Welcome to this unofficial DHS alumni site, created 9/13/2008 by David, Class of 1963.
Check back weekly as it gradually grows.
The administrator is goldtimer@mail.com. Send any info you'd like to see included.
This site is not affiliated with, nor supported by, the City of Decatur, the City Schools of Decatur [CSD], Decatur High School [DHS], the Decatur Education Foundation [DEF], the Parent Teachers Student Association [PTSA], the Decatur Bulldog Athletic Booster Club [DBABC], nor the DHS Alumni Association [DHSAA]. Hopefully, all those organizations appreciate it. Any opinions expressed here do not speak for the official positions of any of these organizations nor any individuals in these or any other organization.
Here is how the DHS campus looked in 1962. All of this was gone by early 2008.
Here's how the campus looked in 2007, before the concrete stadium and auditorium/gym were razed to prepare to build new facilities. The North Building sustained a fire in 1963 and was razed some years later. The remaining south building was built in 1965. The buildings behind it were built later.
The first game in the new stadium was Friday, 9/19/2008. This image shows the home stands (smaller visitor stands are on the north side) pre-game. They were packed for the game:
The new gym and auditorium are under construction, to the left of the south building, which can be seen in the background in the above image. An aerial image of the new campus will be added when it becomes available.
Contrary to one report, the "wall" (a low stone wall along the drive off McDonough, where students like to congregate) was still there on 9/19/08.
Please e-mail goldtimer@mail.com if you spot any errors in facts, spelling, or grrammar. The editor is 63 years old, with increasing dyslexia and possibly early stages of dimentia.
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