Buchanan County R-IV School District

Check out our first edition of the student-written 2021-2022 Black and Gold ! Many thanks to our excellent staff: MeKayla Boydston, Helaina Geoffroy, Abigail Miller, and Tricia Si...

Senior spotlight: Marissa Stephens After 2nd semester, DeKalb High School got a new student. Marissa Stephens came from Tennessee. She played soccer at her old school and...

Senior Spotlight: Savanah Baugh Senior Savanah Baugh has a lot to be proud of. The last four years that she has been in DeKalb High School, she has been involved in NHS, FFA, Dra...

2020 Courtwarming Royalty Winners Every year we vote for courtwarming royalty; this year we continue the tradition. Our winners for the 2020 royalty are: prince ...

Spotlight: Mr. Lawson Leadership is the action of leading a group of people or an organization. In every school building, it is a principal's job to lead the school. For our ...

Mrs. Faulkenberry When you hear the term English teacher you think about a person who likes to r...

Spotlight: Mr. Guilkey Math. You have to take the class, but you don't always enjoy the class. Like with many other classes, the teacher is what makes the class better. This ...

Mrs. Collier There are many teachers here in the building, but there are only few that everyone has a strong re...

Graduating There comes a time in a person's life when he or she has to say goodbye. For some, it signifies the biggest relief, but for many, it is a very emotional time. Fo...

Because we live in a small farm town, many people would infer that the people of DeKalb would only listen to old country music while they drive their tractors down a back road. ...

· By Wyatt Ashpaugh The Backbone Of DHS From six in the morning until six at night, there is a custodian here at DHS. He or she keeps the school clean and...

All About Mrs. Downing By: Baylee Knorr When you think of the important people at DeKalb High School, your mind instantly goes to Mr. Lawson and Mr. Dittemore. Yes, they bot...

Teacher Spotlight:Coach Dice This year Dekalb High School’s staff gained a new member. P.E. teacher Matt Dice is both an educator and a new addition to the football co...

Athlete of the week nominee Darrin McElfresh Darrin McElfresh is a senior at Dekalb High School. He has played varsity football, basketball, and baseball for four years. Darrin ...

And So It Begins… By: Baylee Knorr As the weather gets colder, and fall sports wrap up, another season begins: winter. The students begin to pull out winter coats, hats, ...

The Muddy Paw This year at Dekalb High School has been filled with change, from acquiring a new principal, to all the new teachers in the classrooms. One thing is for ce...

It Only Took Four Years One full length softball game consists of 21 outs for a team. As long as you score one time, all you have to focus on is 21 outs. The DeKalb High Sch...

The Impact Of Caleb Hundley Last year, sophomore Caleb Hundley came to our school. At first, no one knew who he was or where ...

Senior Spotlight By Wyatt Ashpaugh Taylor Fisher came to Dekalb High School in 7th grade and has been a very involved student- athlete ever since. She is involved in softba...

Senior Spotlight Carley Christgen Carley Chirstgen is one of the sweetest students in the class of 2020. She is always complimenting people and asking about their day. She i...