Students who have medications in the school nurse's office must pick up their medications by Wednesday, June 2nd. If you have not already picked up your student's medicine, please do so by the end of the day next Wednesday. The person picking up the student's medication must be on the student's emergency contact form. Any medication not picked up will be destroyed per Arkansas law.
Our Summer Meal Program, which provides meals to any child 18 and under in our area, will begin Monday, June 7th. Meals are available Mondays and Wednesdays. Pick up meals at Hugh Goodwin between 9am-11am.
This year, our district food truck will visit a different neighborhood each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am-12pm. Check the ESD Facebook account for the location announcement. See the flyer for more information.
There will be no school Monday, May 31 in observance of Memorial Day.
Here is the 2021-2022 School Calendar. The first day of school is August 17.
There will be a DACA informational meeting at the TAC House on June 4th at 5pm. The meeting is open to the public.
El Dorado School District would like to make Parents/Guardians, Former Students, and Eligible (Adult) Students aware that Special Education records of students who graduated, moved or were dismissed from special education in the 2013-2014 school year will be disposed of on June 3, 2021.
REMINDER: Parent Help for Google Classroom meets today, Thursday, May 20th, from 4:00-6:00pm at Hugh Goodwin Elementary. This will be the last meeting of the 2020-2021 school year.
The Arkansas Racers are looking for swimmers for their summer season. If you are interested in a summer activity for your child, contact Coach Adam Nelsen for more information at coachadam@cascracers.com.
The EHS Wildcat Basketball Team is hosting “Wildcats Basketball Camp” June 15-17 for students entering grades K-8 as of Fall 2021. Contact Coach Porter at jimmy.porter@esd-15.org if you have any questions. Go Cats!
The last day of school for the 2020-2021 school year is June 2nd. For end of the year activities, please check with your student’s individual school.
There were technical difficulties with the previous link. Here is the correct link to watch graduation.
https://youtu.be/JZPlnU-Buyc
Graduation will be held at Memorial Stadium and begin promptly at 8pm.
The gates will open at 7pm. When the home side reaches capacity, guests will be directed to the visitors’ entrance with their tickets. Guests must use the sidewalk to reach the visitors’ side. The track will be closed to the public.
Everyone must have a ticket to enter.
El Dorado High School Graduation Ceremony will take place this evening at Memorial Stadium beginning at 8pm.
In the case of inclement weather, graduation will be held in the El Dorado High School Wildcat Arena at 8:30pm.
Graduation is a ticketed event. Each person attending graduation, regardless of age, must have a ticket. This includes a child that would sit on a lap. Each graduate received 5 tickets for the arena and 11 tickets for the stadium at graduation practice this morning. These tickets are separate and cannot be used interchangeably.
We are monitoring the weather closely and will decide at the appropriate time if moving locations is required. We are making every effort to host graduation as normally scheduled. If that is not possible, please remember the ceremony will be live-streamed.
To view the 2021 Graduation Ceremony, visit https://youtu.be/u4e4drYNmNk.
Class of 2021, we are proud of your accomplishments over the last thirteen years, especially all you have overcome your senior year! We wish you the best on your next adventure!
Happy Assistant Principal Week to two of the Best!! Thank you ladies for all that you do to make Yocum great!!!!
The regular monthly meeting of the El Dorado School Board has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 19 at 6:00 pm at the TAC House.
4th grade students writing and drawing what they think freedom looks like to them to celebrate Freedom week.
Mr. Mike Means from South Arkansas Arts Center working on designing and building a model of the Empire State Building.
First grade students making 3D shapes.
Miss Wells 1st grade students are using number lines to conduct the skill “one more” in math equations.
The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning for our area. Hurricane Laura is expected to bring rain and high winds to El Dorado tomorrow. Out of caution, the El Dorado School District will not hold face-to-face classes tomorrow, Thursday, August 27, 2020. All classes will be virtual.
We are aware that some of our onsite students do not have a device at home. Any student who does not have access to a device or the internet will not be penalized and will have opportunities to complete their assignments.
Grab and Go breakfast will be available for pickup from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at Retta Brown Gifted and Talented Center for elementary and middle schools and at El Dorado High School for junior high and high school students.
Decisions about Friday will be announced tomorrow. We realize this is a late announcement and apologize for any inconvenience.
