The Washington Middle School area has been cleared and is no longer in lockdown. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Washington Middle School is currently on lockdown due to reports of an incident in the vicinity of the school--not on school property. Our top priority is the safety of our students and staff. While the school is on lockdown, no one may enter or exit the building. We are working with local law enforcement to determine what happened and to assess the overall impact of the incident.
Congratulations to Coach Steven Jones, El Dorado High School Head Football Coach, and Amy Lester, Hugh Goodwin kindergarten teacher, on their El Dorado News-Times Readers' Choice Awards! Coach Jones was selected as Best Football Coach, and Mrs. Lester received runner-up in the Best Teacher division.
We are so proud to have such amazing educators in our district!
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving from the El Dorado School District!
Ticket/Livestream Information for Friday's Game
Tickets: https://gofan.co/app/events/468963?schoolId=AR19903
Livestream: https://www.eldoradosportsnetwork.com/
From the El Dorado Athletic Department:
If you have any questions regarding GoFan HQ, please contact Go Fan Support. Should your fans need assistance, please have them reach out to our fan support email at Service@gofan.co.
Prices for tickets are $6 general admission ages 5 and up.
Printed tickets will not be accepted.
Fans will receive their tickets via email. They can also download the GoFan mobile app (Apple users only) and login to access their tickets. This event is a mobile entry event--tickets must be presented on a smart phone for entry. We will have someone at the ticket gate to assist any fans that either don’t have a smart phone or need additional instruction on how to purchase tickets. Once fans get to the gate, they need to have their ticket pulled up on their phone. Do not click on the green "VERIFY" button. Only the gatekeeper checking people in should do that.
Only the current year AAA passes and lifetime AAA passes will be accepted. No conference/district passes will be accepted.
Congratulations to Retta Brown Preschool! They were awarded a $500 grant to build a classroom garden. This was a great experience for the students to learn about seed germination, growth, and production. They even enjoyed snacks from the garden.
Additionally, Retta Brown Preschool won the best community collaboration project for their partnership with the Master Gardeners of Union County and the El Dorado School District Gifted Education Program.
We hope all our students enjoyed American Education Week activities this past week! Don't forget to check out each school's page for a look back at a few of those activities!
Please remember that school dismisses at 2:25pm TODAY!
We hope you have a safe and wonderful break!
American Education Week begins today! Follow each school's Facebook page to see what how they are celebrating this week!
Interested in the Wildcat Online Academy? Applications for the 3rd nine weeks opened today. The deadline to submit is December 5th. For more information, visit bit.ly/WildcatOnlineAcademy.
The El Dorado School District will dismiss at 2:25pm next Friday, November 19th.
The El Dorado School District would like to say THANK YOU to veterans near and far! We are sincerely grateful for your service and sacrifice!
You have two opportunities to celebrate Veterans Day with ESD students in person tomorrow! Join Hugh Goodwin's Veterans Day Parade at 9am, then stop by Barton Junior High at 2:30pm to enjoy a performance presented by the Performing Arts Department and the Student Council.
The monthly meeting of the El Dorado School Board will take place tomorrow, Monday, November 8th in the Central Office Board Room at 6pm. The public is invited to attend.
Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday. Set your clocks back one hour tonight!
The 2021 National Blue Ribbon Awards Ceremony was held today in Washington D.C.
ESD Assistant Superintendent Melissa Powell, former Hugh Goodwin Principal Connie Reed, and current Hugh Goodwin Assistant Principal Raven Swint accepted the 2021 National Blue Ribbon award on behalf of Hugh Goodwin Elementary. Congratulations, again, Hugh Goodwin Gators!
You can watch the ceremony by visiting https://youtu.be/sq8BXxykgQk.
A new episode of the Promise Podcast is live! Podcast host, Chelsey Turner, visits with South Ark's Jessica Brown and SCSC's Anna Warriner to discuss September 11th as an educator.
Check out the podcast by visiting https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/page/promise-podcast!
Hope everyone has had a safe and fun weekend!
Do you ever wonder what's going on around town? Well, there's a lot happening this week! Check out the Events Calendar the Chamber keeps on their website: http://goeldorado.chambermaster.com/events/
