Get Involved: Your Kids Can Breathe Better at School

Douglas County schools, students and parents are encouraged to address traffic and air quality challenges.

As students and parents settle into a new routine, there are many things that they can do to help improve air quality and traffic congestion such as taking the bus, carpooling and not idling in school carpool lanes. Through its Clean Air Schools programs, The Clean Air Campaign works with school communities across Georgia to take action for cleaner air through transportation. Last year, more than 300 Georgia schools participated, including the following Douglas County schools: Schools in 38 districts implemented Pool to School, Ride the Bus! For Clean Air and No-Idling programs to educate students, parents, teachers and staff about the things they can do to improve air quality on school grounds and in the community. This year, to further …

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Brandy's Death Is Tragic Reminder to be Alert for School Bus Stop Arms

It's the second week of school for Douglas County residents and children's lives depend on drivers' alertness for the School Bus Stop Arm.

Douglas County High School junior 17-year-old Brandy Hart was killed last year and 51-year-old Shirley Barker McManners was charged with vehicular homicide when Hart was hit by McManners' car right after she got off a school bus. The accident happened at Dorris Rd. off Cedar Mountain Rd. "Either she didn't see the bus' stop sign, or she ran it," Sheriff Phil Miller said. "She struck the 17-year-old as she was crossing the street and unfortunately killed her." "During the GaDOE stop arm violation survey on May 3 we had eight vehicles violate the stop arm law," B. Rodney Arrington said, Douglas County School System transportation director. That means on a random school day last year, Douglas County bus drivers reported that they witnessed …

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Put Patch to Work For Your School This Year

Principals, teachers parents, learn how Patch can help you spread the word about what's happening at your school.

Do you want to get the word out about the great happenings right here in Douglas County schools? Put Douglasville Patch to work for your school this year. Is your PTA having a meeting, fundraiser or fall festival? Post it as an event on South Cobb Patch for free. Navigate to the Events page and click “Add an Event” on the right side of the page. Tell us all the details about your upcoming event, then click “post my event” at the bottom of the page. After your meeting or festival don’t forget to blog about. Clicking this link will navigate you to the new blog post form where you can recap how much money you raised, post photos and share the fun you had in a blog post. Blogs with photos can be included on Douglasville Patch’s homepage and …

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Freshman Summer Camp Held Today

Rising nineth graders will arrive at Douglas County High School for the annual BRIDGES Freshman Summer Camp. The purpose of this camp is to prepare each student for their transition from middle school to high school.

Rising nineth graders will arrive at Douglas County High School for the annual BRIDGES Freshman Summer Camp. The purpose of this camp is to prepare each student for their transition from middle school to high school. Students will attend various sessions that will give them a head start to their success at DCHS. Students will enjoy Field Day activities where they learn to work as a team, a necessary skill for success in high school. Students will also preview the curriculum for 9th Grade Language Arts, American Government, Biology, and Math 1. Goal Setting and Time Management workshops will also be held.  To culminate the end of camp, a What Not to Wear Fashion Show will be held to familiarize students with our dress code!!!  A CTAE …

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Sites That Inspire

Get Schooled in Kids' Brown-Bag Lunches

Inventive ideas for healthy meals take the drudgery out of making school lunches.

For many, school starts in just a few short of weeks. Moms are busy buying items for the school supply lists, stocking up on back-to-school clothes and menu planning for brown bag lunches, which can be the most daunting of all. Check out these sites that offer fun and inspirational mid-day meals. Epicurious – This round-up of healthy recipes and advice are your ace in the hole to fixing easy brown-bag lunches. Try the Turkey Pinwheels, California Tuna Salad Rolls and Extreme Granola. I especially like the tips for picky eaters. Cooking for Monkeys – This blogger mom is amazing. Themed meals, whimsical shapes and healthy ingredients make winning lunches. Don’t be intimidated by her creativity, the lunches are surprisingly easy to execute …

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