Academic Signing is Wednesday, April 18th. ALL seniors will eat 1st lunch shift then report to auditorium with the purple graduation gown. Senior will be lining up in auditorium.
CLASS OF 2018
Mark your schedules! Monday, April 16th is the Honors Assembly at 6pm in the Arena!
Congrats to the Soul of a Wildcat winners! Check out the Facebook post with a list and picture of winners!
Do you like pizza? Have you ordered pizza in the last month? If so, EHS Beta has a fundraiser for you!
Beta Club is selling Domino's Slice the Price cards for $10 and don't expire until December 31, 2018. With the card, you purchase a large pizza at menu price and you get a large pizza for free!
Check out all the locations the cards work: http://slicethepricecard.com/participating-states
See a Beta Club member or contact Mrs. Steele at tsteele@esd-15.org to purchase your card!
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, sixteen members of the EHS FBLA attended the state conference, competing in thirteen different categories. The students had to qualify to compete by placing 1st-6th at the district competition. While students didn't place at state, they all did an excellent job and were able to attend some great workshops. Way to work hard, FBLA! Students who attended: Connie Barrette, Kali Bronson, Christin English, Ryleigh Flen, Kendra Frazier, Sharon Hayden, Lauren May, Ahjaley Miller, Kaliyah Rivera, Venalee Sloan, Jourdyn Smith, Zoveaire Thomas, Rahiem Cain, Eric Gonzalez, Addison Martin, and Jacob Phillips. Two freshmen who competed but couldn't attend were Cameron Kuhlmann and Alaina Nolden. Thanks to Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Phillips for taking students!
Our fearless leader, EHS Principal Alva Reibe, spent the afternoon recruiting teachers for our wonderful district. There's not many people who love El Dorado School District like Mrs. Reibe, and in her words, "This banner...yay, EHS teachers! Ya'll are gorgeous!" Thanks, Mrs. Reibe! We love you and ESD!!
Looking for some Wildcat gear? Check out the link below!
The El Dorado Cheerleaders are hosting a FanCloth fundraiser from now until April 23rd. Find a cheerleader or order through the following link!
Coach Bledsoe and Coach Foster will host a pick up day once the items arrive at the high school. The date will be posted upon arrival!
https://shop.fancloth.com/71730/391430
EHS would like to say a special thank you to the community members who participated in a judging panel for the Soul of a Wildcat Creative Expression competition this week: Carter Bryant, Noalmark Broadcasting; Kevin Haynie, Crystal Bridges; Laura Allen, South Arkansas Arts Center; Helene Lambert, Barton Junior High Art Department. We would also like to thank contest coordinators Mrs. Jeannie Strother, El Dorado School District Literacy Coordinator, and Mrs. Jennifer Murphy, El Dorado High School Literacy Coordinator.
Keep an eye out for the winners...announced in the next 24 hours!
Interested in playing tennis? Tryouts are coming up! See Coach Thomas with any questions!
Day one of testing is complete! We know the freshmen ROCKED their first day! Sophomores, you are up tomorrow!
Remember, EHS freshmen and sophomores will be taking the ACT Aspire this week. Freshmen tested today (math and reading sections) and will test again on Thursday (English, writing, and science sections). Sophomores test tomorrow (math and reading sections) and Friday (English, writing, and science sections).
Your attendance is VITAL! We know how GREAT our students are! We can't wait for everyone else to see you ROCK THE TEST!
Juniors and Seniors interested in careers in the pharmacy field! There are a few spots still open for the UAMS Pharmacy Camp!
The camp is June 11-15, 2018. The fee is $400 for the entire week, which also includes room and board.
Many who have attended this camp have later attended UAMS and completed the pharmacy program.
Email the following to ABHolladay@uams.edu by May 3rd to be considered!
-2018 Application
-Transcripts
-ACT Scores
-1 Letter of Recommendation
Stop by the Guidance Office with any additional questions.
