The parade will:
• Begin at Northwest Avenue and 13th Street, next to Yamato
• Travel south on Northwest Avenue
• Turn left onto Main Street
• Turn left onto Washington Street in front of PJ’s Coffee
• Cross 5th Street and turn onto Jefferson
• Return to the Mellor Park Mall parking lot
Float riders should be dropped off in the north-side parking lot behind Hobby Lobby. We hope to see you along the route! 💜
🎓 Promise Recipient Spotlight: Camden Sanford
Camden is a 2019 graduate of El Dorado High School. He was part of the first graduating class to attend ESD from kindergarten through 12th grade, knowing the Promise would be there for them.
Camden would later attend Louisiana Tech University with the support of the El Dorado Promise. But his story with ESD began long before college. In first grade, his teacher, Mrs. Casey Orr, inspired him to become an educator. “She came to school every day and made me feel safe, seen, valued, and understood. When I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said, ‘I want to be a teacher, like Mrs. Orr.’”
His career initially took him in another direction, but in 2025, Camden saw an opening for a Social Studies teacher at El Dorado High School. Today, Camden is back home — teaching at the very school from which he graduated and investing in the next generation of students.
From a kindergartner hearing about the Promise for the first time in 2007 to an EHS teacher helping shape the lives of students today, Camden’s journey represents something particularly special: an investment in El Dorado coming full circle.
#ElDoradoPromise #20YearsofPromisingFutures #EveryStudentDeserves
Homecoming Day is packed with Wildcat spirit from start to finish! Check out the full schedule of events and make plans to celebrate with us all day long. 🏈✨
This week, we’re recognizing the drivers and students who help make every bus ride safe!
Thank you to our ESD bus drivers for safely transporting our students every day, and thank you to our students for following bus safety expectations.
We appreciate everyone who helps keep our Wildcats safe on the road! 💜
#NationalSchoolBusSafetyWeek #EveryStudentDeserves
Congratulations to this outstanding group of Wildcats selected to represent EHS during this year’s Homecoming festivities!
Front Center-Queen Jamiyah Davis
2nd row, left to right-Senior Maid Kinley Smith, Senior Honor Maid Ashtan Tidwell, Senior Honor Maid Kerrigan Shelton, Senior Maid Yakenia Aaron
3rd row, left to right-Freshman Maid Camryn Aaron, Sophomore Maid Kate Lee, Junior Maid Presley Nash, Junior Maid Destinee Norful, Sophomore Maid Zoey Sanders, Freshman Maid Josey Camacho
4th Row, left to right-Senior Escort Lambert Williams, Senior Honor Maid Escort Samuel Singleton, Senior Queen Escort Tristan McGhee, Senior Honor Maid Escort Walker Williamson, Senior Escort Jaylon Montgomery
5th row, left to right-Freshman Escort Jaxxon McKoy, Junior Escort Gavin Briggs, Junior Escort Kaden Blackman, Freshman Escort Maddox Black
Top Row, left to right- Sophomore Escorts Jonathan Gomez and JaVion Moody
If you’d like to participate, email alexander.michaels@esd-15.org.
🎓 Promise Recipient Spotlight: Tiffany Williams
Tiffany Williams, a Class of 2007 graduate, remembers being called into the gym with fellow students to hear an announcement that would change their futures: the creation of the El Dorado Promise. After learning she would receive 100% of the Promise funding available to her, Tiffany remembers sitting in the gym and shedding tears of gratitude. That fall, she began her college journey at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Today, Tiffany proudly tells others that she was among the very first recipients of the El Dorado Promise and credits that opportunity with helping launch her career in optometry and photography.💜
#ElDoradoPromise #20YearsofPromisingFutures #EveryStudentDeserves
Fall Break is almost here! ESD schools will be closed October 12–16. We'll see everyone back at school on Monday, October 19. 💜
Audition forms will be available during Parent-Teacher Conferences this week and in school offices leading up to auditions on November 16. The audition form includes details about what students should prepare, and a digital copy is linked below. Students participating in auditions and rehearsals must be dropped off and picked up at EHS.
For more information, contact Ruth Griffin at ruth.griffin@esd-15.org.
🎭 Audition Form:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ON_UsbSpA4sn2AiPfzg3BetvaOVf6cofrpPapzvmDKg/edit?usp=sharing
Flu shots are available to students, staff, and families through the Wildcat Wellness Center! Call (870) 639-3875 to schedule your appointment. 💜
The El Dorado School Board’s monthly meeting will be held tonight at 6 pm in the Central Office Board Room. As always, the meeting is open to the public. Because a Board member will be participating virtually, the meeting will also be livestreamed online in accordance with Arkansas law.
Those unable to attend in person may watch the meeting using the link below: https://meet.google.com/jky-zncr-rpz
🎓 From ESD to Ouachita Baptist University — and right back home to invest in the community that invested in her. Madison Jackson is a 2017 El Dorado High School graduate and El Dorado Promise recipient who attended Ouachita Baptist University, where she earned her degree in Finance completely debt-free. While in college, a connection with her real estate professor led to her first investment opportunity, sparking a passion that would ultimately become her career.
Today, Madison is a Real Estate Investor and Realtor in El Dorado, where she remodels homes and owns rental properties throughout the community. “I am incredibly grateful for the investment this community made in me, and I am proud to now invest back into the community that has invested so much in me.”
Madison’s story is another example of how the El Dorado Promise continues to create promising futures — and bring those futures home. 💜
#ElDoradoPromise #20YearsofPromisingFutures #EveryStudentDeserves
Before heading to the stadium, take a moment to review our stadium rules and guidelines so everyone can enjoy a safe and enjoyable game night. Go Cats! 💜
https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/article/3109539
📅 October Important Dates at a Glance!
Be sure to save these important dates, including early dismissal days, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Fall Break, and more.💜
The meeting will take place in the district conference room located at 200 West Oak Street.
🎓 Promise Recipient Spotlight: Layken Grimes
Layken Grimes is a proud 2021 graduate of El Dorado High School whose journey has taken her from EHS to Kansas State University and now to law school. With support from the El Dorado Promise, Layken attended Kansas State University, where she continued her cheerleading career while pursuing her education. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in psychology and a double minor.
“The El Dorado Promise gave me the opportunity to attend college with less financial strain, which allowed me to focus on my education and continue doing something I loved through cheerleading.”
Because she completed her undergraduate education with greater financial freedom, Layken was also able to continue pursuing her academic goals. Today, she is in her second year of law school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. From ESD to Kansas State and now law school, Layken’s journey is another example of how the El Dorado Promise continues to help students turn their ambitions into promising futures! 💜
#ElDoradoPromise #20YearsofPromisingFutures #EveryStudentDeserves
All schools will dismiss at 2 p.m. on both Parent-Teacher Conference days! 💜
