El Dorado School District

The Memorial Stadium track is open! Please remember that it is spring sport season, which means that BJHS/EHS Track & Field and Soccer is in season. Both teams use the stadium at various times. The track will be closed on Monday-Friday each week from 4-6pm due to track practice. ESD will host track meets on March 13, 14 and 16; the track will close for these meets. Additionally, there may be soccer games that would cause the track to be closed at night during the season. Thank you for your understanding and for supporting our student-athletes!

Our Instructional Technology team, the IT Crew, works daily to keep our tech going! From the Internet to Chromebook repairs to helping teachers with implementing new technology in the classroom, we are grateful to the IT Crew for keeping us running! Pictures from left to right: Brandon Haynes, Jakoby Lange, Rachelle Crawford, Christine Moore, Victor Benavides, Noah Waller. #CSEW #EveryStudentDeserves

El Dorado High School student athletes visited the Capitol on Tuesday to celebrate their STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS! Congrats again to our 2022 5A Track and Field State Champs and 2022 5A/6A Game Day Cheer State Champs!

The Transportation Team works behind the scenes to keep our buses running, among other things! Thank you for sharing your skills with our district! #CSEW #EveryStudentDeserves Pictured left to right: Isiah Pierce, Kenneth Vaughn, Bill Wolfe, Charles Scharbor. Not Pictured: Tyrone Thigpen

Due to an incident in the vicinity of Washington Middle School that began a few minutes after early dismissal, the school was placed on lockdown. After police were able to verify the safety of our students and staff, the lockdown was lifted. Buses will run late today.

Several ESD students attended the Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ACTM) Regional Math Contest held at Southern Arkansas University on Saturday, March 4th. Students in grades 8th-12th were able to test in the following categories: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Statistics, and Calculus. Awards were given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. ESD had 11 students students place and are now eligible to compete at the ACTM State Contest on Saturday, April 29. Algebra I 1st place - Ethan Bridges (Barton Junior High School) 3rd place - Ruqaya Ali (Barton Junior High School) Geometry 1st place - Paul Boerwinkle (El Dorado High School) 3rd place - Paxton Strong (El Dorado High School) Algebra II 2nd place - Oscar Garza (El Dorado High School) 3rd place - Latrice Johnson (El Dorado High School) Statistics 1st place - Lynley Rushing (El Dorado High School) 2nd place - Aliyah Golden (El Dorado High School) 3rd place - Linda Graham (El Dorado High School) Calculus 1st place - Sebastian Marquez (El Dorado High School) 2nd place - Daisy Tabe (El Dorado High School)

REMINDER: KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE IS TONIGHT FROM 4PM - 7PM! Join us for Kindergarten Open House to learn more about our elementary schools! Parents and incoming kindergartners are encouraged to visit each building to discover what the El Dorado School District has to offer. At the first building you visit, you'll receive a card with a place for three stamps. As you visit each building, you'll receive a stamp from that school. When you finish your last tour, you can turn the completed stamp card in for entry into some awesome prizes! We look forward to seeing you tonight! Yocum Primary, 1103 W. Cedar Street Northwest Elementary, 1600 N. College Avenue Hugh Goodwin Elementary, 201 E. 5th Street

BARTON JUNIOR HIGH CHEER TRYOUTS! If your child is interested in trying out for BJHS Cheer, please read and complete the following form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc88p6kyRVE0nD9FqrsWGJXKa37nugSECb3aIiwlX1iQCSOJw/viewform?usp=pp_url

To all our ESD Bus Drivers, THANK YOU! We appreciate you! #CSEW #EveryStudentDeserves

Reminder! The El Dorado Orchestras are celebrating Music in Our Schools Month with a free concert TONIGHT, March 7th, at 6:30pm in the EHS Auditorium. The public is invited to attend!

