Join us in celebrating our January MVP staff member at DES, Erika Nicholson! She goes above and beyond for students and staff, her smile and positivity are contagious, and she works hard to make DES a better place to learn and grow. ♥️
HS boys play their last regular season game tonight at Anna. 5:30 freshman start time!
2/15
Good Luck to our wrestlers going to state today!
Brandon Turner, Conner Henson, and Lucas Parker!!!
Good Luck to the coaches and parents as well.
Safe Travels and bring us home some hardware!!
Congrats to Zaiden Filkins on getting their SuperFan shirt today!
Senior Night tonight! Seniors for basketball, cheerleading, band, choir, and scholar bowl will be recognized!
We play Vienna!
We will play freshman halves tonight starting at 5:15
Any student who wears Red will get into the game free!
Also any student this year, who earned their SuperFan shirt will be able to run out with the varsity team tonight. So wear those SuperFan shirts tonight!
2/13
Check out what's COMING UP at DES! Please take a moment and complete our annual 5Essentials Parent Survey. Scan the QR code to give us your feedback. Data from this survey is utilized for continual school improvement and is featured on our state report card. Thank you in advance!
Good Luck to our HS boys basketball team tonight as they take on Benton at Max Morris tonight!
The little cheerleaders will be performing at halftime of the varsity game!
2/9
Good Luck to all of our Wrestlers that are going to Sectionals today and tomorrow!!!
Congrats to Aleah Russell on a great career!
Congrats to Our Papa John's Athletes of the Week!
Evyn Lemmon for girls basketball!
Conner Henson on getting first place in regionals in wrestling!
Brady Melvin for boys basketball!
Brandon Turner on getting the school record for pins in wrestling!
Lucas Parker for most wins as a freshman!
Way to go Redbirds!!!
We have senior night tonight for our HS Girls Basketball Team against Massac. JV game starts at 6:15!
Come out and support our athletes!
2/8/24
Good Luck to the HS boys basketball team as they travel to DuQuoin today. Freshman are playing two quarters before JV starts . Start of Freshman quarters are 5:30.
2/6
BIRD BRAGS-We love to BRAG on students who have earned an applause! These students are showing up to school and working hard to be their best selves. Students are announced and celebrated on morning announcements. These DES birds are definitely flying high. 🎉
We donated nearly 600 cans of food to celebrate our 100th day of school at DES! We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate, than to give back. A special thank you to our Kindergarten teacher, Melanie Hamilton, for organizing this amazing project and to all the DES staff, students, and families for showing love to our community. ♥️
Any High School Student interested in Bass Fishing there is a meeting today at 5pm in the HS cafeteria.
2/5
Good Luck to our HS Girls Basketball team as they travel to Century for a varsity only game tonight.
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Good Luck to our HS boys basketball team tonight as they travel to Nashville.
2/3
Good Luck to our HS boys wrestling team at Regionals in Herrin on Saturday.
Good Luck to our HS boys on Saturday as they take on Sesser at home.
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Brody and Bristol are giving back in a HUGE way! Check out how many soda tabs they've collected in just a couple of weeks. They have turned this into a family affair with family helping to collect tabs from other communities. All tabs are donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Our fabulous first grade teacher, Mrs. Summers, has organized these donations for many years! Join us in giving back!
The DES Kindness Club had some special high school visitors from the Random Acts of Kindness class today! Students shared how they show respect and kindness to others. ♥️
A message for Denning Elementary School and the District: a little after 10 a.m., an individual from the neighborhood was having a mental health episode and began banging on the exterior doors of Denning School. The building immediately went on lockdown and 911 was called. Officers arrived and apprehended the individual. There was no weapon involved. All faculty, staff, and students acted appropriately and orderly just like they practice in drills. All is back to normal now. We will now talk with all of our students and reassure them and go back to our normal day as we celebrate the 100th day of school today. We thank everyone for their assistance during these few stressful moments.