January 31, 2024
El Dorado High School’s eSports team began competing against other schools this semester. Last year, the eSports club played against each other and worked on gaming skills, b...
January 18, 2024
Each year, students compete against their classmates to be named the school spelling bee champion and earn the right to represent their school at the Butler County Spelling Bee. ...
January 17, 2024
USD 490 classrooms received over $50,000 from the HF Sinclair Tim Underwood Memorial Golf Tournament fundraiser. The tournament raised over $265,000 for local non-profits and awar...
January 8, 2024
Last school year, local artist and alumni Jim Clements visited USD 490 elementary schools to demonstrate painting portraits with oil paint. This year, Clements is returning to eac...
December 14, 2023
USD 490 fifth grade students received Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) completion certificates during a ceremony on December 14. El Dorado City Police Chief Mike Holto...
December 12, 2023
Three El Dorado High School students led a project as part of Youth Leadership Butler (YLB) 2023 that donated over 400 new blankets to Sunrise Children’s Home in Andover in Novemb...
December 12, 2023
The El Dorado Middle School seventh grade girls basketball team were named Patriot League Champions at the tournament in Augusta on December 11. They completed their season with a...
December 11, 2023
Blackmore encourages families to participate in a One Book, One School activity each year. This year’s book was Little Owl Rescue by Rachel Delahaye. The main character in the b...
December 11, 2023
Several El Dorado Middle School wrestlers placed at the Patriot League meet in Haysville on December 9. Noah McLaren- 2nd (134) Trapper Conrad- 3rd (127) Kyndall Johnson- 3rd ...
November 20, 2023
Madison Busby, a sophomore at El Dorado High School has been selected to serve as Area 6 KAY President. Madison’s selection took place at the Area 6 Regional Conference on Friday,...
November 17, 2023
Three El Dorado High School soccer players, three football players and two volleyball players received AVCTL all-league honors.
Soccer:
Jordan Linson- goalkeeper (Honorabl...
November 17, 2023
Grandview Elementary explored a new way to host a family math and reading night on November 16. They invited community members to partner up with classroom teachers to provide eng...
November 13, 2023
El Dorado High School senior Cheyenne Jones organized a bake sale to benefit Circle of Friends (COF). Her goal is to raise $400 to help make the COF field trips more affordable fo...
November 10, 2023
Five members of the El Dorado High School Kansas Association of Youth (KAY) Club attended the Area 6 KAY Regional Conference on November 10 at Ark City High School. Maddie Busby w...
November 10, 2023
El Dorado High School SkillsUSA members completed leadership training on November 9. In addition to completing a variety of leadership activities, they elected SkillsUSA state off...
November 10, 2023
El Dorado Middle School students in Mrs. Vides’ Social Skills classes learned about opportunities available to teens through the Workforce Alliance’s Youth Employment Project (YEP...
November 10, 2023
Five El Dorado High School seniors and one junior participated in a scholarship workshop on November 8 to gain experience in scholarship competitions and interviews. Three alumn...