Nurses Week may be in May, but we want to say THANK YOU today! Our school nurses go above and beyond to take care of our students, and we are thankful for the love and care they show our Wildcats, Kittens, Knights, Bears, Roadrunners, and Gators! #CSEW #EveryStudentDeserves

• CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WEEK • All week long, we want to take a moment to celebrate our staff classified staff! These people are some who do so much for our schools, yet are often the "behind-the-scenes" miracle workers! From our Food Service Department to our Transportation Team, we are grateful for their daily commitment to ESD! First up, we'd like to recognize the Cafeteria Staff from each school! Not only is it Classified School Employees Week, but it's also National School Breakfast Week! Our students and staff are greeted with smiling faces and yummy food each day, and we can't say THANK YOU enough! #CSEW #EveryStudentDeserves

The El Dorado Orchestras are celebrating Music in Our Schools Month with a free concert on Tuesday, March 7th, at 6:30pm in the EHS Auditorium. The public is invited to attend!

The El Dorado School District is seeking feedback from various stakeholders who have insight into the effects of family and parent engagement on the success of our students. Feedback will be used to form the district's annual Family and Parent Engagement Plan. The deadline to complete this form is March 17, 2023. El Distrito Escolar de El Dorado está buscando comentarios de varias partes interesadas que tienen una idea de los efectos de la participación de la familia y los padres en el éxito de nuestros estudiantes. Los comentarios se utilizarán para formar el Plan anual de Participación de la Familia y los Padres del distrito. La fecha límite para completar este formulario es el 17 de marzo de 2023. https://bit.ly/ESDPFESurvey23

MISSter EHS is tonight! Doors open at 6:15pm! Show starts at 7pm! Join the EHS Student Council as they present the annual Misster EHS Pageant. Tickets are $10 and will be sold at the door. All proceeds are donated to Arkansas Children's.

It's MAINTENANCE APPRECIATION DAY! The El Dorado School District has a great team who work behind the scenes to keep all the things running! We are thankful for their hard work! From left to right: Keith Ross, Binod Sapkota, Dennis Robinson, James Porter, Allan Saunders, Todd Rainwater, Justin Small. Not pictures: John White

Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss! Dr. Seuss believed all children deserve the opportunity to escape into the world of imagination with reading. Each year, on his birthday, students across the US celebrate National Read Across America Day, including students like Aubrey Clark. A 1st grader at Yocum Primary, Aubrey enjoyed reading in Ms. Morgan's class during their independent reading time today! What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book? #EveryStudentDeserves #ReadAcrossAmerica

Are you planning to enroll your child in kindergarten this fall? Join us for Kindergarten Open House to learn more about our elementary schools! Open House is set for NEXT Wednesday, March 8th from 4pm - 7pm. Parents and incoming kindergartners are encouraged to visit each building to discover what the El Dorado School District has to offer. At the first building you visit, you'll receive a card with a place for three stamps. As you visit each building, you'll receive a stamp from that school. When you finish your last tour, you can turn the completed stamp card in for entry into some awesome prizes! We look forward to seeing you next week! Yocum Primary, 1103 W. Cedar Street Northwest Elementary, 1600 N. College Avenue Hugh Goodwin Elementary, 201 E. 5th Street

Katie Harwell, a teacher at El Dorado High School, graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Interior Design. She currently teaches Visual Art for grades 9-12. Mrs. Harwell chose to attend LA Tech for many reasons, including the outstanding Architecture and Art Departments. She loved that Ruston is a small town, and the bonus is that LA Tech is a great college. Her experience was special. “The professors are fun, and the town is very supportive of the University. My college years were wonderful!” Thank you, Mrs. Harwell, for sharing about LA Tech! If you are interested in learning more about Louisiana Tech University, visit https://www.latech.edu/.

Northwest Elementary received a phone call that caused some concern this morning. Administrators felt it was important to act with precaution and put the building into a Level 1 lockdown while the phone call was investigated. Parents were able to check students out with proper identification, but students were kept inside during morning recess. At the conclusion of the investigation, it was determined that the concern was unfounded. The lockdown was lifted, and students resumed normal outside activities. The El Dorado School District is grateful to the Northwest Administration for its quick response and focus on student and staff safety.