Browse past news stories for Demopolis Middle School in Demopolis, AL.

• Wal-Mart honors DMS teachers (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 08:52:36 pm
  Ten teachers received $100 gift cards to help purchase school supplies
• DCSF to use grant money to aid teachers (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 02:56:30 am
  DEMOPOLIS — The Demopolis City Schools Foundation has suspended its grants process for the first time in its 16-year history, coming to the aid of the school system following the state’s announcement of forthcoming cutbacks and a larger proration rate.
• Demopolis City Schools announce teacher hirings (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on August 8, 2009 at 03:25:30 am
  DEMOPOLIS — The Demopolis City board of education hired a number of teachers at its regular meeting on July 20 and at a special called meeting on Thursday.
• Three Demopolis schools, all Linden schools meet AYP (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 11:41:21 pm
  DEMOPOLIS — The state of Alabama released its Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reports on Monday, and for the most part, there is good news for schools in Marengo County.
• Clark hired as principal at DHS (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on July 3, 2009 at 10:46:55 pm
  DEMOPOLIS — Leon Clark, who served as principal at Thomasville High School from 2002 to 2006, was hired as Demopolis High School’s next principal on Thursday. Clark signed a three-year contract with the Demopolis City Schools system.
• Board begins interviews for DHS principal (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on June 27, 2009 at 04:47:35 pm
  DEMOPOLIS — The Demopolis City Schools board began its interviews Thursday with the four candidates for the Demopolis High School principal position.
• City can't be divided right now (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on June 27, 2009 at 04:47:05 pm
  Demopolis, a town that has historically weathered social and economical upheaval better than most, sits today a nearly divided city.
• Interviews for DHS principal position begin Thursday (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 03:31:35 pm
  DEMOPOLIS — Four candidates will begin their interviews with the Demopolis City Schools board this afternoon (Thursday) at 5 p.m. at the school board office on Cedar Avenue.
• Demopolis Tigers get new football stadium (The Tuscaloosa News)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 08:35:45 am
  By Aaron Suttles Sports Writer As if it weren't tough enough already, playing in Demopolis just got a little more difficult for high school football teams.
• Four teachers hired by board (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on June 17, 2009 at 03:17:17 am
  DEMOPOLIS — The Demopolis City Schools board of education approved the hiring of four teachers for the 2009-10 school year at its regular meeting on Monday.
• Annual Ratliff camp hosts 200 (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on June 13, 2009 at 03:01:45 am
  Hometown hero Theo Ratliff was on hand at the activity center bearing his name this week for the latest installment of his annual basketball camp. “Just to be able to come back and see the young kids and see them enjoying the activity center.
• Ratliff camp set (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on June 3, 2009 at 03:27:29 am
  The Theo Ratiliff Activities Center is busy preparing for the next installment of the annual Theo Ratliff Basketball Camp. “We anticipate 330-350 participants this year, possibly more,” said TRAC director Edward Ward Jr. “We have even had contact from groups from Pickens County, Tuscaloosa and Wilcox County ask about coming down to join.”
• Perry retires as music director (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on May 23, 2009 at 07:31:45 am
  DEMOPOLIS — After more than 27 years in teaching music at Demopolis High School and Demopolis Middle School, and directing those schools’ choirs to annual appearances at state competitions, Arletha Perry is retiring from the Demopolis City Schools system.
• DMS Beta Club attends state convention (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on May 17, 2009 at 11:31:46 pm
  All students from the DMS Beta Club attending the convention participated in competitions ranging from arts and crafts to scholastic competitions. The Demopolis club won second place in the T-shirt design for the state of Alabama.
• DMS FBLA does well at state (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on May 9, 2009 at 02:32:09 am
  Demopolis Middle School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) student organization recently attended its Spring State Conference and State Competition.
• Sixth-graders take in classroom in the forest (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on May 2, 2009 at 02:32:26 am
  DEMOPOLIS — It is often said that the world is a classroom where people can learn any things. Sixth-grade students from Demopolis Middle School got to experience the great outdoors and learn about the environment on a trip to Foscue Creek Park on Thursday.
• School board approves meal cost increase (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on April 25, 2009 at 05:17:06 am
  DEMOPOLIS — The Demopolis City Schools board of education on Monday approved an increase in it meal prices for the 2009-10 schools year.
• Columbine taught us lessons in school safety (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on April 18, 2009 at 03:01:55 am
  DEMOPOLIS — On April 20, 1999, two students at Columbine High School in Colorado went on a killing spree unlike any seen before, killing 12 students and a teacher before committing suicide.
• DMS student wins regional science fair (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 06:46:23 am
  Rachel England, a seventh-grader at Demopolis Middle School, was the overall winner for the Junior Division at the West Alabama Regional Science Fair, held on the campus of the University of West Alabama in Livingston on March 13-14.
• Vickers gets strong evaluation (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on March 25, 2009 at 05:16:44 am
  DEMOPOLIS — Demopolis City Schools superintendent Dr. Wayne Vickers received a score of 50 out of a possible 52 on his evaluation, which was scored by school administrators and board members.
• School trip will help students get 'cultured' (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on March 11, 2009 at 05:14:41 am
  Demopolis Middle School’s eighth-grade class woke up early Tuesday morning to make the 2 a.m. departure for New York City. The annual trip has become sort of a rite of passage for Demopolis City Schools students.
• Middle school preps for big time (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on March 7, 2009 at 02:00:11 am
  Demopolis Middle School hosts a four-team round robin baseball tournament at the Sports-Plex today. “It’s a day of fun,” DMS head baseball coach Brian Bradley said of the event, which will also include Martin Middle, Clarke County and Sweet Water. “Everybody is going to get to play.
• Council again tables revised budget vote (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on February 20, 2009 at 06:59:34 am
  DEMOPOLIS — The Demopolis City Council again tabled its vote on accepting the revised budget after city departments were asked to reduce their budgets by 15 percent.
• Stimulus package to aid Demopolis schools (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on February 18, 2009 at 05:14:51 am
  DEMOPOLIS — The Demopolis City Schools board heard good and bad financial news at its monthly meeting on Tuesday. Chief financial officer Linda Agee presented a proposed budget amendment that would cut $654,145, which included a $342,878 cut from the public school fund.