El Dorado High School

El Dorado High School students in Ms. Fangmann’s Honors English 10 class wrote letters to veterans as part of a student teaching unit earlier this month. These were shared with lo...

El Dorado High School student Abby Hutchins won a Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) Just Imagine Justice award for a recording about school violence she submitted to th...

Two seniors from El Dorado High School were selected as 2023 Kansas Governor's Scholars. To be eligible for this honor, students must academically be in the top one percent of the...

El Dorado Public Schools USD 490 is now enrolling for the 2023-2024 school year. There have been a couple of changes to how the enrollment process will work for the upcoming ...

USD 490 has received a grant to add a secure entrance next to the main entrance at El Dorado High School. Construction is expected to begin May 22, so all middle and high school c...

El Dorado High School students performed at the KSHSAA Regional Music Festival for solos and small ensembles on Apr. 1. Any student who received a "I" rating will advance to the S...

During the 2022-2023 school year, USD 490 teachers mentored seven student teachers as they completed their student teaching practicums in elementary education, physical education,...

Several EHS wrestlers were named to AVCTL Division 4A all-league teams. First Team All-League Trinity Motter (100) Bella Wernli (120) Hannah Gantz (130) Collin Scott ...

National Honor Society (NHS) students helped build a new home for a Wichita family with Habitat for Humanity on March 1 and 2. El Dorado High School NHS President Anna...

Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs have evolved over the years from offering only a few vocational skills to incorporating academic courses and a wider variety of caree...

EHS first-year wrestler Trinity Motter placed third at the state meet that took place in Salina Feb. 22 and 23. This is the highest finish of a female wrestler in the history of E...

EHS senior Niomi Ndirangu visited Skelly students on Feb. 23 to teach them about epilepsy. Ndirangu was crowned Miss Kansas Outstanding Teen and part of that honor is participatin...

EHS student Duke Jensen earned a 1 rating at the State Piano Festival at Wichita State University on Feb. 18. A 1 rating is considered exceptional and is the highest rating a musi...

Three EHS boys wrestlers placed fourth and qualified to compete at state during the regional meet in Augusta on Feb. 17-18. Terek White placed fourth in the 175 weight class (23-...

The EHS boys swim team had several athletes place at the AVCTL meet in Salina on February 10 and 11. Jay Tipton placed first in the 100 backstroke and third in the 100 freestyle....

There were three EHS girls wrestlers who placed at the regional meet in Wellington on February 11. Trinity Motter placed first (28-3). Bella Wernli placed second (30-5) and Han...

The USD 490 Board of Education unanimously approved Jenifer Davis as the district’s new Superintendent beginning July 1, 2023 during a regular board meeting on Jan. 9. Davis b...

During an impromptu assembly in the EHS commons on November 18, EHS Principal Erin Nichols presented vocal music teacher Katie Banks-Todd with a video message from country mus...

EHS seniors Logan Clark, Jillian George, Abigail Hutchins, Pheydra Lynes, Michael Riddle, Jay Tipton, and Annabelle Wise participated in a two-hour workshop designed to help them ...

USD 490 has released an updated resource page for families. The QR codes will take you to that resource's website where you can find more information about the services they each ...