Washington Middle School beginning and advanced orchestra students performed at the courthouse earlier this month.
Join EHS senior Carmelo Brown in this wonderful rendition of "Mary, Did You Know?," which he sang at the holiday concert on December 9th. If you can't tell, EHS students, definitely enjoyed it! https://youtu.be/s5etqMwX6r8
Get in the holiday spirit with the Washington Middle School staff! https://youtu.be/eceV1_anOJw
Good luck to the El Dorado Varsity Cheer Competition Team as they travel to Hot Springs to compete in the state cheerleading competition tomorrow at the Hot Springs Convention Center. The team will face 12 teams, with only 4 of the 13 teams making it to the finals. Their preliminary competition times are:
Band Chant: 9:48am
Cheer: 10:46am
Fight Song: 11:44am
Finals will take place around 1pm.
We will keep you posted tomorrow on how the Cheer Cats are doing!
To purchase tickets, visit https://gofan.co/app/events/479778?schoolId=AAA. ALL TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ONLINE. No paper tickets will be sold.
LET'S GO CATS!
The ACHI COVID website has been updated. The trending color remained yellow, which means there is no change to ESD masks guidelines:
Masks are RECOMMENDED but OPTIONAL for all staff, students, and visitors while indoors.
REMINDER:
All ESD schools will dismiss at 2:25pm on Friday, December 17th.
Staff will return Monday, January 3rd for a staff development day.
Students will return Tuesday, January 4th to resume the second semester.
Looking for your State Championship gear? Official* shirts will go on sale next week! We'll announce through social media when and where they'll be available!
*Buying official shirts directly from the team helps them purchase rings for each member of the team.*
There will be no school for students on Monday, January 3rd.
Students will report back to school on Tuesday, January 4th to begin to the second semester.
The monthly meeting of the El Dorado School Board will be held on December 13th at 6:00pm in the Central Office Board Room. The public is invited to attend.
The Varsity Cheerleaders will host the 11th Annual El Dorado Invitational tomorrow in the Wildcat Arena. The competition begins at 2pm, and doors open at 1pm. Entry is $5 at the door for ages kindergarten and up.
BJHS and EHS are competing, while the WMS 6th grade team is showcasing. It's a great opportunity to cheer for the cheerleaders!
The competition will also be a donation site for Boys & Girls Club of El Dorado MASH Toy Drive. There will be a table set up near the entrance if you would like to bring a new, unwrapped toy to help benefit the children of our local Boys & Girls Club!
The ACHI COVID website has been updated. The trending color remained yellow, which means there is no change to ESD masks guidelines:
Masks are RECOMMENDED but OPTIONAL for all staff, students, and visitors while indoors.
REMINDER: You will not want to miss "A Night of Simply Christmas" with the EHS Fine Arts Department tonight! It begins at 6:00pm in the Wildcat Arena.
*At this time, masks are RECOMMENDED, but OPTIONAL.*
All ESD schools will dismiss at 2:25pm on Friday, December 17th.
REMINDER: Join the WMS Ukelele, Orchestra, Music Production, and Band students as they perform "An Evening of Merry Music" tonight at 6:00pm in the WMS Gym!
*At this time, masks are RECOMMENDED, but OPTIONAL.*
Reminder that ESD will follow the ACHI COVID Resolution Mask Policy. The current trending color is yellow.
Masks are RECOMMENDED but OPTIONAL for all staff, students, and visitors while indoors.
REMINDER: Join Barton Junior High for their Holiday Extravaganza at 6PM in the Barton Dome!
The Wildcats and Lady Cats will host their first PINK OUT tomorrow, December 7th. The Lady Cats tip off at 6pm, followed by the ceremony at 7pm. The Wildcats will begin immediately following the ceremony. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door or online.
Support the arts! EHS, BJHS, and WMS students will host holiday concerts next week! Join them to hear some of your favorite songs and get in the holiday spirit!
Support the arts! EHS, BJHS, and WMS students will host holiday concerts next week! Join them to hear some of your favorite songs and get in the holiday spirit!
REMINDER TO ALL FANS TRAVELING TO THE GAME! It's important to following AAA Sportsmanship Rules. Not following these rules can impose penalties on our team.
*There are additional rules for War Memorial Stadium in this article: https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/article/596637
PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING ARKANSAS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION RULES FOR ATHLETIC EVENTS:
Per the AAA Handbook Sportsmanship Manual...
Spectators
-Engage in positive encouragement and support of their team without being rude, negative, or derogatory to opponents.
-Demonstrate respect and appreciation for game officials and the difficulty of the jobs they perform for our schools.
-Shall not wear full face paint or mask. Small logos or insignias are allowed.
-Shall not wear derogatory or suggestive slogans on apparel.
-Stay off the playing area.
-Shall not participate in negative, demeaning, or obscene yells.
-Show respect for public property and equipment.
-Must wear shirts. No bare chests are permitted.
-Shall not throw any objects on the playing area.
Outdoor Venues
-Bands are not to be used to disrupt an opponent's play. At football games, bands and any component thereof, shall not play when either team is inside the twenty-yard line.
-The use of school-controlled sound systems and school-controlled noisemakers shall be restricted to pregame, halftime, postgame, after a score, and timeouts.
-The use of individual handheld noisemakers that do not require an external power source is allowed.
-No handheld signs or balloons are allowed.
Indoor Venues
-Bands, school-controlled sound systems, and school-controlled noisemakers shall be restricted to pregame, between quarters or sets, halftime, postgame, and timeouts.
-The use of artificial noisemakers is not allowed.
-No handheld signs, balloons, poms, towels, megaphones, etc. are allowed.
-Poms properly used by school spirit squads are allowed.
