Category Archives: Education Spotlight

June 7, 2021- Take a tour of the progress on the construction of the new Johns Hill Magnet School! The school will welcome Johns Hill Students K-8 beginning this fall. Watch the video now! https://you...

May 21, 2021 - Becca Merrill joined Byers & Co to talk about her background and why she was interested in becoming the next teacher at MacArthur High School for the Andreas Ag Academy.

May 14, 2021 - Keith Creighton joined Byers & Co to talk about the history of Dennis Lab School, unique projects they have worked on, and the students' initiative to position the city to make thei...

April 23, 2021 - MacArthur High School student Lilly Renfro joined Byers & Co to talks about her quest to become an Eagle Scout and an inspiring project she is working on to place a mural over a p...

March 12, 2021 - Ashley Grayned of Decatur Public Schools and Dr. Denise Cruz of Richland Community College joined Byers and Co to talk about the DPS and RCC partnership on the Prep Academy, providing...

February 10, 2021 - The DPS61 Board of Education and DPS administration has redeveloped the plan for a return to in-person instruction, to begin following Spring Break. DPS students will remain in vir...

January 22, 2021 - Eisenhower teacher Ron Lybarger talks about a project where his students explored Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" Speech, and one of his students, Trinity Ingram, talks abo...

January 15, 2021 - Jeff Dase of DPS 61 joined Byers & Co to talk about the magnet school lottery and the timeline for the new Johns Hill school.

December 18, 2020 - Principal Holly Kitson of Parsons joined Byers & Co to talk about their new way of starting their school day on Facebook Live, having pride in her staff, plans to return to in-...