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DDESS Public Affairs Office

700 Westpark Drive
Peachtree City GA, 30269

Phone: 678-364-8044
Fax: 770-632-8720

cindy.gibson@am.dodea.edu

DDESS Public Affairs supports both internal and external customers through:

  • development of news releases and Director's messages.
  • maintaining the DDESS website homepage and other website content.
  • coordinating and facilitating media relations.
  • providing public relations training and guidance to Superintendents.

District News

Pup Pound: Meet the Devil Pups Devil Pups are prepared to make the 2012 season their best yet. Read More...

Students Learn Importance of "Everyday Heroes" The gymnasium at Fort Rucker Primary School was filled with students and staff wearing red, white and blue to celebrate Hero Day Sept. 11. Read More...

West Point Students Encouraged to Stay Fit, Study Hard It was the first assembly of the new school year at the West Point Middle School and students were treated to a visit from two N.Y. Giants who were promoting the NFL's Play 60 program . . . Read More...

Friday Night Lights: Devil Pups Crash into Big Dreams for New Season As always, winds of change are sweeping through Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Last year, the Lejeune High School Devil Pups took to the field with vigor, determined to find their foothold in the world of high school football. Read More...

Anti-bullying Play Coming to Fort Benning Schools Fort Benning elementary school students will explore the issue of bullying September 18-20 through a Family Theatre production of the play, Bully Goats Griff. Read More...

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Latest DDESS Press Releases

Ferguson Named Maxwell AFB Elementary/Middle School Principal
Dr. Cynthia Ferguson has been named principal of Maxwell AFB Elementary/Middle School, at Maxwell AFB, AL. Current Principal Melissa Hayes has accepted a position at Aviano Elementary School, Italy, with DoDDS-Europe. More...
 
Ransom Named Burrows Elementary School Principal
Press Release: Ransom Named Burrows Elementary School Principal More...
 
Shelton Named Jackson Elementary School Principal
Ms. Linda Shelton has been named principal of Jackson Elementary School, at Fort Campbell, KY. She is currently an assistant principal at Ramey School, aboard Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico, in the New York/Virginia/Puerto Rico District. More...
 
Thompson Named Mudge Elementary School Principal
Mrs. Talisha Thompson has been named principal of Mudge Elementary School, at Fort Knox, KY. Mrs. Thompson most recently served as the assistant principal at Fort Knox High School, a position she had held since March 2010. More...
 
Albrecht Named Assistant Superintendent of North Carolina District
Mr. Carl Albrecht comes to DDESS/DoDDS-Cuba from DoDDS-Pacific where he served as Assistant Superintendent for Transition with the DoDEA Korea School District. He joins Assistant Superintendent Harriet Hunter-Boykin, Ed.D., and the two will oversee the schools aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. More...

DDESS Media Advisories

September 4th edition of School Talk with Marilee Fitzgerald
DoDEA Director will address back to school topics with special guest, Dr. Linda Curtis, DDESS Senior Leader.

DDESS News Resources

Army Flier
Command's official newspaper for Fort Rucker.
Connect Stewart/Hunter
News & Information for the Military communities of Fort Stewart & Hunter Army Airfield
dcmilitary.com
News about Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.
DVIDS
Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System
Fort Cambpell Courier
Command information news source.
Maxwell/Gunter Dispatch
Maxwell Air Force Base publication.
Paraglide
Telling the Fort Bragg Story
Pointer View
Serving the community of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
The Eagle Post
Connecting the Oak Grove, Kentucky, and Fort Campbell Communities
The Globe
Published by MCB Camp Lejeune Public Affairs on a weekly basis to keep the Marines, sailors and surrounding community in touch with what's happening on base and what the Corps is accomplishing locally and worldwide.
The Gold Standard
Authorized publication for members of the U.S. Army published each Thursday by the Fort Knox Public Affairs Office.
The Leader
Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office publication.
The Quantico Sentry
MCB Quantico Public Affairs publication
The Southeast Sun
A compilation of articles from The Southeast Sun and the Daleville Sun-Courier, weekly newspapers serving the Fort Rucker area.