Dine Out to Support Athletics Chef-inspired burgers, wings, nachos, and chopped salads? Yes, please! Head on out to Bad Daddy's in Decatur on Wednesday, April 26 for a delicious dinner while also supporting Decatur Athletics. Raising money never tasted so good!

DHS Baseball REGION CHAMPS!!

Our Decatur Baseball Bulldogs finished the regular season this week as REGION CHAMPIONS! The Bulldogs went undefeated in Region-4 5A and will represent the region as a #1 seed in the GHSA State Tournament next week. Come out to McKoy Park on Monday, April 24 at 4 pm to support the Bulldogs. Tickets will be $10 on GoFan.co (Passes will not be accepted)

DHS Soccer Seasons Come to an End

Congratulations to our girls and boys Varsity soccer teams. Both teams finished their season in the GHSA State Playoffs. The boys’ showed valiant effort against Northgate High School in Round 1. The Bulldogs went down 1-2 in the second half but battled back to score an equalizer late in regulation to send the game to overtime. The game ended 3-2 after a Northgate goal in the second period of OT.

Our girls’ team pulled out a gutsy win against Harris County in Round 1. With less than 10 minutes left and the score tied 0-0, the Bulldogs scored 2 goals to secure the victory and advance to Round 2. The Bulldogs traveled to Greenbriar High School on Monday evening. Greenbriar jumped out to an early 0-3 lead. The Bulldogs fought back to score a goal in the second half but could not close the gap. Final score, 1-3.

Great job to all of our soccer players. Thank you to our Seniors for leading our teams. Special

thanks to Coach Altizer, Coach Burgess and their staff for leading our programs. Go Bulldogs!

DHS/BHMS Softball Tryouts Happening Soon!
Attention, all students interested in trying out for softball. Tryouts for our DHS and BHMS Gold team will happen in May. Please see the document detailing tryouts below from Coach Williams. Pay close attention to positions, dates, and times and let Coach Williams know if you have any questions.

2023 Softball Tryout Information

DHS Softball Tryouts: May 1-3 - Open to all Rising 8th-Graders and above.

BHMS Gold Tryouts: May 8-9 - Open to all BHMS students (Rising 8th-Graders should plan to attend both weeks of tryouts)

**Tryouts for other BHMS Softball teams will take place at the start of the ‘23 school year.

City of Decatur Downtown Master Plan Final Community Meeting

Join the City of Decatur for the third and final Community Meeting for the Decatur Town Center Plan 2.0, Thursday, April 27 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore St. This meeting will be an opportunity for the planning team to share what they have learned from the community and to introduce the plan’s concepts, ideas, and action items.

The Decatur Town Center Plan 2.0 is the first comprehensive look at downtown since the 1982 Town Center Plan. Whether you live, learn, work, or visit Downtown Decatur, your input helped shape the vision.

Thanks to all who participated in the parent-led, anonymous survey a few weeks ago. As promised, we are sharing the results of the survey. These results were also shared with the CSD school board and Dr. Fehrman on March 28th.

It has been our pleasure gathering this vital community feedback. Click here to view the results from the survey.

Kristin Ebersold, India Epps, Patricia Liscio, Richard Malerba, Samantha McMahan, Kunle Oguneye, Weonhee Shin, Natalie Jo Williams, Sara Weathersby, and David Custer

It's time to Step Up for Teachers! The yard signs are being ordered and will be available for pickup soon! www.stepupforteachers.com is live and ready for your tributes to CSD teachers, paraprofessionals and staff. For a small donation,

you leave a message of appreciation, we'll notify the honored person and post it on our website. For a gift of $50 or more, you

can select between a "We Step Up" or a "Class of 2023" yard sign. If you would like a sign but cannot contribute, please email drew@decatureducationfoundation.org with your tribute and your sign preference. Together we make a difference for our teachers,

our schools and our kids.

Nominate a Hero

Do you know a CSD teacher, paraprofessional or employee who has shown extreme care and compassion for a student at a time of great need or crisis? We are currently accepting nominations for the Clarence Strickland Make A Difference Award HERE. Nominations are due by April 20th and the recipient will be recognized at our scholarship event on May 15th.

Care to help Decatur students and combat food insecurity? You can donate to our Lighten the Load Weekend Backpack program which provides supplemental food to Decatur families who need it. The snack pantry ensures that no one at the middle school goes hungry during the school day. Here are the wish lists for both programs:

Beacon Hill Middle Snack Program: /a.co/d0HJHTr

Weekend Backpack Program: https://a.co/6Etc74W

Tickets now on sale! Amplify Decatur is hosting their Spring Concert in the Square on Saturday, April 29th and DEF is so pleased to be one of the beneficiaries. The line-up is chock full of some amazing musicians – check them out and purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amplify-decatur-music-festival-tickets-527859721637.

If you’d like to enjoy live music for FREE, consider volunteering at the concert! There are spots at every time of day available. Click here to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084caba628abff2-amplify1#/ Your evening of live music will support DEF, Decatur Cooperative Ministry and Giving Kitchen.

Come see some of our talented Decatur High musicians perform at No Ordinary Joe! Benefitting DEF’s behavioral health initiative, Joe’s Fund, No Ordinary Joe will feature Decatur High School’s Exploring Music Club members for an evening of live music at Waller’s Coffee Shop on Thursday, May 4th starting at 7pm. Tickets are now on sale at www.decatureducationfoundation.org/noordinaryjoe: $25 for adults/$10 for students. Big thanks to Waller’s for donating their space!