Demopolis High School

Demopolis City Schools is proud to announce that Mr. Frederick Franklin has been selected as the new principal of Demopolis High School! Mr. Franklin brings a wealth of experience in education and leadership, having served in various roles over the past 14 years, including Principal and Assistant Principal at Saks High School, Alternative School teacher, Collaborative Special Education teacher, Guidance Counselor, English Language Arts teacher, and Health and Physical Education teacher. In addition to his educational experience, Mr. Franklin also brings a distinguished military background, having served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years. He earned his bachelor’s degree in social work from Delta State University, followed by a master’s degree in social work from the University of Alabama, a master’s in education from Jacksonville State University, and a degree in instructional leadership from the University of West Alabama. With a strong commitment to increasing student academic performance and strengthening social skills, Mr. Franklin is prepared to lead Demopolis High School into an exciting new chapter. Please join us in welcoming Mr. Frederick Franklin and his family to DHS! We look forward to a great school year under his leadership. 🐾

📣 Exciting News from Demopolis City Schools! 📣 Demopolis City Schools is proud to announce that Mr. Frederick Franklin has been selected as the new principal of Demopolis High School! Mr. Franklin brings a wealth of experience in education and leadership, having served in various roles including Principal and Assistant Principal at Saks High School, Instructional Leadership, Collaborative Special Education, English Language Arts, Health, and Physical Education. With a strong commitment to increasing student academic performance, as well as strengthening social skills, Mr. Franklin is ready to lead DHS into an exciting new chapter. Please join us in welcoming Mr. Frederick Franklin and his family to DHS! We look forward to a great school year under his leadership. 🐾 #DemopolisHigh #TigerPride #BlueHeat

Class of 2026, join the Senior Remind to stay up to date with all senior events, scholarships, opportunities and information.

DHS Juniors or Seniors, are you interested in earning summer credit while you work? Email Mrs. Kerby by June 5! ckerby@dcsedu.com

Report cards are ready! Stop by the front office between 8 am and 3 pm this week to pick them up. Also, if you need to register for summer school, you can do that this week as well. Summer school is $100.

Reminder: If your DHS student needs help with summer dual enrollment, please plan to meet with Wallace Community College student success coaches on May 28th from 8am - 4pm at the Wallace Demopolis Campus. Classes start soon!

DHS students need help with summer dual enrollment? Meet with WSCC student success coaches on May 28th from 8am - 4pm at the Wallace Demopolis Campus.

Students eat free this summer! Check out the times and locations that your child can grab breakfast or lunch this summer provided by The Alabama State Department of Education and the USDA.

Click the link to view the DHS weekly newsletter, the Tiger Ambush. This week's newsletter contains information on exams and summer school. https://secure.smore.com/n/b2uqpk

Seniors have been busy getting ready for their graduation ceremony tomorrow night! First practice was this morning. As always, Mrs. Miller is getting them ready to walk across the stage. Come out and support your seniors tomorrow at 7 pm at Tiger Stadium!

Congratulations to our senior athletes on signing to compete at the next level!

Lettuce is coming along nicely in the Aquaponics system in the greenhouse!

DCS Families, The phones at each school location are working again. Thank you for your patience.

DCS Families, The phone systems are down at each school at this time. If you need to contact the school, please send an email to the principal and they will contact you as soon as possible. We will notify you when the phones are working again. Westside: bsmith@dcsedu.com USJ: bfleming@dcsedu.com DMS: ajones@dcsedu.com DHS: tgantt@dcsedu.com

Click the link to view this week's edition of the Tiger Ambush. https://secure.smore.com/n/kqw04

Thank you Smurfit Westrock for the sweet treats today!

🌽Dady’s Roasted Corn visited DHS this morning! Thank you to Ms. Littles and the CNP team for making this happen! Everyone enjoyed this special treat!

Thank you to Cemex - Krispy Kreme doughnuts, DHS FCCLA - cereal breakfast bar, Trustmark - snack bag, Merchant's and Farmers - Alani's, DHS Student Council - Daylight Doughnuts. We appreciate you!

Thank you to Demopolis PTO for the doughnuts this morning, DHS Student Council and FCCLA for the snack carts, DHS Senior Class for the salad bar and Mr. G's pizza lunch, AEA for the sweet treats, Maggie and Co. and Kingdom Grounds for the discount cards, and First Baptist Church for the trail mix! We are feeling the love this week and appreciate you all!

Thank you Demopolis PTO for the relaxing massages, Naheola Credit Union for the delicious muffins and Regions Bank for the soft drinks! Congratulations to Mrs. Goodman for winning the 30 minute massage gift card!