Mrs. Phillips accounting classes are playing the stock market game this semester, and one of the groups is in first place for our region: Jackson Crossland, Caleb Klippert, Cornelius Johnson. Congrats!!!
Culinary Arts II classes worked on their icing and presentation techniques last week in a mini cupcake wars. Students created cupcakes with a spring theme, including butterflies and beach-themed designs. Ms. Reynolds encouraged them to be creative in their recipes and designs. Special thanks to Ms. Smith for taste testing and judging!
Winners for the Cupcake Wars:
Taste: Joshua Aryee, Dylan Groves, Hunter Bolling, Jarrett Lowery
Presentation: Larenzeuna Downs, Taylor Williams, Laniya Lemons, Kakeidrea Ganter, Senderick Millers.
Creativity: Jalisia Norman, Selena Jones, Christian Austin
See Facebook for the album!
**IMPORTANT DATES NEXT WEEK**
ACT ASPIRE TESTING
9th grade April 10 & 12
10th grade April 11 & 13
MASH applications are in the Guidance Office. They are due next Friday, April 13th. Stop by and get one today.
M*A*S*H*, or Medical Applications of Science for Health, is a two-week summer camp that introduces
high school students who are currently in the 10th or 11th grade to health careers. Students selected into the M*A*S*H* program will shadow in a variety of health care locations, learn medical terminology, take part in hands on activities to learn medical procedures, tour the UAMS Little Rock campus, as well as a tour of
the Medical Center of South Arkansas. Students also take part in team building activities, heart dissection
and suturing, proper wrapping techniques and casting, as well as learning about a variety of health careers
and education levels needed for different careers. It’s too much to list, but we cover a lot over these two
weeks!
Students accepted are required to attend Monday-Friday, 8-4 pm. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are provided.
IMPORTANT! Please notify the M*A*S*H Director of any food allergies or other dietary restrictions,
if accepted.
Check out the pictures of Ms. Thomas's class baking last week over on the EHS facebook page!
TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to turn in your Soul of a Wildcat entries! Submissions with entry forms are due by end of day tomorrow. Turn in your entries to Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Howard, Ms. McKibben, Mrs. Steele, or Mr. Oden.
CLASS OF 2018 UPDATES:
The deadline for senior slide show submissions is April 30th. Send your individuals pictures, baby photos, and snapshots with your friends to ehs2018slideshow@gmail.com. Remember, it's up to you to send your pictures in! Don't rely on someone else to make sure it gets done!
Senior Data Sheets are available in the Guidance Office. ALL SENIORS NEED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM TO THE GUIDANCE OFFICE. This information will be announced at Graduation and Posted In The NEWSPAPER.
PROM TICKETS are on sale during all three lunch shifts. Tickets are $15 for a single and $25 for a couple. The deadline to purchase is this Friday, April 6th.
SENIOR ALL NIGHT PARTY: Seniors who are wanting to attend the senior all night party will need to bring $20 for their ticket this week. You will be given a shirt at graduation practice. The shirt is your ticket. Tickets will be sold during all 3 lunch shifts this week.
UPCOMING DATES:
April 7th, Prom, EHS Commons, 8pm
April 16th, Honors Night, Wildcat Arena, 6pm
April 18th, Academic Signing Day, Wildcat Arena, 1:30pm
April 23rd, Senior Picnic, 6pm
April 30th, Last day of classes for seniors
May 1st-4th, Senior Exams
May 14th, Graduation, Memorial Stadium, 8pm
CLASS OF 1966
A group from the class of '66 is getting together this Saturday, April 7th at noon at LaBella's. Have lunch and hang out with your classmates! All 1966 Wildcats welcome!
Boys basketball will be having tryouts on Friday, April 6th at 3:30pm. If you are an official resident of AC and have been suspended multiple times, you can save yourself some time and not show up. If you are in a spring sport and can not make it that day, get with Coach Simmons to arrange another day.