El Dorado High School

Tonight is the last regular season football game for the Wildcats. It's also Senior Night! Senior band, cheer, choir, football, JROTC, and tennis will be recognized before the game at 6:30pm. We hope to see everyone there!

Mrs. Howard’s art classes recently completed a study/project on 1) symmetry, and 2) the importance of masks in different cultures.

Juniors that are interested in applying for Arkansas Governor's school should stop by the Guidance Office for more information or visit the website at: www.hendrix.edu/ags

Congrats to freshman Dave Davison for winning the 2017 MVP Chess Association for Arkansas Schools Junior High on October 21, 2017. Davison is a member of the EHS Chess Club.

Congratulations to Chess cats Shayla Smith, Cameron Kuhlmann, and Dave Davison for their outstanding performances in Saturday's regional chess tournament at Lake Hamilton. Dave was named tournament MVP for his perfect 5-0 record, topped off by an absolutely beautiful smothered mate in the championship match. Be sure to ask him what that means. Great job, everybody.

Mrs. Odom's 9th grade English classes wrote eulogies for the characters in Romeo and Juliet. The students presented their eulogies at a mock funeral on Homecoming.

Students investigate enzymatic reaction rates in preAP Biology. Anticipating the products of a reaction and practicing patience as student times the reaction.

The Cross Country teams had a great showing at the Moro Bay Invitational held at Moro Bay State Park this past Saturday. The Varsity Boys placed 1st place out of 6 full teams. Alexander Jiminez placed 4th out of about 50 runners. Brooks Coan placed 6th, JD Halstead placed 7th, Ruben Berrequin placed 9th, and Hayden McDiarmid placed 12th. Sally Senn placed 6th out of about 50 in the Varsity Girls division.

Pictures from last week's Homecoming 2017 will be posted throughout the week. Check out our Facebook page for new pictures each day!

The first ever Fine Arts Fright Night Fundraiser is on Saturday, October 21, 2017.

Time is running out! Get your Wildcat Yeti raffle tickets before the drawing! Tickets will be on sale up til halftime of the Homecoming game on Friday. The drawing will take place at halftime!

Kaylee Vickery, a senior at El Dorado High School, received an invitation during the 2017 spring semester to attend the 3 day National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists this past summer at the University of Massachusetts. During the conference, Kaylee was able to hear and meet many speakers who have made amazing medical breakthroughs. For example, she met the doctor who performed the first successful face transplant. In addition to the speakers, Kaylee met a man who received a bionic eye and thus his vision was restored. Kaylee recommends the experience to any student who is interested in the medical field.

EHS FBLA Members attended the Fall District FBLA Conference in October at the Pibe Bluff Convention center. Advisors attending were Jackie Phillips, Melissa Virden and Penny Owens. Members heard greetings from District Officers and DJ Williams, motivational speaker on setting goals.

EHS DECA Members attended the DECA Fall State Conference on October 16th in Benton, AR. Advisors attending were Mrs. Jackie Phillips and Mrs. Kathy Owen. Students heard a keynote speaker on Marketable Skills. Breakout sessions included Branding Your Future, Dress For Success and Being Limitless with DECA.

Congrats to the 2017 Homecoming Court and their Escorts! Top: Eli Shepherd, Freshman Escort; Cekendre Cook, Freshman Escort; Connor Rambo, Sophomore Escort; Gsavion Levingston, Sophomore Escort Middle: Zac Donahue, Junior Escort; Nadia Vartenian, Freshman Maid; Michelle Roberson, Sophomore Maid; Alexis Belt, Junior Maid; Zakari Smith, Junior Maid; Autumn Parker, Sophomore Maid; Layken Grimes, Freshman Maid; Alex Boone, Junior Escort Bottom: Duke Miller, Senior Escort; Jerric Jefferson, Senior Escort; Evan Chandler, Senior Escort; Cameron Poole, Senior Maid; Jordan Nelson Davis, Senior Honor Maid; Paula Harris, Queen; Adrianne Larry, Senior Honor Maid; Ashli McCathern, Senior Maid; Donnell Thompson, Senior Escort; Keshun Greene, Senior Escort.

EHS collected donations for Hurricane Harvey relief. Nearly 1,000 items were brought by students and staff, with the sophomores bringing the most items by grade. Thank you to everyone who donated, including the cafeteria staff and Mrs. CeCe. Thank you for helping us help others!

Students in Fundamentals of Photography had the opportunity to Skype with YouTube entrepreneur and professional photographer, Jared Polin. Mr. Polin offered advice and answered students' questions for nearly an hour. Junior Maddie Fields thought it was "cool," while senior Thomas Nelson said "it was a great interview. I want to pursue photography, so it was cool to talk to a professional."

Theater students performed "Hansel and Gretel and the Creepy Woods" by Jeanette Jaquish. To attend the performance, the audience had to donate canned goods for admission. These canned goods will be donated to the El Dorado School District Food Pantry to assist students in need.

Counselors' Corner The PSAT is this Wednesday for juniors who signed up to take the test. Seniors are encouraged to visit www.studentscholarships.org for several national fall scholarship applications. The online registration and deadlines for Visual Arts, Fashion Design, Performing Arts, Spoken Word, Creative Writing, and Film are available at www.theafoundation.org for more information stop by the Guidance Office. Henderson State University will visit on November 2nd during lunch.

The state is having trouble with the app on the HAC website. Please do not use the app on your phone. Log into HAC through the internet. If you have used the app and are now unable to access HAC, please come by and see me, so we can reset your account. I will let you know when the app is working properly.