SERVICE
We are the butlers, cooks and custodians, supporting our theater and music students. They are the true heroes of the show!.
FUND RAISING

We provide ways for parents, community members, businesses, and others to donate funds, food and supplies, to ensure our events will be all they can be.
PROMOTION

We help get the word out to fill seats so students can feel the thrill of performing for a full house.
The DHS Performing Arts Association (DHSPAA)
Decatur Performs is a 501(c)(3)non-profit parent volunteer organization that promotes and supports performing arts education in Decatur High School, particularly through chorus and musical theater classroom activities and extracurricular activities.
Our mission is to support the Decatur High School chorus, drama, and musical theater programs through raising funds and promoting parental involvement. Decatur Performs funds supplement funds from the City Schools of Decatur and are used solely to support DHS performing arts.
We aim to provide a supportive and enriching experience for students, including opportunities to perform in professional-level performances. Our activities include:
- Coordinating, promoting and staffing musical theater performances
- Purchasing equipment and supplies
- Funding supplemental classroom instruction and clinics
- Coordinating and staffing choral performances and competitions such as All-State Choir

Executive Board
Ingrid Anderson: President
Contact: president@decaturperforms.org
Sarah Satterfield: Executive Vice President
Contact: president@decaturperforms.org
George Grills: Treasurer
Contact: treasurer@decaturperforms.org
Erica Udell: Secretary
Contact: secretary@decaturperforms.org
Disciplines Board
VP DHS Acting
Beth Waltemath:
Contact: acting@decaturperforms.org
Jackie Chapman:
Contact: acting@decaturperforms.org
VP DHS Chorus
Sherry Ebrahimi:
Contact: chorus@decaturperforms.org
Reid Willingham:
Contact: chorus@decaturperforms.org
VP DHS Musical Theater
Cindy Gartska:
Contact: Musical@decaturperforms.org
Christy Hall:
Contact: Musical@decaturperforms.org
Ashley Gibbs-Davis:
Contact: Musical@decaturperforms.org
VP BHMS Theater & Chorus
Teresa Parrish:
Contact: BHMSchorus@decaturperforms.org
Contact: BHMStheatre@decaturperforms.org
Tiffany Sawyer:
Contact: BHMSchorus@decaturperforms.org
Contact: BHMStheatre@decaturperforms.org
Erica Udell:
Contact: BHMSchorus@decaturperforms.org
Contact: BHMStheatre@decaturperforms.org
VP BHMS Orchestra
Jen Lewin:
Contact: orchestra@decaturperforms.org
VP DHS Orchestra
Janet Conley:
Contact: orchestra@decaturperforms.org
Patricia Liscio:
Contact: orchestra@decaturperforms.org
VP DHS Technical Theatre
Maya Misra:
Contact: techtheatre@decaturperforms.org
Photographers “At Large”
Kristen Hansen, Nikki Llewellyn, Keson Graham
Decatur Performs is a 501(c)(3)non-profit parent volunteer organization that promotes and supports performing arts education in Decatur High School, particularly through chorus, drama and musical theater classroom and extracurricular activities.
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