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! 💜
Mark your calendars for your school's clinic date! Parents and guardians will need to complete a flu clinic form for their student. Forms are available on our district website in English and Spanish.
📅 October 1 – Washington Middle School
📅 October 2 – Hugh Goodwin
📅 October 9 – Yocum
📅 October 22 – El Dorado High School
📅 October 23 – Barton Junior High
📅 October 30 – Northwest Elementary
🔗 English: https://aptg.co/fRxpbP
🔗 Spanish: https://aptg.co/4Qr5vd
Advanced Chemistry students recently conducted a Flame Test Lab to see how thermal energy excites electrons to higher energy levels. As the electrons return to their ground state, they release specific wavelengths of visible light—creating different colors, much like the science behind fireworks! 🎆
Hands-on learning makes chemistry a little more colorful!
The El Dorado School District improved its overall report card grade from a C to a B for the 2025–26 school year!
We’re also celebrating significant growth across our campuses:
⭐ Barton Junior High: D ➡️ B
⭐ Hugh Goodwin Elementary: C ➡️ B
⭐ Northwest Elementary: D ➡️ C
⭐ El Dorado High School: Maintained a B
And that’s not all! Three ESD schools have also earned 2026 Arkansas Gem School recognitions from the Arkansas Department of Education for outstanding academic achievement and growth.
💜 Barton Junior High School — Growth by Content Area: Mathematics
💜 El Dorado High School — Growth by Content Area: Mathematics
💜 Hugh Goodwin Elementary School — Achievement of All (Top 6–10%), Achievement by Content Area in Mathematics and ELA, and Growth by Content Area in Mathematics
Hugh Goodwin Elementary School also received an award through the Arkansas School Recognition Program in connection with its Achievement of All designation. We are proud of the hard work happening throughout El Dorado School District and remain committed to continued growth and achievement for every student.
Congratulations to our students, teachers, staff, administrators, and families! 💜
Read the full release here:
https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/article/3136561
#ArkansasGemSchool
Save the date for Parent-Teacher Conferences on October 6th & 8th from 3:30pm to 6:30pm! All schools will dismiss at 2pm.
Congratulations to the entire WMS team on this incredible achievement! 💜👏
We’re thankful for the team behind the scenes who keeps our schools connected, our technology working, and our staff and students supported every day.
Thank you to our IT team for everything you do! 💜
Three ESD administrators have been honored with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award! 🎖️
Superintendent Jim Tucker, EHS Principal John Jameson, and EHS Assistant Principal Wendy Strickland were nominated by Major Greg Newton of the Army Reserve’s 90th Sustainment Brigade for the exceptional support they provided to his family while he was deployed.
The three administrators were nominated by Major Greg Newton of the Army Reserve’s 90th Sustainment Brigade for the exceptional support they provided to his wife, EHS English teacher Clair Antoon-Newton, and their family while he was recently deployed. During his deployment, Tucker, Jameson, and Strickland went above and beyond to support the Newton family, reflecting what Major Newton described as ESD's commitment to supporting soldiers and their families.
Congratulations to Mr. Tucker, Mr. Jameson, and Mrs. Strickland on this well-deserved recognition! 👏
