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Tennis Alex Alcaraz

Fall Tennis In Full Swing

Eagles start district play early
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer September 22, 2020

UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, today's matches against Krum are postponed and the Eagles will face the Bobcats on Thursday.   After their season kick off against Bowie at home on Sept....

Student Section

Game Days Lack School Spirit

Pep rallies, assemblies restricted due to COVID-19
Chris Lopez, Staff Writer September 21, 2020

This school year, more than any other, brings and keeps on bringing more and more restrictions. These restrictions seem annoying to students, but they serve a very important purpose amongst the Covid-19...

Lady Eagles vs Bridgeport

Decatur Dismantles the Cats

Lady Eagles avenge playoff loss
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer September 16, 2020

The Lady Eagles remain undefeated on Friday after they redeemed themselves versus the Krum Lady Cats. Krum beat Decatur in last year’s playoff run and the win gave the Lady Eagles a little redemption...

Associate Principal Brett Phipps catches up with Coach Kevin Thomas during the lunch rotation on September 11.

New School Year, Fresh Goals

Administration focuses on student, teacher success
Kayla Gonzalez, Staff Writer September 15, 2020

With a new school year, comes expected change. This year, with expected change, comes a whole administrative team. Two of the principals look forward to the new opportunities they hope to find within...

Senior wide receiver, David Juarez warms up to take on the Alvarado Indians Friday, September 4.

Bounce Back Blowout

Eagles dominate Alvarado after Argyle defeat
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer September 11, 2020

  What a difference a week of practice can make. After the sting of an Argyle punch of 56-9, the DHS Eagles responded in a big way with no response from the Alvarado Indians. Decatur put up...

Two Mile Trial

Run It Back

Eagles looks to continue dominance in cross country
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer September 11, 2020

After another successful season last year, the cross country teams make their return with new runners and a new identity. The boys team lost leaders from the past few years when runners Gabe Embree,...

Volleyball

Program Takes New Turn

Players prepare for season of high expectations
Allie Tribe, Staff Writer September 8, 2020

Whether they played or not, the students of DHS buzzed with anticipation at the arrival of the new volleyball coach, after the sudden departure of the previous head coach. The team wants to return...

Tardy Policy

Tardy Prevention

New school year aims to eliminate habitual lateness among students
Kayla Gonzalez, Staff Writer September 2, 2020

As the 2020-2021 school year begins, the new administrative team implements a new tardy system in order to reduce the amount of student tardies. In previous years, teachers repeatedly paused their...

Split Lunches

The Great Divide

Split lunches enforced to follow Covid-19 guidelines
Allie Tribe, Staff Writer August 31, 2020

Dr. Jadie Matthew, principal, and the rest of his administrative team made the call to split the lunch periods during the first full week of classes. Basically, one group of students remain in the...

Football Scrimmage

No Rest for the Weary

Eagles gear up for battle with unexpected leader
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer August 26, 2020

Despite all of the obstacles with the Covid-19 virus.  Despite weariness inflicted by everchanging UIL rules and regulations. Despite the doubt that crept into many Texans and football fans’...

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