UPDATE: Ha!  Apparently I should have checked the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the AJC before posting this.  They both have whole darn articles about the $3 million being given to create a “career academy” at the high school.  It will be one of four in the state of Georgia.

DHS teacher Chris Billingsley reports in…

Great News!

Mr. Duane Sprull, DHS assistant principal in charge of vocational education, stopped by the Close Up meeting yesterday to announce that Decatur High just won a $3 million plus grant to upgrade the technology in our vocational building. Mr. Sprull gave most of the credit to DHS teacher Mr. Brent Eickhoff for leading this effort but I suspect that Mr. Sprull and longtime vocational teacher Mr. James “Big Jim” Streeter had a lot to do with this success.

Congratulations Mr. Sprull, Mr. Eickhoff, Mr. Streeter, and all the vocational teachers who helped to win this grant.

I’m going to follow up and see if I can get a few more details on this impressive grant. Stay tuned.