
February 23, 2023
The Literati Book Fair is coming! Come explore the Secrets of the Sea by visiting us on March 6-10, 2023. Our fair will be open 7:30-2:00 each day with a parent night scheduled fo...

February 10, 2023
Reminder
There will be no school for students on:
Monday, February 13, 2023
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
These days are planned school breaks on the 2022-2023 ca...

January 13, 2023
Fourth graders worked together in teams through the engineering design process in today’s Morning S.T.E.A.M. They used their knowledge of the properties of light to create solutio...

January 11, 2023
The Pre-K application process and 5K registration is now OPEN for the 2023-24 school year!
Thank you for choosing the School District of Pickens County! We welcome you and...

January 10, 2023
There will be no school for SDPC students on: Monday, January 16, 2023
This is a planned school break on the 2022-2023 calendar.
You can view the entire 2022-2023 calendar a...

December 14, 2022
DES had a special guest in the car line this morning. Don’t worry, kiddos Officer Brian made sure the Grinch wouldn’t steal our Christmas!

December 14, 2022
Our chorus students put on a magical Christmas musical performance last night and brought a lot of holiday cheer to a packed house here to support them. Thank you to Mrs. Poole an...


December 12, 2022
Students from various third grade classrooms shared their writing at author’s tea.

December 7, 2022
On Monday, students in Young Appalachian Musicians (YAMS) performed their winter concert. Students shared what they have been learning in guitar, fiddle, banjo and mandolin.

December 7, 2022
DES was recognized and given the trophy for having the most growth in Dreambox (math program) in the district since September. Students from each grade level with the most growth ...
December 7, 2022
Thanks to From the Heart for blessing each of our students with a warm hat!
December 5, 2022
First Grade enjoyed Morning STEAM last Friday. Enjoy this video of the highlights.


November 9, 2022
“Making History came to DES to teach Kindergarten students about life long ago! We had fun playing with toys from long ago, making candles, creating pottery, writing with quills, m...

November 7, 2022
Reminder - No school for students Tuesday, November 8, 2022 There will be no school for students tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 This is a planned break on the 2022-2023...


November 1, 2022
Holiday Pictures November 17, 2022 This link will allow parents to sign up to receive updates via email regarding their child's school portraits. These updates include promotions...

October 31, 2022
Ms. Younce’s classes visited the Book Bites Cafe today! We learned about and got to sample several new genres of books!
October 31, 2022
Teachers and staff at DES were surprised with some Vampire Penguin treats this afternoon. Yes, it is Halloween, but we were also celebrating our recent “Good” rating on the 2023 s...