Article Category: School

  • New Year Brings New Leaders

    New Year Brings New Leaders

    Under the leadership of the DeKalb County School District the Tucker Cluster is made up of seven schools: five elementary schools, a middle school and a high school all within the boundaries of the City. Each school has specialized programing […]

  • Check-In with Allyson Gevertz

    Check-In with Allyson Gevertz

    The 2023-24 school year was a successful one for Tucker and for the entire school district. Our new Superintendent, Dr. Devon Horton (who is also a Tucker resident!), brought innovation, passion, and the disruption of systems that fail students. Major […]

  • DeKalb County School Superintendents Update

    DeKalb County School Superintendents Update

    The DeKalb County School District recently changed the coverage of their area superintendents. Previously, the superintendent services were based on a map and included school clusters from elementary school through high school. Their service areas now are based on school […]

  • Celebrating Our Graduates

    Celebrating Our Graduates

    2024 Top 10 Percent Honor Graduates

  • Celebrating the Best of the Year

    Celebrating the Best of the Year

    Brockett Elementary Idlewood Elementary Livsey Elementary Midvale Elementary Smoke Rise Elementary Tucker Middle School Tucker High School

  • Very Distinguished – Local School Honored as Top Performer

    Very Distinguished – Local School Honored as Top Performer

    Livsey Elementary School added two feathers to its cap last month when they received two recognition awards from the Georgia Department of Education for being a top performing Title I school. The Distinguished Schools honor is awarded to Title I […]

  • Scientific Tools and Techniques

    Scientific Tools and Techniques

    Hands-On Experience Program at Fernbank The DeKalb County School District has multiple ways to find rigor in student learning while also making it fun. Many schools are STEM or STEAM certified, magnets for high achievers, language immersion or International Baccalaureate […]

  • DeKalb Board of Education Update from Allyson Gevertz

    DeKalb Board of Education Update from Allyson Gevertz

    The biggest news for the 2023-24 school year is the arrival of our new leader, Superintendent Devon Horton. He started the job on July 1st and has hit the ground running!  Dr. Horton’s background is teaching and learning, so he is […]

  • 2023 Valedictorian and Three Salutatorian

    2023 Valedictorian and Three Salutatorian

    Congratulations to the Class of 2023 Valedictorian and Three Salutatorians

  • Growing the Next Generation

    Growing the Next Generation

    Building a Community Through Gardening Gardening has long been a way to build community. From sharing tips to physically planting together, there are many opportunities for individuals to work as a group to create and maintain a garden. Tucker’s residents […]

  • Tucker Alumni Return Home to Offer Support to Students

    Tucker Alumni Return Home to Offer Support to Students

    As Tucker High School students slowly filled up the auditorium, THS graduate, former UGA football player and NFL player Jonathan Ledbetter overheard kids’ conversations. As they were looking in their gift bags, the kids said that “they gave us soap […]

  • National School Breakfast Week

    National School Breakfast Week

    March 6 – 10 One of the lesser-known celebrations in March is National School Breakfast Week. This is a five-weekday event to recognize the importance of breakfast in schools. It’s also a great time for us to look at the […]