October 18, 2023
Staff and volunteers turned the school grounds behind Blackmore Elementary into a Pumpkin Patch full of fun learning opportunities for students on October 18. Classes took turns ...
October 16, 2023
TOPEKA
— Kansas school bus drivers helped 191,379 Kansas students roll safely
to their destinations during the 2022-2023 school year.
To
help honor those 9,087 school...
October 13, 2023
The El Dorado High School cross country team competed in the AVCTL meet at Wichita Collegiate on October 12.
Individual Results:
Annabelle Chastain- 1st in JV girls Brynn...
October 11, 2023
Middle school students in Mrs. Vides’ Social Skills class presented what they learned about a topic of their choice surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on October...
October 5, 2023
The middle school girls tennis team participated in the Patriot League tournament in Ark City on October 3. Overall, the team tied for fifth place with Ark City. In Singles, Elea...
September 26, 2023
Skelly fourth and fifth grade students participated in a Disability Awareness Day on September 22.
August’s social emotional awareness theme is empathy. Student Support Liaison...
September 21, 2023
Grandview Elementary welcomed two new Foster Grandparents as #PartOfThePride on September 18. Paul and Adele Wilkins will volunteer in classrooms to provide academic, social, and ...
September 20, 2023
USD 490 is now accepting nominations for the 2023-2024 District Teacher of the Year.
Nominations can be made online by school staff, students, families, or community ...
September 15, 2023
EMS Weights Teacher Drew Carney has been selected as the USD 490 nominee for the 2024 Kansas Horizon Award. This state recognition focuses on exemplary first-year teachers in Kans...
September 8, 2023
USD 490 PreK and Early Childhood students will soon be enjoying a new STEM curriculum thanks to the Partners in Education Foundation. What started as a fall PIE Grant request by...
September 7, 2023
After nearly 30 years, a student-created quilt has found its way back to Mrs. Slayton and USD 490. During the 1993-1994 school year, Mrs. Slayton’s second grade class partnered wi...
August 18, 2023
It’s been great having students back in school this week! As expected, the start of school means more traffic on roads and sidewalks, so we want to share some reminders to help ou...
August 15, 2023
This year’s school COVID protocols were approved during the USD 490 Board of Education meeting on August 14, 2023. There were no changes from last year to the exposure guidelines....
August 7, 2023
Every Kansas child from birth to age 5 can receive free books every month from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
This
is made possible through increased funding provided t...
August 4, 2023
Have you ever wondered what a school principal does at work before the teachers and students come back? Well, here’s a peek behind the curtain.
There is a lot of planning that...
July 31, 2023
El Dorado, Kan. – USD 490 announced today that all three elementary schools have been recognized as 2022-23 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished Schools. They are three of ...
July 11, 2023
Blackmore Elementary received a new bench on July 3, 2023, courtesy of the Culbertson family in memory of Randy Culbertson.
Randy Culbertson dedicated 29 years to El D...