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...
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 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 ...
May 11, 2023
El Dorado Middle School students competed in the Patriot League track meet at Haysville West on May 9. The seventh grade girls team placed third. The seventh grade boys team place...
May 11, 2023
The El Dorado Middle School boys tennis team competed in the Patriot League tournament here in El Dorado on May 10. Overall, the team placed third. Theron Mays placed first in #1...
May 2, 2023
El Dorado Middle and High School students attended a Think Before You Post assembly on May 2. Presenter Chet Kuplen spoke to students about the importance of how they present them...
April 24, 2023
Jenifer Davis, Executive Director of Instructional Support for USD 490, was the guest speaker for the April 20 meeting of American Association of University Women (AAUW) El Dorado...
April 20, 2023
Middle school students in Mrs. Brobst’s Contemporary World Issues class presented solutions for water pollution Shark Tank-style on April 20. Based on the format from the televi...
April 13, 2023
The USD 490 Board of Education approved hiring Nathan Sherwood as Middle School Assistant Principal/Athletics and Activities Director beginning July 1, 2023, during their meeting ...
April 12, 2023
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 s...
April 11, 2023
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...
April 3, 2023
El Dorado middle school seventh and eighth grade choir students performed at the Patriot League Vocal Music Festival on Mar. 29. The large choir and girls ensemble received I rati...
March 31, 2023
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,...
March 22, 2023
El Dorado Middle School students competed at the Patriot League Band Festival on March 22.
“Our seventh and eighth grade band students performed wonderfully!” EHS/EMS Ban...
March 10, 2023
El Dorado Middle School seventh and eighth grade students competed against six other schools at the Math Relay at Augusta Middle School on Feb. 28. Eighth grader Charlie Beggs pl...
March 9, 2023
El Dorado Middle School orchestra students performed at the Patriot League Orchestra Festival at the USD 490 Performing Arts Center on March 8.
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March 6, 2023
El Dorado Middle School seventh grade Science students created roller coasters for their final project on the potential and kinetic energy unit in February.
Students chos...
January 31, 2023
January 2023 marks the 10 year anniversary for El Dorado Middle School’s new building. The new facility was part of a long-range facility plan drafted with community support and a...
January 26, 2023
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...