By Pete Cisneros El Dorado High School’s SkillsUSA team attended their District Meeting on September 25, 2026. Students met a panel of industry workers and were given the oppo...

Fourth-grade students at Blackmore Elementary applied the business skills they have been studying to a real-world activity by hosting a lemonade stand Sept. 22-25, 2026. The lemo...

Thanks to the BLAST grant, USD 490 elementary schools have a fleet of bicycles and the physical education teachers were trained in basic bicycle maintenance and safety. Second thr...

By Shawn McGuire El Dorado High School eSports competed Friday, September 18, at the Kansas State Fair eSports Tournament, sending two squads to the eight-team invitational for...

USD 490 Assistant Superintendent Carter Kruger was one of only twenty-five school officials from across Kansas to be selected for KASB’s Business Operations Leadership Development...

El Dorado Public Schools is proud to announce Katie Todd of Skelly Elementary as the 2026-2027 District Elementary Teacher of the Year and Matthew Reimer of El Dorado Middle Schoo...

We are proud to celebrate School Resource Officer Jason Lowery for being named the 2026 Kansas D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year by the Kansas Juvenile Officers Association in cooperat...

El Dorado High School FCCLA student Gage Walden earned a gold medal and placed eighth in the nation in Public Policy Advocate at the National FCCLA competition in Washington D.C. ...

The El Dorado High School track team had several members place and two set personal records at the state meet in Wichita on May 29 and 30, 2026. Kenyin Hole- 11th place and PR ...

USD 490 has been approved for a grant that will allow us to offer free breakfast and lunch for anyone ages 1-18 in June and July 2026. Where: El Dorado High School Cafeteria 40...

The El Dorado High School girls swimmers competed at the state meet in Lenexa on May 22 and 22, 2026. Aubrey Larcom placed 14 in the 100 butterfly and Carly Carter placed 16 in the...

At the state golf tournament in Hesston on May 27, 2026, Zekiah Kern placed 21 and Matus Kalis placed 25. The El Dorado High School golf team placed fourth at the sub-state tourn...

The El Dorado Middle School track team competed at the Patriot League North meet in Haysville on May 12, 2026. This link will take you to the full results. Several athletes plac...

The JV boys tennis team competed in the AVCTL meet in Buhler on Apr. 30, 2026. In singles, Noah Ward placed sixth and Derrick Murphy placed 12. In doubles, Jonah Love and Chaz Mul...

El Dorado Rotary visited Grandview and Skelly elementary schools to read “Josh the Baby Otter” by Blake Collingsworth to kindergarten and first grade students. The book teaches st...

By Jan Pippig Nine El Dorado High School seniors, all Summa Cum Laude graduates, were presented Myrrl Houck Memorial Scholarships at a reception Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the E...