March 6, 2023
Smile! Today was picture day! Students looked fabulous in school pictures today! We love to share these memories as the years pass. You can purchase a yearbook for $16 up until M...
March 6, 2023
The last day for after school tutoring is Thursday 3-9-23. We have loved having these hard working students stay with teachers to get an all important boost for their success! B...
March 3, 2023
DCS and the US Weather Service made the call to move to remote learning on Friday 2-2-23, so our pajama day was celebrated at home. Wishing everyone a safe Friday. The DCS March M...
March 3, 2023
Thursday, OPES celebrated the theme A Rainbow of Readers by wearing their favorite colors or colorful clothing! There are so many great things to read and we all like different th...
March 3, 2023
First graders were treated to a volunteer reader from United Way! Jezzie, a facility dog who is trained to provide support for children who have experienced abuse, and her handler...
March 3, 2023
Dar'Janae Neal is a new addition to OPES this year. She is a mentor and classroom support through the deaf education program. Pictured here, Ms. Neal is sharing a story with Ziadn...
March 3, 2023
Congratulations to the these hard-working, dedicated Freckle Frenzy students! DCS sponsored the DCS Freckle Frenzy contest to recognize the top Freckle users in each grade level f...
March 3, 2023
Mrs. Wozniak and OPES CNP Staff provide more than nutritious food at OPES! Students were treated to costumes, decorations and green eggs and ham as part of Read Across America wee...
March 2, 2023
Students celebrated Wacky Wednesday as part of Read Across America Week! Anything can happen in fiction--- and sometimes truth in nonfiction can be surprising and wacky too! Stude...
February 28, 2023
Today for Read Across America Week, we surrounded ourselves with positive messages. Teachers and students wore shirts we could read and enjoyed the positive messages we shared! Gr...
February 27, 2023
Students and teachers wore athletic gear for the first day of Read Across America Week, because Reading Jogs the Mind! We work out by reading every day and don't even break a sw...
February 26, 2023
Celebrate Read Across America with us this week with dress up days! Enjoy the fun! Monday- Reading Jogs the Mind- wear athletic gear. Read fiction or nonfiction about sports. Tu...
February 25, 2023
Mrs. Savas and Mrs. Chiles from OPES, along with Miranda Runion, TTL, Inc. representative, made their second semester Walmart excursion to restock the AR Store. Students who read ...
February 24, 2023
Our Mathletes went head to head with other students from across the Decatur City Schools District today in a math tournament at Leon Sheffield Elementary School. We are so proud o...
February 24, 2023
OPES students performed skits and music to highlight black history during black history month. Great job, Mr Kennedy and the performers! Great things happen here!
February 23, 2023
OPES second graders spent an amazing day learning about our universe and the NASA space program at the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. This group is not a ...
February 23, 2023
Students celebrated the 120th Day of school by dressing like the rock stars they are ! We had special decorations, music, and teachers tied math and reading activities into the th...
February 21, 2023
What a treat to take part in the DCS Career tech day! We learned so much! Thank you, AHS and DHS students and faculty! Decatur City Schools Career Academy is a top-notch resource ...
February 20, 2023
Six Decatur City Elementary Schools were challenged and inspired by author, speaker and educator, Todd Whitaker. Todd Whitaker has made his career researching and studying effecti...
February 19, 2023
Oak Park Elementary's student artists are honored to be shown in local museums! Huntsville Museum of Art Oswenn Ramirez Gutierrez, Mrs. Fisher’s class, did the piece above. ...