There will be no school for students on Monday, January 3rd.
Students will report back to school on Tuesday, January 4th to begin to the second semester.
The monthly meeting of the El Dorado School Board will be held on December 13th at 6:00pm in the Central Office Board Room. The public is invited to attend.
The Varsity Cheerleaders will host the 11th Annual El Dorado Invitational tomorrow in the Wildcat Arena. The competition begins at 2pm, and doors open at 1pm. Entry is $5 at the door for ages kindergarten and up.
BJHS and EHS are competing, while the WMS 6th grade team is showcasing. It's a great opportunity to cheer for the cheerleaders!
The competition will also be a donation site for Boys & Girls Club of El Dorado MASH Toy Drive. There will be a table set up near the entrance if you would like to bring a new, unwrapped toy to help benefit the children of our local Boys & Girls Club!
The ACHI COVID website has been updated. The trending color remained yellow, which means there is no change to ESD masks guidelines:
Masks are RECOMMENDED but OPTIONAL for all staff, students, and visitors while indoors.
REMINDER: You will not want to miss "A Night of Simply Christmas" with the EHS Fine Arts Department tonight! It begins at 6:00pm in the Wildcat Arena.
*At this time, masks are RECOMMENDED, but OPTIONAL.*
All ESD schools will dismiss at 2:25pm on Friday, December 17th.
REMINDER: Join the WMS Ukelele, Orchestra, Music Production, and Band students as they perform "An Evening of Merry Music" tonight at 6:00pm in the WMS Gym!
*At this time, masks are RECOMMENDED, but OPTIONAL.*
The Wildcats and Lady Cats will host their first PINK OUT tomorrow, December 7th. The Lady Cats tip off at 6pm, followed by the ceremony at 7pm. The Wildcats will begin immediately following the ceremony. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door or online.
REMINDER: Join Barton Junior High for their Holiday Extravaganza at 6PM in the Barton Dome!
Reminder that ESD will follow the ACHI COVID Resolution Mask Policy. The current trending color is yellow.
Masks are RECOMMENDED but OPTIONAL for all staff, students, and visitors while indoors.
REMINDER TO ALL FANS TRAVELING TO THE GAME! It's important to following AAA Sportsmanship Rules. Not following these rules can impose penalties on our team.
*There are additional rules for War Memorial Stadium in this article: https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/article/596637
PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING ARKANSAS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION RULES FOR ATHLETIC EVENTS:
Per the AAA Handbook Sportsmanship Manual...
Spectators
-Engage in positive encouragement and support of their team without being rude, negative, or derogatory to opponents.
-Demonstrate respect and appreciation for game officials and the difficulty of the jobs they perform for our schools.
-Shall not wear full face paint or mask. Small logos or insignias are allowed.
-Shall not wear derogatory or suggestive slogans on apparel.
-Stay off the playing area.
-Shall not participate in negative, demeaning, or obscene yells.
-Show respect for public property and equipment.
-Must wear shirts. No bare chests are permitted.
-Shall not throw any objects on the playing area.
Outdoor Venues
-Bands are not to be used to disrupt an opponent's play. At football games, bands and any component thereof, shall not play when either team is inside the twenty-yard line.
-The use of school-controlled sound systems and school-controlled noisemakers shall be restricted to pregame, halftime, postgame, after a score, and timeouts.
-The use of individual handheld noisemakers that do not require an external power source is allowed.
-No handheld signs or balloons are allowed.
Indoor Venues
-Bands, school-controlled sound systems, and school-controlled noisemakers shall be restricted to pregame, between quarters or sets, halftime, postgame, and timeouts.
-The use of artificial noisemakers is not allowed.
-No handheld signs, balloons, poms, towels, megaphones, etc. are allowed.
-Poms properly used by school spirit squads are allowed.
Support the arts! EHS, BJHS, and WMS students will host holiday concerts next week! Join them to hear some of your favorite songs and get in the holiday spirit!
Support the arts! EHS, BJHS, and WMS students will host holiday concerts next week! Join them to hear some of your favorite songs and get in the holiday spirit!
