CONGRATULATIONS to Blackmore's Spelling Bee Champion Riley Austin and runner-up Noah Divine! Riley will advance to the Butler County Spelling Bee to represent her school on Feb. 7. We have some phenomenal spellers as #PartOfThePride!

Need a COVID home test kit? Our COVID grant provides FREE at-home COVID test kits for all #PartOfThePride families. No need to be sick or to sign up. Simply request a kit from your child's school nurse or reach out to Toshia Stephenson at nltillman@usd490.org.

Please help us say CONGRATULATIONS to our January 2025 USD 490 Staff of the Month! We are grateful to have such dedicated staff in #PartOfThePride!

Please help us say THANK YOU to Camo for his years of service to USD 490 and wish him well in his retirement! #PartOfThePride

Our next ESL Family Night is TONIGHT (1/13/25) at 6 PM at the Performing Arts Center (500 W. Central). We look forward to seeing all of our Spanish-speaking families as we work together to support students in #PartOfThePride!


Due to inclement weather and road conditions, there will be NO SCHOOL in USD 490 and all activities are cancelled for tomorrow, Friday, January 10, 2025. Please stay safe and warm.
Please help us say CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to Cathy Madison for dedicating 23 years of service to USD 490! She retired December 31, 2024, and we wish her all the best on her new adventures!

Reminder: Preschool DOES have school tomorrow (Friday, January 10, 2025)!

Thank you to our #PartOfThePride community for your patience and grace these past two days. With improved road conditions and temperatures, we welcome students and staff back to school tomorrow, Thursday, January 9, 2025. Please be safe and we will see you soon!
Due to anticipated temperatures and road conditions, there will be NO SCHOOL in USD 490 and all activities are cancelled for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Please stay safe and warm.
For the spring semester, we have had enough leaders submitted by student leadership to spotlight #TakeTheLeadTuesday on the first and third Tuesdays of each month! Today's leader is Elliana! #PartOfThePride

All evening activities/events scheduled in USD 490 facilities for tonight (Jan. 6, 2025) are cancelled. This includes all middle, high school, and youth practices. Please stay safe and stay warm.
Don't forget... classes resume TOMORROW (Tues.day, January 7). We are excited to welcome back all of our students in #PartOfThePride!

The ESL Family Night scheduled for this coming Monday, Jan. 6, has been rescheduled to Monday, Jan. 13. It will still be at 6 PM at the Performing Arts Center located at 500 W. Central Ave. We hope to see you there! Thank you for being #PartOfThePride!


Our first ESL Family Night of 2025 is Monday, Jan. 6, at 6:00 PM at the Performing Arts Center. We hope to see all of our Spanish-speaking families there! #PartOfThePride


January i s National School Board Recognition Month. Please help us celebrate and thank all of our school board members who help guide our district! We are thankful to have a great school board in #PartOfThePride!


Happy New Year! We hope you are all having a safe and happy winter break and can't wait to see everyone back on Tuesday (Jan. 7)! Thank you for being #PartOfThePride!

We hope you all have a happy holiday season!

CONGRATULATIONS to EHS student Leslie Sandoval on winning the ESF bus wrap art contest! She was presented with the $50 award this morning and pieces of her design will be used to create the wrap for the new USD 490 activity bus. We have some talented students as #PartOfThePride! @El Dorado Sports Foundation

Have a wonderful winter break December 20 - January 6! Classes resume on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

