Imagine moving to a country where everyone is a stranger. A place where the people speak a completely different language and there’s a sense of anxiety. Junior Miguel Ortiz knows the feeling. Originally...

More than 800 students and faculty participated in Decatur High School's first ever Lip Dub. This video, shot in one take, showcased the upbeat side of Decatur High School in Decatur, Texas. Lip Dub 2012...

Keep holding on and don’t give up. That’s the main message junior Hannah Riggs aims for when she writes her poetry and music. “I remember being a child and doing music nights at my house and...

As band students saw head band director Doug Fulwood approach, they stood and walked towards him. The students were quiet, hearing only each other’s nervous breaths. “Sweepstakes,” Fulwood said. With...

The Mock Trial team awaits eagerly as they watch Texas Mock Trial Coordinator Steve Gwinn carry a manilla folder. They form a semi-circle and tightly hold each others hands as Gwinn announces Decatur’s...

A genuine smile crosses freshman Taylor Avett’s face as she helps her mother, Rann Elementary second grade teacher Kay Avett, create posters and fliers for their collaborative community service idea,...

Football. Baseball. Algebra I. Geometry. Coach. Steven Valkenaar’s past career include all these subjects, now he adds assistant principal to the list. “This is my first rodeo as assistant principal,”...