El Dorado School District

Murphy USA is hosting a Junior Golf Clinic as a part of the El Dorado Shootout, an official event on the Symetra Tour. The clinic will be held Monday, September 20th from 4:00-5:30pm at the Mystic Creek Golf Club. The clinic is free and open to ages 6-18. To sign up, visit eldoradoshootout.com/schedule/juniorclinic.

Thank you for coming out and supporting the Wildcats at the Purple/White scrimmage last night! For a complete schedule of all fall athletic events, visit https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/page/athletics. Go Cats!

The annual Purple/White game is tonight at Memorial Stadium. Gates open at 5pm, and the Fun Run begins at 6pm. Admission is $5 for students and adults. Elementary students are free with a wristband and paid adult. AAA passes are accepted.

The Class of 2034 spent a few minutes on their first day of school learning about the El Dorado Promise and the possibilities that lie before them. Kindergarteners learned about the promise, savings, and even the promise chant! Thank you to the El Dorado Education Foundation and Simmons Bank for supporting the Promise and encouraging students to prepare for their futures. And a special thank you to Murphy Oil for providing this opportunity for El Dorado School District students!

Service has been restored, and phone lines are open. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Due to an issue with software at the state-level, several schools in South Arkansas are having temporary phone service disruptions. Currently, phone lines across the district are down. The state is working on the issue and hopes to have service restored quickly. We will post when we have more information. If you need to reach any of our schools, please message the Facebook page of your student's school. Thank you for your understanding!

All El Dorado Public Schools dismiss at 2:25pm on Wednesdays. Buses will begin running after the 2:25pm dismissal bell.

What an exciting and exhausting day! They say there's no tired like "teacher-tired," but maybe a kindergartener's first day can compete! Thank you to all our ESD families and staff for making today an awesome day! We hope you all get some much needed rest tonight!

The El Dorado Football Booster Club will host the Purple/White Fun Run before the Purple/White game this Friday, August 20th at Memorial Stadium. The gates open at 5pm and the festivities begin at 6pm. Go Cats!

As a reminder, bus routes will be the same as last year. To review last year’s routes, visit http://bit.ly/ESDBusRoutes2021.

Want to know what's for breakfast and lunch? Cafeteria Menus are available on the El Dorado School District app under the Dining section of each school or on our website at https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/page/food-services. *Due to national supply shortages, online menus allow for parents, students, and staff to be aware of necessary changes to the monthly menu.

WOA Families - Remember you can reserve meals to pick up each week for your students. Meals must be reserved by Monday of each week by filling out the form at http://bit.ly/ESDWOAMeals. Complete the form for each student in your home to receive 5 breakfasts and lunches per week.

All students must be up-to-date with their immunizations in order to start school on August, 17, 2021. If you child is exempt from immunizations, a completed Immunization Exempt Form is required every year from the Arkansas Medical Director. The school nurse must have an up to date immunization record or exempt form for every student. Please take the time to read this and follow the proper steps to making sure your child is able to attend school this fall.

The 30th Annual School Supply Drive will be held this Saturday, August 14th from 8am-1pm at St. John Baptist Church. Several community partners have come together to bring school supplies, dental/personal hygiene products, and socks to the children of Union County. Thank you, Union County !

Barton Junior High students have an additional day to pick up their devices on Friday and Monday from 1pm-4pm in the BJHS Library. Please enter the front door by the flag pole and follow the signs to the library.

After thoughtful consideration and discussion, the El Dorado School Board has voted 4-3 to require masks, or other appropriate face coverings, for all persons present on school campuses or in school vehicles or buses, including staff, students, visitors, and others. This applies to inside only. The school board will revisit the policy at each board meeting. To view the full mask policy, please visit www.eldoradopublicschools.org/page/esd-mask-policy.

REMINDER: The El Dorado School District will be offering a COVID-19 vaccination clinic TOMORROW, August 11th from 8am-10am at El Dorado High School. Participants will enter through the arena. The clinic is free to the public and available for anyone ages 12 and up. Each person, regardless of age, must sign a consent form. Please bring the signed consent form with you when you come to the clinic. You can access the consent form and register here: https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/article/505481. In order to prepare for the clinic, we are asking that participants register to ensure we have adequate supplies. Please register before 3pm today.

El Dorado School District will have a special called meeting on Wednesday, August 11th at noon. The meeting will be held at the El Dorado School District Administrative Office in the board room. 

Several events going on this week in the El Dorado School District! Today is Device Checkout for juniors and Elementary Orientation for all students entering kindergarten through 4th grade.

The El Dorado School Board will meet Monday, August 9th at 6pm in the ESD Administrative Building. The meeting is open to the public.