you can schedule an online appointment to interview for any of our open positions. We know life can get busy, so we're bringing the job fair to you! Scheduling will be open through November 21st, and the virtual job fair is set for December. This is a great opportunity to join the DCS family from the convenience of your own space. Look for details on how to register, the exact date of the job fair, and a QR code to make it even easier, coming this Monday. We’re excited to meet you – virtually – and share all the reasons why Decatur City Schools could be your next career home.

Decatur Middle School 7th grade #98 Jakolby Daniels debuted the season turnover ball with a scoop and score! #9 Caleb Scruggs adds another fumble recover in the 16-0 win over Florence!

Mrs. Stricklin's 7th grade Civics classes created "How a Bill becomes a Law" board games, complete with instructions. Today students had the opportunity to play each other's game to see if it actually followed the law making process.

Check out this flyer about Girls Basketball tryouts!

Mrs. Wendolek and Mrs Letson's 6th grade Science classes applied all the skills they've been taught to "break out of the classroom" so they could start spring break. Students had to solve clues about the sun, moon, seasons, & the tilt of the Earth in order to unlock the breakout box! Collaboration, learning and being out of their seats for the win!

Math in motion: All of Mrs. Kaeo's 6th grade math students utilized the library to collect data. They are working on mean, median & mode- to get the data they are bowling, jump roping, and bean bag tossing.

Mrs. Kaeo's Math class utilizing the library space to collect data. They're working hard to learn meaningful, median, & mode in a creative way

Congratulation to all of our 2023 Spelling Bee participants!

Please reach out to Mr. Barnett via email with any questions.

Show school spirit by dressing up this Thursday 8/31/23. Our football team plays against Hartselle, so wear your best farm gear. Your outfit must adhere to dress code.

Any 6th graders interested in Scholars Bowl should plan on attending tryouts on September 7th.

7th Grade awards day was a memorable event filled with excitement and recognition! Congratulations to all award winners today!

Congratulations on your 6th grade Awards Day! It's a special occasion to celebrate your accomplishments and hard work.

Congratulations to our 6th graders that made the AR Celebration

Gonzalez Delights spoiled our teachers with an end of the year cake! Thank you so much, it was beautiful and delicious!

Selfies with a teacher (continued). The students loved asking the teachers to take pictures with them today

Teacher appreciation week is in full swing at DMS! Thank you to our hospitality coordinator Ashley Stricklin for organizing so many events (not just this week- but this whole year). Take a selfie with a teacher day was a huge hit among students and faculty! We really appreciate the hard work all of our teachers put forth, and we love the students asked so many of us to take pictures with them.