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Students participate in Community Reader Day
DES gains outdoor learning area
DES holds digital Black History Month gallery
Teachers celebrated at ACS Night of the Stars
Jennifer Powers (5th grade)- DES Teacher of the Year 23-24
Miranda Manley- DES Principal
Jennifer Collier- DES Class Act of the Year 23-24
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Digital report cards are now accessible through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
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See how DES is reimagining recess!
![Ms. Lisa Lewis our FS teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727118467/acsk12/kawdnk5mprbrnf7ebqik/MrsLewisandstudents.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727118467/acsk12/kawdnk5mprbrnf7ebqik/MrsLewisandstudents.png","width":512}])
Our very own, Ms. Lisa Lewis was named WREG Educator of the Week!
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Students now look up when walking past the library to see the replica of the Ground Zero Survivor Tree.
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about Library book about the Survivor Tree teaching lessons in resiliency
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The Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation recognized Mr. Sims as an outstanding music teacher with many talents.
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about Gregory Sims wins TAA Teacher Hero Award
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As the district's Principal of the Year, Manley will also be submitted for the TN Principal of the Year competition.
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about Miranda Manley named ACS Principal of the Year
![Mr. Dustin Dickerson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709280600/acsk12/ityeooqwcfygeqshtnwq/Untitleddesign-12.png","width":195}])
The Class Act Award recognizes outstanding classified employees who make invaluable contributions to the school and district.
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about Dustin Dickerson wins 2022 Class Act Award
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Kelly Wortham has been named Donelson Elementary's Teacher of the Year! Learn more about what some of their colleagues had to say about her effectiveness and impact as a DES educator and professional!
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about Kelly Wortham named ACS Teacher of the Year (opens in new window/tab)
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Donelson Elementary School, opened in 2009, truly excemplifies its motto: Dedicated to Excellence for Students. The school has a pattern of academic excellence and continues to be recognized for its successes, including winning the prestigious honor of being named a National Blue Ribbon School!
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