Not Just a Student Section
You can hear them at the beginning of the game, after a big play, when the Wildcats score, or just when the team needs an extra boost...the El Dorado High School 12th Man knows how to support their team!
At the beginning of the school year, EHS Student Council encouraged students to get excited about being a Wildcat, to show pride in our school and their school spirit. For some, it’s playing sports; others, it’s extracurricular activities or participating in dress-up days. However, many students have found their Wildcat spirit by participating in the EHS Student Section, the 12th Man, led by seniors Hayes Jackson and Austin Jobe.
Jackson and Jobe grew up with the guys on the football team, and both knew there was no question in whether or not they were going to support the team. Jackson said, “I knew it was my year to take pride in my classmates and school.”
Jobe added, “Since I stopped playing football, but I still know everyone on the team, I still wanted to try and find a way to help them win. Even if it isn’t on the field, I tried to find something I could help with.” A dedicated leader, Jobe has been to all the games but one, when he was out of the state for a baseball tournament. “I hope the 12th Man has helped give our team confidence while playing.”
Senior football player Rakel Williams believes they do. “They make us excited and keep our momentum up the second half. We come back out, and they are lit for us. It gets our blood back rushing.”
And it’s not just the game they are energizing. Coach Kris Borosvskis said, “They’ve changed the atmosphere not only of the game but on campus. Morale is higher, school spirit is higher. The student body is more unified.”
Principal Sherry Hill loves what the 12th Man brings to EHS. “Our 12th Man should be a model for other schools! They are all about the Wildcats and supporting their friends and classmates! I’ve been EHS principal for three years now, and the energy they bring to pep rallies, and most importantly to the games, is outstanding! The best I’ve ever seen! They not only support our team on the field, but they interrupt the flow of the opponent’s game! What more can you ask of a 12th Man?”
The 12th Man sets the themes for the student section at each game. From white-out to Christmas-out, they have come decked out each game, ready to show their Wildcat spirit in any way they can. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors--it doesn’t matter what grade you are, as long as you are cheering for the Wildcats.
For Saturday’s championship game, they have chosen the theme BLACK-OUT.
“We chose black-out over purple-out because we will have multiple schools in the 12th Man tomorrow. Not everyone has purple sitting around. Everyone has a black shirt or black pants,” Jobe said. Students from ten other schools plan to attend tomorrow to support the Wildcats, including Benton, Cabot, Jonesboro, Lake Hamilton, Little Rock Parkview, Pine Bluff, Russellville, Searcy, Sheridan, and Sylvan Hills.
A student from Russellville said, “Russellville High School will be representing the El Dorado Wildcats, because the Greenwood Bulldogs think they’re ‘all that.’ In fact, they will soon realize they aren’t when El Dorado destroys them.”
Cheer Coach Tab Bledsoe loves that the 12th Man has worked so hard this year, “The 12th Man has really brought it. They are prepared, organized, rowdy. They cheer with the cheerleaders. I love it.”
Tomorrow at noon, you’ll find the 12th Man and the cheerleaders sporting black and shouting:
“I- I believe- I believe that- I believe that we- I believe that we will- I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win!”
And they hope you will join them! See you at the Rock!
Here's the updated link to purchase tickets for tomorrow's game:
https://gofan.co/app/events/471809?schoolId=AAA
The following bus routes will NOT run their normal routes tomorrow afternoon, December 3rd: Route 7, Route 26, Route 27, and Route 29.
They will run their normal route Friday morning. This change is only for Friday afternoon.
The Washington Middle School area has been cleared and is no longer in lockdown. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Washington Middle School is currently on lockdown due to reports of an incident in the vicinity of the school--not on school property. Our top priority is the safety of our students and staff. While the school is on lockdown, no one may enter or exit the building. We are working with local law enforcement to determine what happened and to assess the overall impact of the incident.
Congratulations to Coach Steven Jones, El Dorado High School Head Football Coach, and Amy Lester, Hugh Goodwin kindergarten teacher, on their El Dorado News-Times Readers' Choice Awards! Coach Jones was selected as Best Football Coach, and Mrs. Lester received runner-up in the Best Teacher division.
We are so proud to have such amazing educators in our district!
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving from the El Dorado School District!
